Update on Quote:
10 x 400w (4kw) + 5kw inverter. No water thingy. BER included and now a 2.4kw battery end price €4,600.
15 x 400w panels (6kW) ground mount
Sunny Boy 6.0 (6kW)
No water or battery and no grants available :( €8k - what do folks think?
Thats actually not that bad, a bit of haggle and I think is good to go 😀
didn't think so either considering they quoted €9500 without battery, eddi and a standard diverter. Think that price is wrong though as I would imagine taking off a 5kw battery, eddi and using a standard diverter would save more that €1500.
Thats not too shabby based on what I paid for extras with SAAS.
Another quote..
8 x 365w panels, Goodwe inverter. €4550 less €1800 for grant = €2750 I think this is the one for me. Looking at divertor options also.
Keep the battery, get customer references from the suppler and CALL THEM before you go with them, to be sure on the haggled price get one more quote with the same spec to see IF can be bettered.
Can you add more panels, you can buy an Iboost or Eddie on line and fit it yourself if your handy.
If that's the SAAS offer. Check if that extra panel is quoted ex vat.
Not sure where to put this.
Got my first bill. Cant do an exact comparison as I moved to a day/night meter late last year.
In 2020, I used 885 units @ 0.142c =€125.67 This year 598 units @ 0.124 (average cost) =€74.73. Costing this at last year's prices would be €84.96.
Either way, its 287 units less this bill. Usage has probably gone up with a 3rd chest freezer and a dehydrator so a nice saving with the solar this month.
I only have the panels a month.
I left out standing charges etc and vat
That’s all that will fit on the south side of the roof. 3 bed semi in Dublin is not a large footprint 😂
Extra panel is €350 ex vat
Same as what I got. I got 2 extra panels
Can anyone DM details for SaaS installers that operate in the West?
Had looked at installing last year but didn't go through with it. However really could do with getting the finger out this year.
Have just contacted the supplier recommended here last year and another one someone at work recommended for quotes, but reading through here, best to have a few to compare.
Looking to go with a 6kw system to begin, with inverter big enough to add a few more panels in a year or 2.
I haven't read further back than a couple of pages so apologies if recently answered, has there been any decision by the powers that be on the feed in tarrifs?
I believe that SaaS is a simple 7 panel €20 per month deal. So that will give you around 2.5kWp
So I really don't believe that you will get 6kWp via SaaS. Of course, you could go SaaS, buy it out, upgrade the inverter and add more panels
Looks like I have the wrong idea of what saas is so, I thought it was a financing package for any install.
That isn't important in any case.
Just got a quote back;
20 panels, 6.8kw
5kw battery
6kw Inverter (I think, was phone quote, email coming later today)
Water diverter
Wifi controller
€8000 after grant, that sounds as good as it gets for that spec?
Sorry if this has been asked before but can't find mention of it.
For the grant does a BER have to be done before any works (don't currently have one) or as long as it is C or better after the works then we would qualify and do most installers carry out this work after?
EDIT: IGNORE Found the answer
I think you have a winner there. Just get some previous customer references from them and give them a call.
Hi thats sounds good,could you pm who quoted you please
A friend is looking at getting PV but can only put them on an office roof 25M from the house.
He has natural slate roof and doesn't want guys on it.
Will the distance the cable has to run cause any issues?
Has he room to stick the inverter and any batteries in the office as well?
Have a similar setup, office 25m from house, but better roof aspects for installation.
Proposed installed said sticking all down there not an issue with main panel in the house, but I do need a cat 5e cable between them for control. Produced power will run fine on the cables between the 2 buildings.
Hi Folks, just starting out on this process again after delaying last year. Could you PM installers in the Sligo are.
Thanks in advance.
My solar is on a roof a good 50m away from my inverter.
My inverter is 80-90m away from my consumer unit.
It is a 16mm² cable to the Inverter, but that was more for a good power supply to the yard, not for the solar specifically.
If the supply cable is good enough everything can be in the office. Might need a data cable back to the house consumer unit if batteries are installed - for ct's.
(The solis can run on a wireless rs485 interface, someone here has that but can't remember who)
Hi won't be going with an eddi so won't need a data cable. He has FTTH going to the office.
So if I'm right, everything should be in the office and just run a supply cable to the fuse board in the house.
Well what I meant by a data cable, I mean a cat5/6 it's not for Ethernet, it's to actually carry the ct signals for a hybrid inverter.
No batteries, no issue.
Also an eddi doesn't need to see the solar output, just the grid +/- and that would be in the house anyway.
A sub board could be put in the office and everything Connected to that.
OK your assuming a hybrid inverter rather than just a standard one.
Good idea about the sub board.
Thanks
From my earlier post:
"If the supply cable is good enough everything can be in the office. Might need a data cable back to the house consumer unit if batteries are installed - for ct's."
A straight inverter, there's no need for ct's.
But if your putting in a new cable, it's not hard to run a cat6 just incase. :-)
That's a pretty good quote. Ask around from people who have used the company before and if you get good references go for it!
He has ducting between the office and house so easy enough to run cables up.
The €1k/1kW pricing that I've seen people mention - is that before or after grants and is it really realistic?
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