Domestic Solar PV Quotes 2022 - No PM requests - See Mod note post #1

Getting a battery or not is an interesting one. I didn't get one with my install in April. I don't think there's a 'one size fits all' and you have to figure out what's best for your own circumstances. I have an EV on order so that should soak up most of any summer excess along with my Eddi. I'm expecting that the next EV I get (in about 3 years, maybe even the one after that in 6 years) will also be able to function as a home battery. If so, any home battery that I bought now would be mostly redundant and definitely not stand a chance of paying for itself over time.

If I wasn't planning to get an EV I'd have gone with a battery as it would just about pay for itself over time.

I think you’re right to go with what you have with the quote you have. Adding 3 or 4K to that for a 5kw battery to me doesn’t make sense. It might cost a bit more when the time comes but there’s nothing to stop you adding the batteries later if it makes sense then. I have similar sized system, E/W split, no battery for 2 years and I’ve only exported about 1500kwh. I’m not anti battery and am going to add a diy one and more panels I just think for a lot of people the systems aren’t big enough to support an eddi and a battery and from an up front cost the eddi is significantly cheaper

I will be going with Solis 5kW (I believe it’s a S5-GR1P5K). Installation is still in the future.

Hi,

Random Q and feel free to move to another thread if needed.

I had my install completed earlier this year based on a quote from late last year, however 2 items were changed during the install

340W panels were used instead of the quoted 380W panels, meaning I ended up down 480w based on 12 panels being installed.

I was due to get a Solis 6kW Hybrid but a Solis 5kW Hybrid was install.

Roughly how much should I expect to get knocked off the over all price? Expecting the installer to come back with finalised price in next few days.

Thanks!

Sadly it starting to look like the going rate. But its 20 panels so not too bad.

If you are willing to compromise on the battery by going with a Pylontech or Dyness. Then it will be well below 11k. But having said that I would stick with the Puredrive battery.

Try a haggle (long shot) to get below 11k.

About €400 per panel. Call them and ask is the simple answer.

Looks about 1K too expensive to me

What was your total price that you paid? Based on that we'll be able to give you an estimate.

That's a damn good price, which makes haggling a bit more tricky. Plus although we use the total kWp as a gauge on value, there isn't always a huge price change from a 340 to a 380w.

Either way, you paid less than the target of €1k/kWp, but you were then shorted nearly half a kWp. Difference in inverter is only maybe a few hundred.

I'd probably go back and ask for €500 back, settle on as much as you can get. As I say the prices aren't that big of a jump, so it's not like the installer made €500 more profit. But you still got the short end of the stick so might as well chance your arm.

Has the installer indicated any kind of a discount at all or are you just hoping?

Yeah to be honest that's one of the best prices in a while here.

And so we are finished!

The panels went live at around 12:30 and they've provided us with 15.2kWh so far today. We've taken nothing from the grid since.

We got to a maximum of 3800 Watts, which is about 316 Watts per panel on average, not bad for 380 Watt panels on a hazy day I reckon.

Eddi has provided us with a tank full of hot water and various appliances are on (washing machine, telly, dishwasher) along with the house idle of 400 Watts or so, and the panels are still supplying more power than we are using.

Very pleased with our supplier (not one of the ones listed). Very obliging, very friendly, and considering its taken a week and a day to finish, very cheap!

Ooh the black ink.

My installer doesn’t offer the option for a hybrid inverter apparently. They have a very fixed model, with only standard inverter’s used. That’s why the price can be kept low I guess.

I’m not sure if you could call them a true SAAS offering, but that’s essentially what they are. They have a pre-defined offering depending on the size of the system requested. If you request a battery as part of their install, they still fit a standard inverter, along with a battery that actually has an in-built inverter.

I weighed up the cost of going with a different installer who would provide a hybrid inverter from the get-go for an additional cost, against going with this one at a lower cost and then later if I ‘really’ want to add a battery (I’m still not convinced I need one) I could still do it by adding a Sofar ME3000 first. So the door is not closed completely even by going with a standard inverter.

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Hi folks, I was quoted originally with a power drive 5kwh and accepted a Dyness 5.1 kwh instead as shorter wait time. Panels went up two weeks ago and electrician is doing his bit today and tomorrow morning. Just wondering coz Maulbrook mentioned, should I look for a discount for the battery change?, will post all about install when finished, thanks to everyone on here for the wisdom