Domestic Solar PV Quotes 2020

Hi guys, Ive got a few quotes now & more coming but I'm also very interested in self build. Can anyone suggest or pm sites/companies that sell solar pv systems/mounts without the install.
Thx

championc wrote: »

midsummer.ie and solartricity.ie are both good and we'll stocked

Mounts cabling and bits could be a grand at most, and then you simply have the inverter and the panels.

The only thing with a self build is that you need to send in an NC6 Form to ESB Networks, and this must have an electricians name on it. But this electrician does NOT have to be SEAI certified

Have an electrician in the family. Will give them a look & do up the figures. Thx ðŸ‘

just wondering could you use an APC UPS 2000 battery to store power created?

but if you removed he battery form the unit, could you some how to connect it up to divert power to it?

Installed this week

16 350w LONGI panels, four west facing and 12 East facing (Solar Thermal on south facing already for the last 14 years).

5KW Solis Hybrid Inverter

2 2.4 KWH Pylontech batteries

Solic 200 Water Diverter

Above on a natural Slate 2 storey roof. Install took 2 full days with 3 men.

South East Area

Additional 5 year warranty on Diverter.

7,300 after grant.

The house is built already or are you still building it? If the latter you should install the hooks and the railings for the panels while they are doing the roof. Or ideally, install the panels too. They really are cheap these days.

unkel wrote: »

The house is built already or are you still building it? If the latter you should install the hooks and the railings for the panels while they are doing the roof. Or ideally, install the panels too. They really are cheap these days.

The house is built and inhabited. The panels are to be ground mounted and they are close to finishing the ground works.

funkey_monkey wrote: »

Hi. We have a new build and considering leaving ducting and what ever else is required for a solar install at a later stage when finances are better.

We will be opting for a ground mount installation.

Where does the cabling connect into the house? What lifespan is on the new panels?

Does it connect at the meter box where the mains comes into the property?
What do I need to put in place before I lay the surface outside the house?

Is there an upper limit on the installation size (kW).

The panels need to connect to your inverter and then the inverter connects to your meter/fusebox. So you need to think about where you will keep your inverter. All you need is ducting right now so you can run power and cat5 cables without having to dig anything up. If you plan on a hot water diverter or a smart charger like Zappi, think about ducting to those too if needed.
The panels have a claimed life of 25-30 years but they do degrade during that time albeit at a slow pace (well under 1% p.a.) Upper limit on ESB approved install size is 6kW but you can have more than 6kW of panels if your inverter is rated at 6kW or less.

championc wrote: »

I'd be amazed if anyone on here will keep panels longer than 10 years. Mine are all 300's. If I could get 400's for the same size as current 300's, I'd be chomping at the bit to swap them out. I'd say that the 400's in the same size of my current 300's will be available within 5 years

Only a few lunatics like yourself or myself with very limited roof space would even consider doing something like that

The majority of PV owners with panels on their high roof will leave them well alone, forever.

I have no intention of changing my panels unless I need to.

I may add 2 more at a push, but that's all. And realistically I probably have no need to. My current problem is managing significant excess (exported 18kWh the other day) so if anything, cheap storage would be more of a priority.

garo wrote: »

The panels need to connect to your inverter and then the inverter connects to your meter/fusebox. So you need to think about where you will keep your inverter. All you need is ducting right now so you can run power and cat5 cables without having to dig anything up. If you plan on a hot water diverter or a smart charger like Zappi, think about ducting to those too if needed.
The panels have a claimed life of 25-30 years but they do degrade during that time albeit at a slow pace (well under 1% p.a.) Upper limit on ESB approved install size is 6kW but you can have more than 6kW of panels if your inverter is rated at 6kW or less.

Is the hot water diverter a feed to the immersion heater?
I suppose some ducting for a car charging point would be sensible too.
The plan would be to install the controls etc in a garage which is attached to the house. Built into the external garage wall is the meter box.

Are these installations typically 3-phase or single phase?
What groundworks would be needed to get the network connection installed for exporting?

What ground area would be typically required for a 6kW system? Are the panels a std size?


Edit: I was looking on a UK based website (Naked solar) and they quote ~£52+VAT per panel for a roof mount. They also quote £200+VAT per panel for a steel ground mount system, £108+VAT per panel for the bins and seasonally adjustable mounts for £2,500+VAT for systems up to 29 panels - although they say it works out to be slightly less than the steel ground mount kit per panel so just under £200+VAT per panel.

garo wrote: »

expense of taking down old panels and putting up new ones?

I ain't having no strangers ever up on my roof

KCross wrote: »

ESB dont do anything to the meter when you get Solar. All it is right now is that you have to let them know that you are getting Solar connected... they dont actually come onsite to do anything.... unless you are getting a Feed-in-tariff and want an import/export meter.... but no one is providing a FiT to new customers in Ireland so you wont be doing that either.

TL;DR... your existing day/night meter will do just fine.

Oh they do come out, especially when you have a old mechanical meter that spins backwards.
I managed to rewind the meter so far back I was in credit.
Then the digital meter came and my fun was over, the basxards.
Plus side i now have day/night readings.

A friend of mine managed to put them of for 3 months, bloody chancer. Just wished i thought of it.

If you have a very old mechanical metre put them off for as long as humanly possible, rewind that baby.