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Hi,There is a lot of useful info in the 2018 Thread but with the new grant structure I thought it would be useful to have a new reference thread for prices/package.
This will allow people to make a decision on what is currently available under the new Grant.
€11k + VAT less the €3000 grant for 4kw and 8.2 KW battery on a 2 story slate roof.
We got the pv panels roughly 5 months ago with Solar Electric, rang up several different companies and they were the cheapest I could find, by a distance. We went with 6 panels with a diverter, they came to the house done a survey went through everything and suggested 6 would be the best value for us, they probably could've tried to bullsh**ing and suggesting 7 panels and a battery but they didn't (I had done my research anyway so knew what we needed).
The price we paid was €4,596 - the grant €1,260. So the total cost was €3,336.
This is exactly what we got a 1.8 kWp PV System with 1.5kW SMA string inverter.
They installed the panels and all electrics in the one day
Hope this helps in some way!1 -
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Finally, ours is a south facing roof, I think the direction your roof faces is crucially important in terms of the panels output. As an earlier user suggested a east/west roof would not be good for a battery (I'm no expert but common sense would tell you that). Since the middle of October when our panels were installed up to today our panels have produced 544.01 kWh so they are probably going to slightly exceed their expected output of 1,800 kWh for 12 months. Don't underestimate the importance of the direction your roof faces as that will significantly impact the payback period and if someone tries to sell you the batteries be sure to do the research to make sure you need them ie maybe you have an electric car?
Final point you can always add extra panels/batteries down the line if you need, we might do that if we eventually get an electric car, one thing worth noting is that if you get more than 7 panels you need planning permission, this might have changed in the last 6 months, but 6 months ago you needed planning permission anyway 0 -
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Our BER is now E1 (308.31 kWh/m2/yr)
When I install:
4.3 kWp solar panels
5 kWp inverter.
5.7 kWh battery and a hot water diverter.
Is this enough to get a BER of C?
Any thoughts?I'd say unlikely.
The different BER ratings are not all linear. The lower ones(where you are at) have wider gaps between them and so harder to go up from one rating to another.
As you go from D1 up they are evenly spaced and you could reasonably expect to go up one rating by the addition of SolarPV (depending on size).
Since you said you are at E1 I think you would have zero chance of getting to C (which is whats required for the SolarPV grant) by just installing SolarPV.
Even if you did get the grant, at a rating of E you should really, imo, be spending your money on insulation, windows, doors, sealing fireplaces, LED's, heating controls etc.
SolarPV should be at the end of that list in relation to bang for your buck.
At E1 the house must be hard to keep warm? Single glazed windows, no heating controls etc?And if I have a D2?
Have you other works in progress that you think you might get to D2 from E1?
At D1 you probably would get to C by adding SolarPV but you'd need to check with your installer and confirm that before they proceed. D2 might be possible too but that bit harder. A friendly word to your BER assessor could resolve it?!
The process that SolarPV installers appear to be taking is that they do a preliminary BER before SolarPV is added. They can then easily see what your rating is going to be once you install SolarPV because all they have to do is pump the new numbers into the BER software and then they can be sure you get the grant.
It means paying for a BER beforehand though which might be money down the drain if it comes back as an E1!0 -
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The different BER ratings are not all linear. The lower ones(where you are at) have wider gaps between them and so harder to go up from one rating to another.
As you go from D1 up they are evenly spaced and you could reasonably expect to go up one rating by the addition of SolarPV (depending on size).
Since you said you are at E1 I think you would have zero chance of getting to C (which is whats required for the SolarPV grant) by just installing SolarPV.
Even if you did get the grant, at a rating of E you should really, imo, be spending your money on insulation, windows, doors, sealing fireplaces, LED's, heating controls etc.
SolarPV should be at the end of that list in relation to bang for your buck.
At E1 the house must be hard to keep warm? Single glazed windows, no heating controls etc?
Have you other works in progress that you think you might get to D2 from E1?
At D1 you probably would get to C by adding SolarPV but you'd need to check with your installer and confirm that before they proceed. D2 might be possible too but that bit harder. A friendly word to your BER assessor could resolve it?!
The process that SolarPV installers appear to be taking is that they do a preliminary BER before SolarPV is added. They can then easily see what your rating is going to be once you install SolarPV because all they have to do is pump the new numbers into the BER software and then they can be sure you get the grant.
It means paying for a BER beforehand though which might be money down the drain if it comes back as an E1!
When we came here it was F.
What I did was:
A new condensing heater, closing 3 open fire places, 100 mm insulation under the floor, underfloor heating in the whole house, every room has is own thermostat, led bulbs, attic insulation and a new roof. We have double glazing.
I really don't know what I can do more.0 -
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