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

Hi

Just wondering if anyone has ever used ********, base in Newtowncunningham Co.donegal. Got a quote for Solar PV and they have requested a deposit which is nearly the full cost of the job minus the grant? Thxs

The was a pure mistake and definitely not intended.

Hi,

I got the following:

16 PANELS 370 WATT 5.92KW.JA SOLAR

5KW .BATTERY PURE DRIVE 

5KW.SOLIS HYBRID INVERTER.

EDDI WATER DIVERTER.

WI FI .DONGLE

PRICE11900 EUROS INC.VAT.

GRANT 2400 EUROS APPLY TO SEAI.

TOTAL 9500 EUROS.

Seems a bit over the formula but are prices just that bit higher now? I don't think I need the diverter, I've a smart immersion so can turn on manually if I need hot water, we don't use that much as have a power shower and dishwasher.

EDIT: if I remove Eddi it takes €300 off, upgrade to 6k inv. extra €400.

BER not included, what's the BER ballpark?

Excellent job. What size is the system?

Na ya still need one done. Its a SEAI thing. It looks good on a pie chart for them.

The quote isn't too bad - maybe a few €300-500 or so over the odds, but nothing outrageous.

Couple of thoughts.

a) Have you considered solar as a service? You don't pay anything down and it's about 20-30 a month and at the end of 10 years you own the system. Some of the lads here can speak better about them than I, but smaller systems like yours are ideal for it.

b) It's a pretty small system your going for there. Most houses would need 4-5Kwp to make a serious dent into their electric bills. That's not to say that you shouldn't go for that size, but it's on the low side. Yes, large systems are more money , but you get better "economies to scale" with larger systems, meaning that your payback timeline to break even is shorter paradoxically . (It does depend a little on your consumption though)

Hi,

Been looking at this thread for a while. Finally decided to do something about getting solar panels and got my first quote today.

System size: 5.28 KWp 

Panels: Leapton Tier 1 440W x 12 (Width 1.134m x Length 1.909m) 

Solis Inverter: (included) 

BER: (included) 

Warranties - 25 years for both performance and panel, 10 years on inverters and batteries. 

Whole system Workmanship warranty - 5 years. 

Cost (without battery): €8700 (VAT included) 

Less solar panel grant: - €2400 

Total cost after grant: €6300 

Total cost after grant and with a 4.8kwh battery and hybrid inverter +€3500: €9800 (VAT included)

My initial impression is that it is bit expensive, but not over the top.Am I wrong?

Any comments welcome. Thanks

Has anyone had installs done on a flat roof? What type of mounting system did you use? What kind of costs were you looking at?

Wow that's a monster

Would you mind sharing cost and supplier via pm please?

Got these two quotes from local installers. there's about €600 in the difference post grant so any advice on which one is best?

3.2 kwp system.

Quote 1

8no. Jinko 395/400w panels

1no. 3kw soils hybrid inverter

1no. 5kw dyness power wall

1no. Van der Valk roof mounting system

Supply, install and commission c/w BER cert

€10,200 inc VAT 

Tigo optimiser €80 ea per panel

Eddi hot water diverter €600

Eddi monitoring €100 for myenergi Hub

Quote 2

8no. Trinasolar 400w panels

1no. 3kw Huawei hybrid inverter

1no. 5kw Huawei Luna 2000 battery

1no. K2 SolidRail

€9,290 inc VAT

Huawei optimisers €77.50 per panel

myenergi Eddi immersion diverter €486

myenergi monitoring system with phone app €190.65

DC rAutonnect latching relay €418.20

Huawei Backup Box (with PV install) €1414.50

Thanks :)

Dear lord !!!! Don't buy local so.

You can get 8 panels for Solar as a Service for €3600. I think that tells you all you need to know about both of those quotes

16 panels, 6.2kw

5kw battery

€11.5k before grant

€9.75k no battery

Got 2 more quotes,

Quote 1

8 hyundai panels 400w each

5kW inverter

Battery ready,

Ber cert incl.

All paperwork,

No need for eddi, no battery,

Cost circ 9k net of grant 6.9k

Quote 2

10 jinko panels 4Kw

5Kw inverter

No ber cert

€8300 or net €6900,

Both look a bit high, any thoughts.

Also both didn't think benefit from a battery due to size of panels, cost and our annual usage 5000-5500kWh a year.

We do plan to get an EV at some stage, but still wondering if this would push towards a battery, or when time comes use excess from PV and night rate.

Looking on solarcity.ie a kit for 12 Recom 390w with 5kW Solis inverter and all the mounting and parts is €3,150 ex vat, so that would be €3,875,

10 panels 3.9kW pack is €2,600 ex vat or €3,300, so with grant of €2,100 would not be that much, but then would need to be installed/signed off etc.

Taking the 9k gross price, and 6.9k after the grant where is the extra €5,300 going in installers quotes?

Anyone know the name of the app that the Enniskillen crowd suggest to download, got the install today but cannot read the writing 🙈