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

First one is overpriced by about €1000-€1500 - but not outrageous.

I can guess by the font on the 2nd one as to whom that is from at this stage. LOL. That's closer to the mark, but it's still probably a little overpriced. I'd have pegged that to be about €9500-€10K myself, so while it's over.......it's not over by much. Still if you can haggle a little bit there for a few hundred (let's say €200) and you'd be doing pretty well I think.

hi all,

I've been reading the forum with interest and received 2 quotes myself recently. The first I think is way off. Shall we say its from a well known glazing company that do solar also. They quoted 11770 ex grant for 14 x 370w panels, eddi, 5kw inverter, no battery! I told them it was steep and got 5 mins of waffle. The second is from a northern company, 11900 ex grant for similar to the above but with 5kw of battery. This is more like it but still thinking it can be beaten. I'm aware prices are rising as with everything else, but thoughts on this quotes?

And thanks for providing all this wonderful info

How do I edit a post I've made on boards?

Jesus I hope you made a decision on a installer after that info drop

13 panels at 4.9kWp for €7400

Less grant of €2,400 leaves a price of 5k even.

Includes inverter and installation etc.

No battery or diverter

What doyou think?

Another one today:

20 PANELS 370 WATT 7.44 KW JA SOLAR

6KW SOLIS HYBRID INVERTER

5 KW PIRE DRIVE BSATTERY

EDDI WATER DIVERTER

WI FI dongle

TOTAL 11,100 EUROS after grant

Anyone know which panels are more superior - solarwatt or jenko panels.

Both suppliers have obviously said theirs are better. solarwatt have 30 year guarantee and Jenko is 12 year.

thanks

Could you pm details please?

Wondering if someone would have guidance on this. I am looking to put panels in the roof but will at some point in the future (probably ~2 years time) be converting my attic and installing dormer windows. Is there much work involved in moving panels or would I be better off waiting until windows are in? I'm assuming that having them in the shadows of the window for part of the day would render them pretty useless?

Could I ask you to ask PM that company also. Thanks

Hi

With the current rises in electricity I am giving serious consideration to installing solar PV. I have read much on this forum and while it is very informative at highlighting the disparity in pricing it is quite difficult to determine if it is worth doing it or not and what size to go for.

I have reduced my consumption as much as possible (LEDs, smart devices etc) and would be at approximately 800-900kwh per 2 monthly billing cycle. I don't currently have an EV but will have to get one at some point in the future. The only way I have to heat hot water is immersion or boiler stove which is what we use to heat house from October-April. It would be nice to have a hot water supply during summer months with kids getting near the age if showering daily.

Based on information above what would be the best option in my situation. My 2 storey house is South facing at the rear and I also have a detached garage facing south so I should have no issue with space for installation.

I am based in East Galway so if anyone could PM me the name of reputable installers it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

For context the average house in Ireland uses 4,000-4,500 per annum. Your usage of 800-900 for 2 months of course doesn't really specify if it's winter usage or summer usage. I assume it's winter, where we are running lights and we are indoors for more than summer. So your probably in about the average

Different people will say different things about what that is "normal" - and that's ok, but I think an average house in Ireland (without Heat pump or EV) would be well suited with ~5Kwp in panels with a 5Kwhr battery. If you want to future proof yourself a little (which I'd advise you to do if you are thinking EV), then 6-7Kwp of panels and you'll be setup well for 7-8 months of the year.

With a bunch of kids I'd probably look at an Eddi (€500) which will heat your immersion with surplus.

had my first call out and was told i could only fit 8 panels because of the lay out of my roof,has taken the wind out of my sails a bit.

8 panels 3.2kwp

3.5kw battery

eddi

3kw inverter

optimizers

10250 after grant.

any thoughts