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

FIT is in now and being backdated. But need a smart meter. 14 cebt with a few providers and as high at 19 with one. But they may jack up the day rates - who knows. More on it on another thread here. And again another good thread on best day / night rates.

8wkp is a big system as others have said. We could only fit 5 kwp on our roof and already would like to have more. So up to you if the 200 quid per panel on install day is worth it or not. But for others getting smaller systems then filling the roof can help. But I know we're gonna start to move more stuff to electric now we can.

If you have a EV and Zappi to feed it from solar, and house battery you'll store the juice. Sure, you'll have loads of spare for a few months.

We're only live a month now and have no battery yet. And am stunned by how output drops really low at times when cloudy. So a larger system means that drops less. Then sun comes out and it flies along.

The reality is that virtually everyone who has solar has TOO much power on the good summer days. Even most people with small'ish 3-4Kwp installations. The thing is, is that you don't size your system for summer, you size it for March and October. As DC999 mentioned, if you don't have an EV already.....chances are that you'll have one in the next 5 years or so. Ireland apparently is planning on banning internal combustion engine car sales from 2030, so it's coming.

It's a bit dependent on your household, but you really do want to err on the side of caution. There are so many people here who'll tell you the same - no one ever complained that they installed too many panels. Sure, being fiscally prudent is a good thing, but when you look at the stats on the crappy days....where the clouds are rolling in, those are the days that the extra production matters.

Official quote just came back and its actually 7k (dunno how he managed to double it on initial calcualtions) but he didnt include my request for a battery so its probably really about 8k+ which isnt terrible. But telling me i dont need a battery after specifically requesting one and then again leaving it off the quote plus his refusal to install optomisers allowing me 3-4 more panels means i deffinitely wont be going with them and wouldnt reccomend them if ever asked about them.

Really poor way to do business.

I'm a newbie to this but got a first quote yesterday. I know it's only the first quote but it's way more than I expected so I just want to sense check if my expectations were realistic in the first place.

• 25 x JA 360w Panels (9000w in total)
• Solis 6Kw hybrid inverter
• 3.5 Kw battery (didn't specify brand)
• Zappi charger
• €24,800 before grants

It is split across 2 roofs which he said adds to the cost as it's 2 different series of panels (sounds plausible)

Apparently there is a 26 week lead time to get it installed adding to the "urgency" to sign up.

I'm waiting for another 2 providers to come back to me but they all seem very busy so struggling to get in contact. Any view and/or recommendations appreciated.

Yeah, regular users to this forum will know who that is. If I'm right, I had them out to my gaff for a quote. Sat through an hour of presentations, which if I'm honest was quite professional in it's execution, but the value for money from them was shocking. SHOCKING. This doesn't sit well with posters here as it preys (for lack of a better word) on the naivety of users who want to get solar in to "do the right thing" for the environment and get charged an arm and a leg for that honor.

You can always be worried when you hear a "must sign up urgently", or other things like 2x roofs add to the cost. Nonsense. 90% of installations are on two roofs. My own one is East/West split. To give you an idea of how much over priced that is, the same spec from one of the usual suppliers that many of use have used, probably about €14-15K after grant taken off (maybe less even)

I have seen a quote recently for €26000 but for that it's 38 400w panel's, 10kwh 3 phase. 10kwh battery. Zappi and a Eddi.

24k is a disgraceful price.

Yep @seamus789, I had them (or very similar outfit with similar forceful approach) out to the house too and they went the strong-arm "sign today or there is a price rise coming the next working day". I told the salesperson who was in the gaff I'd call the office and ask them why they were suggesting there would be a price rise of the 1st day they were available to met us if we didn't put down a deposit, and that it felt at least unprofessional. Salesman never contacted me again, funny enough. Giving the deposit meant I was signing a contract I hadn't seen which they wouldn't show me on the day "as it was all standard stuff". I nearly feel for the line they are 'reassuringly expense' and will be the dearest on price but won't be beaten not on quality. It was quote No.2 for me, so I was ''green'. 2 vendors told me a similar story and went with neither.

So whether that's the same company you got out, or not and it doesn't matter if it was), don't be pressured by a single company. It's a 20+ year investment. A few weeks won't matter to pull the trigger. Absorb it all first and don't be pressured into signing a contract 'or you'll have waiting until 2023'.

I've solar a month now and am delighted with it. Should have got it sooner :)

This is the reason i am not jumping straight in to solar too many cowboys about had one call to the door the other day said he was working in the aera along with the grant being given out is only inflating the price.Let it settle down for a year or so to see how many people got scammed should weed out the scammers. Oh i told the scammer at the door there was covid in the house he wasnt long moving on.

Yeah i am with you on what you say but i still have a feeling price is very inflated now with everyone looking to jump on the band wagon of solar with the rush there is a lot of shoddy work to move onto the next job.

What additional cost should I expect to get a zappi installed as part of PV install.

Initially I didn't ask for one but now want to get one as part of PV install, which will be done in 4/6weeks time, so whet should I budget for net of yhe €600 EV charger grant if its done etc same time as Panels installed.

Correct me, if I have got this wrong, but in regard to FIT, is the amount of money that you can receive not limited to €200 and anything after this is treated as income and attracts tax at your marginal rate (40% for most) and USC etc so meaning that you lose 52%+ bringing the effective rate of FIT down to less than 7cents

Hi apologies if this is slightly off topic, I'm currently getting quotes together and am still in 2 minds about whether to get a battery or not. I've decided on a Solis 6kw Hybrid inverter knowing that it costs more but would prefer to hedge my bets in case I want to fit a battery later. Would anyone be able to let me know if I decide to purchase a battery in the future is it as simple as getting an electrician to fit it? Are they plug and play?

Get it fully setup to accept a battery, battery fuse switch. data cable and so on. They can be plug minor setup and play.. A good few here have done similar and could help if needed.

Or get the installer to come back and install, it will be quick and easy for them and they can set it up correctly without messing around. Plus if something comes up then its up to them to sort it.......Hopefully.

As someone else said above, you’d need to be exporting a lot to the grid for any of this to become a factor at all. The reality is that you will export some during the summer months and none during the winter. And even during the summer, assuming you have a system that isn’t producing huge amounts more power than you need, you’ll be exporting a few quid here and a few quid there.

Also, saving the planet is only 1 reason to go down this route. Saving money is generally a higher priority reason for it. If saving the planet is the primary reason for it then surely the Greens “screwing you over” is a price you’re happy to pay given, you know, the planet?

Some people have paid out ludicrous prices for systems, where even FIT payments will never balance their books. People were indeed mis-sold systems, paying €1000 to save €20 sort of thing.

But many have bought shrewdly, or gone DIY, and seeing and feeling immediate financial benefits. Bottom line, price is important.

Ultimately, it needs streets of houses having their rooftops covered to make even a dent environmentally. Industry are the big users, and they are the ones who need to find ways to reduce consumption and look at generation.

It's nonsense when you see reports as last week of a solar farm project being delayed by objectors losing horse breeding land.