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

Those can't cause shadowing as too low. I could barely see them :) Panels sit a few inches above the roof on a metal bracket. So I expect 2 installers feel they won't be in the way (as in under the height of the bracket) and 1 asked they are moved. So you can ask that installer if he's happy they could work around them if his is the best price. Or they might more them for you as they are on the roof - could ask would they do it.

The velux may cause shadowing if the sun comes up to the right of it. In the pic the sun is on the other side, so you can check the shade at times of the day.

If you wanna max out the roof, I'd suggest start at the highest point and work down. And at leftmost of house (gable end, not velux end). Then you'll have space to add more in time. Get what I mean? Won't look the best but adds space for the future. If you go mid roof it will look better but won't have space to expand without taking them old ones down and moving all the rails.

Not bad for those systems. Try get a 6kw inverter for that.

Hi all, very handy thread this. Got one quote so far but its very high .. reckon its about 3k of equipment and 6k labour or am i wrong? definitely a rip off anyway

What do people think is a fair mark up for labour & profit for this size of job? cant be much more than a day or two work for a few men?

3.2kWp system, no battery

8 x JA Solar 405 Black frame panels

K2 Solid rail mounting system

3.2kW Enphase microinverter

Solar PV System €8,449.34

Eddi Diverter + Monitoring €620

VAT 13.5% €1,224

Price inc. VAT €10,293

SEAI grant* €2,160

Net Price €8,133

It'll take a while for electricity prices to fall. Most gas is bought months ahead, and the prices have been high all year. The November price in the UK is £1.84 /therm, but the price for the rest of the winter is higher. Electricity price rises to this point have been limited by forward purchasing by generators, and I don't see electricity prices dropping significantly unless gas prices can go below about £1.20 /therm. If it stabilises at £1.70 - £1.80 /therm, then the best we can hope for is that prices stay where they currently are.

There are a lot of suppliers giving crazy quotes, but it's a case of supply and demand. If they're booked out for the next 6 months, then there is no incentive on them to give a cheaper quote. The only thing that will change this is if they are not getting the business. There are quotes that don't make financial sense. If the payback period is over 10 years, then the quote is much too high.

I spent most of today with constant power cuts in the midlands, the seventh day of power cuts since install in February and without the batteries providing a stable power supply I would have been in the proverbial. So for me with the amount of regular power cuts it was a no brainer but luckily got the battery grant and picked up another battery off a member here as well.

What batteries are people using? Any issues with dyness batteries?

Where did you buy from?

Received a quote today (my first)

Seems high based on my nosing around this absolutely fantastic thread. Maybe 2k over?

4.35KW System

11 Panels

3.6kw Solis INverter

App

Eddi hot water diverter

€7,450 incl vat after grant

all thoughts welcome

Its against the rules to name installers.

But In this case I’m sourcing the equipment and trades (electrician and ground works) I need for the project. I’ll assemble and install the ground mount and install the panels and DC side of things myself. I’ve done several projects myself now as I’m not willing to pay what installers are looking for these days.

struggling to get a suitable ground mount system as the moment (they are either unavailable or unaffordable). But I’m making progress.

Hi folks, and many thanks for all the information. Great to see lads sharing honest information.

Before I look for information, I'll share some. There's over 120 pages in the thread, and I read them all this past month. I did ten at a time, takes about an hour. So 12 hours spent but IMO you get a great impression of the market, how lucky the early adopters are (well done!), the variety of payback times (impossible to calculate given the variables), and familiarity with the technologies. And lots of other stuff.

For example, the days of lads fitting an extra few panels for a fair price look gone, so firstly I'm going to measure up my roof and take it from there.

I used to be active here, life got in the way.

Can anyone who got a recent quote from Eniskillen direct me to it if they posted here? Want to compare it to my quote, a bit of back and forth with them

I got this price for a solar install as part of an estimated quotation for the one stop shop retrofit programme. Looks like it's probably way too high but would like to confirm:

Solar PV – Design, Supply & Fit

3.85 Kwp QCELL 10 panel roof mounted system including all black panels, inverter and wi-fi monitoring.

1X 5.00Kwhr PureDrive Battery

1X Eddie Hot Water Divert

€14,305.71

The quote doesn't give a breakdown of how much of a grant I'll get but I assume €2,400.

way too high! steer clear of any kind of 'one stop shop' schemes, prices blatantly inflated to ripoff new entrants

Cheers for confirming my suspisions. All of the prices quoted are scandalous TBH. Not sure if this is allowed but here's the breakdown I was given for anyone who might be interested:

What drew me to the one stop shop programme was the grant for the windows and doors which is only available through OSS. Bit of a sickner that I will be losing out on nearly 5K of a grant for that if I go down the individual grant route but will still work out cheaper I think.

The more I look at the breakdown of the cost of each item the more I think the full retrofit is just not worth it. I'll have a chat with them and see what is the bare minimum amount of work I could get done to qualify for the grant. That way I might still be able to avail of the grant for windows and doors. Not sure if it's even worth it as I have concerns around the manufacturer of these that they are proposing to use.