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

Having trouble finding a company that will install in West mayo. Any recommendations?

Thanks for responses, some knowledge on this forum. Company seem to have made a case for Huawai.... Lada v Merc! I am impressed by their comprehensive quote, the reps knowledge, the 75 excellent google reviews and the technology but have only got them down by €200. Is the price way off the mark?

I'd roll in behind con747. Really as much as some companies like to differentiate their brand as "better" than another, there really isn't much between all the makes/models out there. They all are fairly reliable pieces of kit - perform a function and will quite happily do that function for years. Sure, like any electronic device you get failures, but no more/less than things like TV's or computers. Things do go faulty and you'll have your warranty cover that if so - to a point of course.

Ultimately, you should pick your supplier based on how comfortable you are with dealing with them along with the price. Price is important of course, but if you have a supplier who you like, is responsive and costs 10% more than your next best quote, sure makes sense to go with them. But don't be fooled by marketing spiel that battery "x" which costs a massive premium over another battery is worth the money. Your dishwasher/xbox doesn't care where the electron was stored :-)

Should ber better value out there. I got a 2.5kwp system in mid 2020 from SAAS and it cost 20E a month for 120 months, their prices have gone crazy.The whole solar/grant system needs an overhaul,some installers are way too expensive.

Hi, wanted to get some opinions on this quote.

Both myself and my wife work from home, immersion usage early morning.

System size: 4KW - PV Panels – Leapton 400w by 10 - All black Panels.

Panel Mounting – Renusol

Inverter - Solis single phase 5G inverter.

Total cost: €8,200 including VAT.

SEAI Grant - €2,400

Price after grant - €5,800

Optional Hot water – €700 for Eddi Divertor

Optional Battery – Add €3,500 for 5.1 CFE

Would like some feedback on this quote from a local Cork supplier please,

10 400 watt panels 1722 x 1134mm

Solis Inverter single phase, Dual string with Irish configuration

Pitched roof mounting kit, retrofit kit, clamps, brackets etc.

MC4 Connectors male & female

- 2-Pole DC Isolator switch - IP66/67

- 4-Pole AC Isolator switch - IP6/67

- Power Diverter. Diverts all excess energy towards immersion heater.

- Wi-Fi Remote Monitoring.

€6100 after grant.

€400 extra to upgrade to all black panels.

No battery required as we're home all day. South facing roof.

The way the market is these days it's not a bad quote as such but the battery should be cheaper around €2600 max for the likes of a Puredrive 5kwh. Post #3945 and your quote might be the same installer?

yeah the price you guys paid compared to what Im being quoted now (55 per month x 120 months) certainly shows how prices have risen substantially. I think we are talking about the same SaaS company and right now on their website it says 'From 29.99 a month' so I am a bit miffed about getting a quote for 55 a month for a small 2.4kwp system with no hot water diverter. Between that and the 1,200 charge for scaffolding it would take almost 20 years to pay itself back so I just have to rule this company out as it is totally uneconomical at the price they have come in at. Its a pity as I like the idea of Saas but in my head I was thinking if the payback period was 10 years then even though its high I would go with it. But for them to come back with almost double that left me agog.

Im also questioning the grant system. Going by the 1,200 per kwp guideline a 2.4kwp system would be 2,880 with the grant paying 2,000 of that. Even if it was 1,500 per kwp it would come to 3,600 so 1,600 net of the grant. It seems these companies are putting 100% of the grant in their back pockets and then charging full whack for installation anyway which puts me off getting solar.

Im going to get 3 or 4 quotes off traditional pay up front companies and see what they come in at. But if its insane prices that result in silly payback periods of 20 years then it is a non starter. If anyone has a recommendation of a company who arent taking the entire grant for themselves then I would appreciate a PM

The public prices on mid summer are very high. 10kw of luna should be costing < 7300 for the two 5kWh battery units and the control module. Shop around plenty of other suppliers of huawei gear.

Sorry ment to quote

Also; get them to put the inverter somewhere that you can add batteries < 10M away in the future. Adding the battery to a huawei is a very easy job if you have planned ahead and left the necessary space needed.

They already went up. The prices I mentioned already include the price increases. It would have been <7000 for 10kWh a few weeks ago.

You have to bear in mind that the "formula" doesn't really work down at the lower end of the spectrum (2-3Kwp). The reason is, is that when a supplier is installing panels, it costs roughly the same to get 2x guys out on the roof to install 6 panels as it does to get 2x guys out on the roof to install 10 panels. They also have to pay for the person answering the phone, support, advertising, etc. which are fixed irrespective of if you are getting 8 panels or 18. This is why there is more "value" in larger systems and why it's very difficult (if not impossible) to get a quote down in the lower ranges which match/beat the formula.

All these "fixed costs" have to be recouped before they start to make a profit on an install. Same with the batteries too. Larger batteries are just more cost competitive (per Kwhr) than a smaller one.

It is, I think the way prices are now it should be reviewed because very few have received quotes in that range these days. It is still possible but not the norm.

Look at the installers list https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058243236/solar-pv-boards-members-installer-information#latest you should get a reasonable quote off one of them.