Domestic Solar PV Quotes 2024 - No PM requests - See Mod note post #1

not that it makes much of a difference in the grand scheme of things but i was quoted a few weeks ago €70 + VAT by kellehers for a 430w panel. i think the lad at the counter said they were jinko. he said last year they were 150 a piece.

Can confirm this. Big time drop in the last 12 months. I’m almost 1 full year up and running myself now. Kelehers didn’t offer jinko this time last year; but I got them from FailteSolar. They have since become prob the most common panel. They are warning of disruptions in the Red Sea could cause another price hike. Kelehers have invested big in a huge distribution center; so they are gonna keep the stock flowing and the prices low.

the drop in panel prices combined with some wholesale deals like buy 5 get one free on huawei inverters was resulting is some quotes getting competitive again.

as these things go; I basically installed my system at the worst possible moment. But it will still be paid off in 6 years. I’m happy with my decisions.

@HotSwap Thanks for your comments. Didn't realise solar edge was required proprietary battery. The sungrow inverter is hybrid. I will try to post a photo of the roof with shading. Weekend looks overcast :(

These threads finally the way back I think to 2017/18, so there are nearly 7 years worth of data here now,.and I assume the seai have fairlyq detailed figures over the period also.

With the program of PV panels haven fallen quite significantly since 2017, the price of batteries also has and continues to fall AND the state has removed vat from all new solar installs, you would imagine overall the prices have fallen since then, but it appears not.

Would be interesting to compile some info,.I wonder would a foi into the seai provide that sort of info ?

@markkelly9999

Only now seeing your question from a few days ago. I'm approved for the TAMS grant. They say you can't export but that is misleading, you can, they can't stop you and they can't stop you getting paid for export (if you have a smart meter). What they are doing is ensuring that they are only grant aiding an amount of PV that will have an estimated generation less than what you used last year.

TAMS grant is excellent at 60% however it is very very slow, I applied last May, got approved a few weeks ago, might have it installed by May this year and god knows when the grant will come into my account. So I'll pay full amount plus vat, get the vat back and get the grant 60% back some few months after. For me it is so good, the 12-18 month delay that it has caused will be worth it. Keep in mind that Tranche 2 has just closed tranche 3 opening date has yet to be announced, they won't start assessing the applications till after the tranche closing date so it might take you from now even longer to get approved. If you go with TAMS it will be next year, not this year that you be installing your solar. I did the application myself, some people are paying advisors to do it or getting their solar installers to do the applications for them. A few things that are not clear in the the t&Cs are that sky lights can't be removed if it is an animal shed and they need to have safety cages added before solar installed. If it an animal shed, it can't have an internal agitation point. Also the battery can only be 50%, the size of the PV array. No idea what the logic of that is.

If you have any questions of TAMS let me know.

As others have said, get more quotes, those ones are poor. What they are telling you on VAT is wrong, 13.5% should be the rate from the installers

Hello all , im totally new to this so please bear with me . I wiukd really appreciate anyone's help and opinion on this .

I got a quote on a soar array .

11x jinko panels 435w.

Eddie hot water diverted.

Sungrow hybrid invertor 5kw.

5900 after grant without battery .

Is this a good price ?

Thats great , thank you .

PM installer details?

I have a price of €10,400 after grant for

12x Jinko 435w (5.2)

1x hybrid inverter (Sofar)

5kw battery (Sofar)

BER cert included

Charging €370 for each additional panel, seems expensive.

People keep saying panels are cheap and to look elsewhere if they're charging a few hundred for one but it doesn't seem to be a case of "ah sure they're on the roof anyway, it will cost you nothing to add them"

I haven't seen a single quote from any reputable company offering less than €1k/kWp, if panels were cheap surely the price would scale past 4-5kWp?

The price guide is around €1,000-1,200/kWp. If I'm quoted €5k for 5kWp or €6k for 6kWp that's in line with the price guide but you can also get €4k for 4kWp, so why isn't it just a case starting at 4kWp and paying €100/panel or whatever it is to get from 4kWp to 5-6kWp? They're already on the roof when you're getting 4kWp, so why is it still €1k/kWp when you're getting larger installations?

Not here to argue or anything, I just keep seeing people mentioning how cheap extra panels are but haven't seen a single quote reflecting cheaper additional panels. Trust me I wouldn't be trying to optimise my old panels if I could just pay €300 for a few new panels...

Companies have to make money of course, but they're making some margin on the panels. Charging triple if not more of the cost price.

Seems a great price. Given the size of the array would you not consider a hybrid inverter in case you decide to add a battery down the line?

I know that I am responding to a relatively old post, but today is quite sunny here in Dublin. My south facing thermal solar panels (40 tubes) are reading 32 deg.C currently (the air temp is about 7deg.C)

There were some days in January that were sunnier and the panel temp was probably higher.

As a guide, 32 deg.C is not really hot enough for a shower but it is very close. The solar coil is very low in my 200 litre hot water tank so should raise the whole tank to that temp in a few hours.

New quote for:

14x Jinko 435w panels

Solis 5kw hybrid inverter

5.1kw Dyness battery

Installation

No BER

€9150 excluding grant

€7050 total cost to me.

it's been like that for a long time in a lot of technologies. the antidote is to pick your price point, and get the best kit you can at that price point, and don't look back!

That is a very good price compared to anything I’ve gotten. Can you PM me the supplier please?