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

Don’t waste your time with any of the energy providers for solar quotes. I had three quote last year. They hadn’t a clue and were double the price on average compared to the rest.

The company in Enniskillen can't be beaten on price from the quotes I've received.

That's a crazy quote.

Just got a quote in Dublin

12x Jinko 435w TVUNORD panels (Was told legally they cannot fit more than 12 which I smell waffle on)

5kw hybrid inverter

5.1kw battery

Installation

No BER

€12900 excluding grant

€10800 total cost to me.

25 year performance warranty

If I want an extra battery €1800 for 5kW battery

I was a bit surprised by it because the company is doing solar for nearly 20 years so they have been around plenty long enough

Yeah, even on my very 1st quote I was close to the knowledge of the rep due to what I'd learned here first and research I'd done. Or maybe they had better knowledge but felt it was a more compelling approach to just spoof

Avoid like the black death. Way overpriced and that company are renowned for it. Have a look at some of these https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058234656/renewable-energies-forum-key-threads#latest

No there are no extra works to be done - its a really straight-forward job. Thats good news about being able to export. I'll get more quotes but so far 3 quotes, all similar.

We all know who those people are. Run eight miles from them

Hi All,

Can U get your thoughts on below prices? Im based in Limerick but supplier works round the country. Separately, does anyone have any thoughts on battery? Are they worth it? In our situation, we use gas for heating.

Thanks in advance for any comments on either.

is the inverter from option 1 a hybrid? if so it will give you the flexibility to add a battery in the future (off the shelf batteries are pretty much plug and play but more expensive than DIY batteries which require a certain level of technical knowledge).

i personally have a similar size set up without a battery. i'm going to see how things go before the onset of next winter before deciding if a battery is required. They are a big outlay and the "business case" doesn't stack up with FIT tariffs at their current levels, that may change though if FIT falls significantly.

as for value for money plug it into the calculator http://davidhunt.ie/solar/

On the battery I would slightly disagree with the above post. I think it very much does add up If you have a very cheap ev night rate like .08c. Then you are getting 5kw of electricity every day for 40c instead of 1.85. In winter or on a bad solar day then you still have that 5kw for early morning and will carry a bad day.

My situation for example is I charge It every night and I used it for all the morning routines. That usually means it drops to around 70%. Then the solar tops it back up before selling to the grid. Then I have the battery for all the evening cooking etc as the solar will be gone by then. On a good day like yesterday that battery ran the house until 2am just when it started to charge again on the night rate. So I am buying in very little day rate.

But everyone has different priorities and situations so you need to just work that out for yourself. Everyone is going to have a different opinion.

Absolutely. Everyone has their own needs and you need to assess them and not rely too much on others.

I would say that the battery does a few things. It's more than 5kw in reality as it's constantly discharging and charging during the day so in reality on a good day it could be delivering 8KWH or more so it's not just a set figure.

It also steps in during the day when the loads are high due to cooking or washing machine and covers what the solar can not cover. So it stops you dipping into day rates.

Today is a great example of that as it's a good solar day. There has been washing machine and dryer, cooking going etc and battery has covered when the solar wasn't enough.

The battery has dipped to 70% then back up to 100%, then back to 60% and now it's back to 80% and all the while I haven't used any day rate. This should now get us through the evening cooking etc.

We are a 10-15KWH house per day if I discount the EV charging. (This is done on the .8c rate at night)

you're selling me the idea of getting a battery 😅