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

Put the immersion on a cheap timer, set for midday 2 or 3 hours, when you are likely to have sufficient panel output. Use the 3kw backup output of the Solis to supply this, it will continue to heat in a power outage if panel supply is sufficient.

The delonghi panels are ideal, 11 panels presents 540V open circuit, 448V at full output. Current input at at 11A is a close match.

very good price in that case. i'd question the need for an eddi though.

Bloody expensive timer.

Wholesale electricity is under 10c/kwh, so FIT at over this costs them. Id rather fit was only 10c and day rate was less.

I am looking into Solar

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House is B1, I think

HW and Heating , carried out by Gas, occasionally by solid fuel

House is 2000 sqf, two people live there

730 to 5 , Mon to Friday house is unoccupied

Pitched roof SE , other side is NW

Annual elec usage, approx 2800 kwh

Initial Quote for 3,267.2 kWh/Yr 10 panel system, 8155 E , no battery , no Eddi (apparently the panels are self cleaning , ie no annual clean required ??)

If I do go with a 10 panel , system, I will be feed back to the grid a lot at I think 24c per unit. . If my annual usage does not change, roughly what I get back from SSE , before tax

I charge my EV IOniq 28 overnight at .20 with SSE incl vat, car does 100km a week , rarely used. I dont have a Smart wall charger, but open to options . Mon to Friday the cars sits in driveway, meaning I can trickle charge when the "sun is high"

Open to the idea of an EDDI , to heat my hot water, as I dont see an EDDI as expensive at approx 600e . Can the Eddi be programmed ,so that when the HW water reaches , a set temp, 40c for example, to stop sending elec to the HW tank

A Battery if needed is expensive

My Dishwasher and Washing machine, can be easily programmed to turn on whenever I want

After a clothes Wash I dont use my clothes dryer as I consider expensive to run, however if I have solar provided "free" elec I am option to options

Assuming I spend 8k for 10 panels and Eddi, whats the approx payback time, if any

That is the figures from the Web version of my SSE provider but yes, seems suspiciously low. the figures dont add up. I rang SSE but they are not able to help . As I have a smart metre , am I better off calling ESB networks to check my usage

Panels don't generally need cleaning, we get more than enough rain to do that! You can add additional qualifying house members to to your electricity bill to avail of multiple €400 tax exemptions. Most panels are the same quality, fit as many as you can/want on installation day because it's way more cost effective.

Inverters are similar enough, most top brands will do certain jobs the same but some handle certain things differently so do research on them. Batteries and Eddies are different strokes for different folks so again do your research based on your usage and future usage. Car chargers are the same, most will be driving electric soon enough so if you intend buying one soon get it fitted on installation day.

Hi All,

I have been closely following this forum for the last few months ever since I decided to take the plunge on going Solar. Thanks to you all for sharing the collective wisdom here. I am in my final stages of deciding my Solar PV installation which would happen sometime in March and would really appreciate if you could share your feedback on my below options.

Current Annual Electricity usage - 3600 units (This will increase as I just bought an EV)

• Option 1 - 4.35kWp solar (NO BATTERY AND NO HOT WATER DIVERTER)/Huawei 5kW hybrid inverter - Cost €7,200 (€4,800 after grant)
• Option 2 - 4.35kWp solar and 5kWh battery - Solis 5kW hybrid inverter(5-year warranty) / Dyness 5kWh battery(10-year warranty) - Cost €9,200 (€6,800 after grant).

Both options are from the same crowd and has all identical configuration except for the above. I am leaning towards option 2 based on earlier comments about charging battery for 7-8 cents using night EV rates window and also future proofing against any deep cuts to the FIT rates. However, would like to know what people think about

1) Whether battery is worth the 2K additional cost?

2) Long term durability and performance of Solis 5kW hybrid inverter & Dyness 5kWh battery(10-year warranty) as I couldn't find much info on them online, especially since the inverter has 5 year warranty instead of the 10 year one from Huawei.

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Re optimisers, see if you’ve older pics of the roof and check the date and time to see shading over the course of the year. In reality what happens is the string will have poor output until all the panels are out of the shade.

I’d suggest get some for the shaded corner. Others here will disagree. I’ve 5 optimised out of 16 panels that are in a shaded section. I’ve seen the shaded ones at 15w when others (not shaded) are getting 100w+. I've 6% higher output from my lowest to highest optimised panel. Without optimisers that whole string would run at 6% less (as runs at wattage of lowest panel). Ok, 6% isn't massive but it's forever.

Or avoid the shade and put the panels higher and further back (away from the shade). Won't look as pretty but also gives you room to expand in time.

Optimisers tends to be a heated topic here. So may advice as a user is get the ones on the shaded section.  

I have meet one of those overconfident sales man recently. He was 101% sure he (SSE) had the best deal of the universe. He was throwing discounts after discounts and he ended up 2500 euro more than the cheapest offer before him. Avoid.

ya something wrong there especially with an EV(even with low miles)

5.22kWp (12x 435w), 3.6kW Solis hybrid inverter, BER - €5,700 (€1,090/kWp).

Initial quote was for 5kW inverter but decided to go with 3.6kW to retain existing panels. Combined output will be 4.8kW so not a huge drop but also a bump to 6.5kWp which should improve generation in Winter or cloudy days.

Original company have been stringing me along for the last two months, I've lost €300 in the grant as I've had to do a new application. Emailed the new company on Saturday, site survey completed today and installation planned for Tuesday.

It might not be the best price, 3.6kW might not make a lot of sense to some people but I have a one off budget for this. Garden needs to be done up next, also just had a baby. There's no money for a battery or more panels in the future hence wanting to retain current panels. I've contacted 9-10 companies, even had one reach out to me on a Facebook post offering to "sort me out" and absorb the grant difference only to completely ignore me when I reached out.

So there it is, the frustrating two month attempt to spend six grand hopefully coming to a close.