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

Looking at the data sheet/brochure there's also the spec for two matching hybrid inverters, which appear to be stackable with the battery, and tidy looking. I wonder if either if these is the model of the optional hybrid in your quote. The spec gives output for grid or backup, so perhaps the inverter has a buiit in off grid output and change over relay, very useful with a battery to keep essentials running during a power cut. The battery is well priced when you search for random prices for that model online. I'm not seeing it for 2 grand anywhere.

Its your decision on whither the extra €2800 is justified and might pay for itself. It depends entirely on your use pattern, FIT rate, and the difference between night rate stored and the day rate saved when discharged the next day, and how much you shift daily.

Thanks it appears to be one of them as the spec sheet was included in the proposal along with spec sheet for panels.

Still mulling over the extra €2800, the thought of the lower solar generation in the winter and loading the battery on our cheaper night tariff is enticing. From Reading the plethora of posts on boards alone filling the battery and feeding excess back to the grid is possible in Summer months providing I’ve got a big enough system installed on the roof.

The phrase, 'the thin edge of the wedge' comes to mind. From the masses point of view, it's Ryanair pricing for electricity. Tariffs for ticket touts. Full of traps. They won't understand it, or want it, or be rubbing their hands saying 'bring it on'. This will become political when enough people are about to be screwed royally. What's next, peak pricing for your bus ticket? When you use a toll road? a takeaway, a pint? Actually, we already have that when you go to a gig or a match. €15 for a pint and a sausage roll, but at least thats optional. What kind of a country do we want, one where a pensioner sits waiting till 8.00 pm to boil the kettle, out of price fear?

They spent €1000s per home on (unused) smart water meters to conserve water, instead of fixing the leaks. Maybe they should just invest in grid storage at a local level, stick a 5kwh grid battery box in every home that wants one, at cost or less, instead of all those feared and unused smart meters. Like the Irish water debacle, a rainwater barrel would have worked better

I've got six quotes for a ground mounted system, four of which in similar price range: 18 panels, inverter, 5.3kwh battery, Eddi & install for c.€14,500 after grant. That's more than what some here have posted/David Hunt shows is a good deal but my understanding is that ground mount costs add on a bit.

Aside from the above, a provider from the other end of the country, was about €2k cheaper but uses a different framing system so we'd pay a bit extra for groundworks (others use either screwpile or tree systems so groundworks not needed). If this cheapest quote were more local I'd feel a bit more comfortable but what are people's experiences of problems & rectifications with smaller providers that are aren't remotely close by?

Oh and the 6th quote was from everyone's favourite national provider at €23k after grant!!!

Aside from the stupidly high priced option, which is obviously a non-runner, the differences in quotes partially reflect what appear to be differences in hardware. So is it worth paying up for some hardware over others? Panels seem to be either Jinko/Longi/Qcells; Inverters include Solis or Hypontech; batteries from Weco or Dyness.

One place also gave us a quote to go from Solis inverter+5.3kwh WeCo battery to a Qhome inverter + 6.86kwh Qhome battery for an additional €1,700.

I'm struggling to find explanations/unbiased reviews explaining why it may be worth paying one of these vs the other.

How does this quote look? According to the David Hunt calculator it's high, but then it is a small system:

Roof Mounted 9 Panels - Leapton 400 Watt

1 No. Solis Hybrid Inverter

All labour works/SEAI grant paperwork/BER Assessment/NC6 form/App to monitor daily what your system is producing

€ 7,450.00 @ 0% VAT

€ 2,100.00 SEAI Gran

€ 5,350.00 Final Cost to Customer

Payback Period = 5,350.00 / 1,401 = 3.8 year payback

Adding a 5Kw battery would be 4,000.00 extra

It's after the grant, but I still think it's a good price based on what I've seen here and on the FB group (and other quotes I've had).

And why only 400w panels?

http://davidhunt.ie/solar/

The value of the grant for this size array would be 2100. Using the rule of thumb of €1000 per kW of panels, €420 per kWh of battery, and €300 for the BER, that should be about €8750 for that system (after grant). That's a fantastic quote, go for it!

Seeking quote advise

• 13x430W Trina Solar panels
• Huawei 5kw inverter
• Eddi
• Projoy switch
• BER

6.6K after grant

If I add a huawei 5kw battery, it an extra 3.5k

Does this quote seem reasonable and any feedback on Trina solar panels?

Please read thread title.

Install 11 No. 435W Jinko Solar Panels (System Value: 4.785 kWp)

Huawei Sun 2000 4KLT inverter

BER

Cost less grant €8400 installed

Cork area. How does that compare? seems a little high..

thanks for confirming, figured as much! any recommended installers in Cork? searching the forum now also

@gym_imposter Expensive, If it was me I would cancel it and go elsewhere. Just search that company to give you an idea of how expensive they are and the underhanded tactics they use to lure you in. Also no companies can be named here so best to edit the post and just post the details. Use this as a guideline http://davidhunt.ie/solar/

Have you got quotes off the suppliers members here used? I would be surprised if none of them could do better than that tbh. https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058243236/solar-pv-boards-members-installer-information#latest