Solar panels and battery - any real world reccomendations?

b0rn2sk8 · 2024-07-18T18:11:57+0100

maddness said:
Out of interest, has anyone just gone batteries only, it could work if you don't want solar

Like a 13.5-19kwh battery setup

Charge at cheap rate at night and deplete in the day, rinse and repeat and even dump to the grid before cheap rate

Obviously the solar is a bonus but the above should work out nicely

Be interested to know if anyone has done this

Plenty do but you are very reliant on very specific time of use tariffs to make it work. I’d say the short term risk of that changing is low but we don’t know how that will play out in the longer term.

I’d say don’t spend a whack load of cash on something like a Tesla power wall unless you are planning to add solar later, keep it cheap and use a frogstar unit and you’ll see the rewards more quickly.

maddness · 2024-07-18T18:32:14+0100

A while ago when i was researching, a supplier tried to flog some no name luxpower batteries, 4 x 3.2kw hanchu? for about £5.5k iirc, can't remember the inverter, he said it should keep your bills down to < £50 p/m, he said to heat the hot tub in the cheap rate only

He said they were not water proof and to install them indoors under the stairs :eek:

Got me thinking lol

oggiet · 2024-07-18T18:45:20+0100

Kyaw25 said:
So the good installers from this thread from what I've seen so far:

- Spectra Solar
- Solar4good
- Myenergy Solutions

Any more for any more?

I'm using Google search and looking at amount of Google reviews and rating. I'm moving down south (all the way at the bottom) and many named companies don't cover the area.

maddness · 2024-07-18T19:12:53+0100

oggiet said:
I'm using Google search and looking at amount of Google reviews and rating. I'm moving down south (all the way at the bottom) and many named companies don't cover the area.

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Give them a shout, they did my install and were cheapest by far and quality work

Do all around UK, see their FB

tamzzy · 2024-07-18T19:22:31+0100

maddness said:
Out of interest, has anyone just gone batteries only, it could work if you don't want solar

I was considering that. Didnt make finances work though. The ROI on battery only is longer than a system with PV+ battery

tamzzy · 2024-07-18T19:24:09+0100

IvanDobskey said:
Have to say it was more than expected.
Obviously don't want my business

That's a shame but not unexpected. When I last spoke to Jonathan, he said that they were swamped with work so weren't actively chasing leads.

oggiet · 2024-07-18T19:28:41+0100

maddness said:
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Future Proof Solar, East Retford. 658 likes · 111 talking about this. We provide solutions for customers looking to future proof their energy needs.

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Give them a shout, they did my install and were cheapest by far and quality work

Do all around UK, see their FB

Thank you !! Don't have Facebook but Mrs does , will have a look.

Journey · 2024-07-18T19:44:10+0100

tamzzy said:
I was considering that. Didnt make finances work though. The ROI on battery only is longer than a system with PV+ battery

It's interesting if you look at the value in export only at 15ppkWh, using the figure from the other page of about £860 per kWp installed, then you only need to export 5700kWh to pay for each kWp installed.

smallstool · 2024-07-18T21:12:23+0100

oggiet said:
Thank you !! Don't have Facebook but Mrs does , will have a look.

Try our installer Power Sonic - absolutely amazing:

Huge 12.2kW home solar system with GivEnergy AIO and Gateway - Run your house off grid the easy way

You won't find a better installer

oggiet · 2024-07-18T21:29:35+0100

smallstool said:
Try our installer Power Sonic - absolutely amazing:

Huge 12.2kW home solar system with GivEnergy AIO and Gateway - Run your house off grid the easy way

You won't find a better installer

As I said I'm don't South, this company is in Yorkshire.

smallstool · 2024-07-18T21:34:16+0100

They travel

oggiet · 2024-07-18T21:40:35+0100

smallstool said:
They travel

All the way to Selsey ? I doubt it but thank you anyways

maddness · 2024-07-18T22:29:17+0100

@Ron-ski

The strings connected to your house Ron :cry:

Ron-ski · 2024-07-19T06:30:27+0100

@maddness You're clearly jealous

Ron-ski · 2024-07-19T06:38:54+0100

oggiet said:
As I said I'm don't South, this company is in Yorkshire.

There are plenty of members on here in the Portsmouth area.

@Peteronthesouthcoast
@HungryHippos
@SoliD

There are two others, but not sure on their usernames, perhaps they can say who they used.

Also try https://www.dorsetsolarsolutions.co.uk/ they did this install in the Southampton area.

Also https://www.tlgec.co.uk/ may cover you're area, they did my original install in 2015.

oggiet · 2024-07-19T07:39:33+0100

Ron-ski said:
There are plenty of members on here in the Portsmouth area.

@Peteronthesouthcoast
@HungryHippos
@SoliD

There are two others, but not sure on their usernames, perhaps they can say who they used.

Also try https://www.dorsetsolarsolutions.co.uk/ they did this install in the Southampton area.

Also https://www.tlgec.co.uk/ may cover you're area, they did my original install in 2015.

Thank you !! Hopefully others will post their installers as well.

200sols · 2024-07-19T09:35:34+0100

oggiet said:
I'm using Google search and looking at amount of Google reviews and rating. I'm moving down south (all the way at the bottom) and many named companies don't cover the area.

These guys did mine. Very happy with my install, I went with them mainly because of their excellent reviews and established name (lots of cowboys around). Email they sent recently shows some very good pricing.

oggiet · 2024-07-19T09:44:33+0100

200sols said:
These guys did mine. Very happy with my install, I went with them mainly because of their excellent reviews and established name (lots of cowboys around). Email they sent recently shows some very good pricing.

Thank you !! They do air con as well which is a bonus as we are thinking of getting that as well.

SoliD · 2024-07-19T09:52:04+0100

Solar Powerful did mine and @HungryHippos and have been top notch throughout and after fixing a failed inverter and repairing the cables same day when I accidently chopped them.

oggiet · 2024-07-19T10:16:27+0100

SoliD said:
Solar Powerful did mine and @HungryHippos and have been top notch throughout and after fixing a failed inverter and repairing the cables same day when I accidently chopped them.

Thanks for replying. Got a short list of few places now. We complete on 1st August, once settled will get some quotes.