Re: Re: Solar PV ?

[Philip Coombes <philip.coombes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ben,

Thanks, if I speak to them I will let you know.

My quote was for H250s, I don't know if they are an older or newer type.

Phil

On 22/07/2011 08:53, bensbarn2001 wrote:
> I am using SolarSense, who are located in Backwell, so do all of
Bristol.  I know a number of people who've used them and been very
satisfied.  I'm using Sanyo HITs also and have a 3.84kW system for
£13650 so your quote seems good.   There are newer versions of the
HITs around, and older ones are a bit cheaper, so worth checking exact
models.
>
> There is a £200 intro fee, which I'd be happy to split with you
if you use my name.  Email if you want details.
>
> Ben
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Philip Coombes<philip.coombes@...> 
wrote:
>> Following this post I just had a look at Tesco, who I didn't
realise did
>> this, and they appear to have a general 20% off promotion at the
moment.
>> I am looking for a 4kW system and according to this page,
>> http://www.tescohomeefficiency.com/electricity-pricing/,
that will come
>> in at around £14,500, which is £11,600 after the
discount. I don't know
>> what they offer for that though. I have asked them to contact me.
>>
>> I have had a quote from Domestic&  General which is for
£13,300 and
>> includes 16x Sanyo HIT panels, a Sunny Boy 3800 inverter and a
Sunnybeam
>> Wireless Data Logger (with the USB on it). They came over as quite
>> professional but this seemed a bit steep to me so I would be
interested
>> to hear if anyone has had any experience with them and also if
there are
>> any installers anyone would recommend in the Bristol area. I am a
nice
>> vanilla install with no shading or obstructions, plenty of loft
access,
>> and space for loads of panels facing 20 degrees West of South.
>>
>> Any recommendations in this area would be welcome.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> On 20/07/2011 09:23, Marcus Warrington wrote:
>>> James,
>>>
>>> 8 weeks was about the same lead time as mine, which are due to
be installed on Monday :). I think all the (decent) installers are very
busy at the moment, given the greater awareness of the Fits scheme, the
imminent increase in electricity costs and very sunny weather we've been
having recently.
>>>
>>> I managed to get 3.99KWh passed by our DNO (Electricity North
West) but they are now *trying* to backtrack to 3.84KWh. My installer was
telling me that the DNO's use different nominal voltage values for their
calculations. Northwest use 240V so we are fortunate that our maximum is
3.84KWh but I guess WesternPower use 230V to compute their maximum hence
3.64KWh. He was also telling me about another client who's DNO wanted to
charge them £4500 to go above the 16amp limit! That's effectively
£4500 for an extra 190Watt (3.80 to 3.99)
>>>
>>> When "Tesco" quoted for our install they wouldn't
quote for anything over 3.64KWh because of the potential issues with
DNO's,and they still came out as the most expensive quote, even against
others quoting for 3.99!  When Tesco rang me back to ask what I thought of
their quote I told them I had decided to go with a cheaper quote. The lady
on the phone then immediately offered me a 20% discount, dropping their
quote from £13999 to £11200 and still with £200 clubcard
points. Tactics like this really annoy me, basically inflating the initial
charge and then reducing it if the customer doesn't accept it.... needless
to say they still didn't get my custom!
>>>
>>> I guess your pretty much south facing to get those annual
estimates.
>>>
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James
Fidell
>>> Sent: 19 July 2011 17:45
>>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Solar PV ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I've just sent off the deposit and contract for my own
solar PV
>>> installation. Lead time is six to eight weeks for the
installer I've
>>> chosen, but he was by far the most professional and
confidence-
>>> inspiring of those I saw.
>>>
>>> I'm having 14 x 260W panels installed which is slightly lower
than I'd
>>> have liked or have space for, but apparently Western Power
(our DNO) are
>>> exceptionally inflexible when it comes to the 16A/phase limit
for
>>> export.
>>>
>>> Estimated output is between 3000 and 3100 kW per year, which I
think
>>> I'll be happy with.
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>> --
>> Philip Coombes
>> Triornis Ltd
>>
>> email: philip.coombes@...
>> phone: +44 117 230 0566
>> skype: triornis
>>
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