Solar Panels

[The Boofon]

Away to get these for the holiday house. Logic being it's Electric heating in it, not bothering with gas and we're only going to be using it a couple of days a week tops over the course of the year so I've 5 days a week making money by selling back the power so it's a win win situation. Roof faces South and isn't overlooked, permission (if needed) not an issue.

 

Want decent ones and none of the cheap shit that were on the go a few years back when everybody was trying to jump on the bandwagon.

 

Looking at a 4kw set up.

 

Anyone had installed or recommend any companies around the Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray area?

[E-P-K]

What's the approx outlay cost V monies received by selling surplus electricity ?

 

 

Surely it would take several years before a profit, if any was made ?

[The Boofon]

What's the approx outlay cost V monies received by selling surplus electricity ?

 

 

Surely it would take several years before a profit, if any was made ?

Indeed. But while waiting for the profit (if any) you pay for much less electric.

 

 

 

Easily googleable if you want to do your own checks.

 

I don't use Google.

[tommo1903]

Not a sound idea financially.

 

Excellent to see you trying to save the world though, Boof.

[BrianFaePerth]

 

 

Excellent to see you trying to save the world though, Boof.

 

 

Doing himself out of a job

[tommo1903]

Aye Brian, I never thought about it like that.

 

Boy spends 15 years working for various companies that rape the world of its natural resources, all of a sudden he's an eco-warrior.

 

Idiot.

[Redstar]

Open this fully expecting to see the Rutherglen loony was getting them installed...come on Boof...your better than this chief.

[DD1903]

My Mum and dad's friends had these fitted years ago. Kept going on about how much cash they were going to make...funnily enough they don't talk about how much money they have made...

 

Not worth the outlay boof

[BrianFaePerth]

come on Boof...your better than this chief.

 

No he's not.

[The Boofon]

Aye Brian, I never thought about it like that.

 

Boy spends 15 years working for various companies that rape the world of its natural resources, all of a sudden he's an eco-warrior.

 

Idiot.

 

 

We're massive in the renewable energy game tommo.

[The Boofon]

My Mum and dad's friends had these fitted years ago. Kept going on about how much cash they were going to make...funnily enough they don't talk about how much money they have made...

 

Not worth the outlay boof

 

 

They use their electric every day though. I'll only have mine 2 days a week. The other 5 days are all money in the bank.

[DD1903]

 

 

They use their electric every day though. I'll only have mine 2 days a week. The other 5 days are all money in the bank.

There is that, but they still pay not far off what they paid for bills beforehand. It's not as if their bills dropped massively

[The Boofon]

There is that, but they still pay not far off what they paid for bills beforehand. It's not as if their bills dropped massively

My bill isn't big anyway.

 

Anyway what company did they use?

[tup]

 

 

They use their electric every day though. I'll only have mine 2 days a week. The other 5 days are all money in the bank.

 

 

Prepare for it to be a shockingly low amount.

[The Boofon]

 

 

Prepare for it to be a shockingly low amount.

 

A 4kWp system in Scotland can generate about 3,200 kilowatt hours of electricity a year – more than three quarters of a typical household's electricity needs. It will save more than a tonne and a half of carbon dioxide every year.

The average domestic solar PV system is 4kWp and costs £5,000 - 8,000 (including VAT at 5 per cent).

 

I'm five days less than a typical household's electricity needs.

 

In other words I'll have a negative electricity bill from day one.

[tup]

Jesus min, too much detail, my head hurts

 

It's clear you've researched this thoroughly.

 

You must be fucking bored.

[BrianFaePerth]

 

 

In other words I'll have a negative electricity bill from day one.

 

As long as it's - £5000 you'll be laughing

[The Boofon]

Annual payment from generation tariff £357

Annual fuel bill savings £100

Annual payment from export tariff £69

Total payment and savings (1^st year) £526

[BrianFaePerth]

 

Annual payment from generation tariff £357

Annual fuel bill savings £100

Annual payment from export tariff £69

Total payment and savings (1^st year) £526

 

 

Smugness factor - priceless.

[BrianFaePerth]

Seriously though, why pay £5000 to tackle a £100 annual fuel bill?

[The Boofon]

 

Smugness factor - priceless.

 

 

Still no further forward with regards to a company though Brian purely because of pricks like you choking up the thread.

[The Boofon]

Seriously though, why pay £5000 to tackle a £100 annual fuel bill?

 

 

That's the bill saving you wet blanket not the complete bill.

 

Jesus fucking Christ.

[tup]

I'd rather pay the extra money and not be such a loser as to know these things in the first place.

[Ke1t]

Kinda interested in Solar as a future project myself. I've a huge cunt of a garage just begging for someone to stick on rows of Solar Panels, though I'm not sure how the added heat will affect the roof itself. No point putting on Solar Panels only to find it reduces the life of the roof by half.

[DD1903]

@@The Boofon

 

I'll get my folks to ask and let you know.

 

Was probably a weegie company though

[Redforever86]

There was a company up in Inverness that does all sorts of eco friendly energy saving stuff, they were in the P&J a few months back and seemed to know fit they were doing.

 

My grandad got them on his roof but half the sun is blocked out by a hill so I don't think it's been that great for them haha.

 

You have to watch with the Tory cunts cutting the subsidies etc and you probably won't save as much by not consuming the electricity yourself but generally I'm all for it.

 

Anyone ever had a biomass boiler installed running on wood pellets?

[The Boofon]

 

A 4kWp system in Scotland can generate about 3,200 kilowatt hours of electricity a year – more than three quarters of a typical household's electricity needs. It will save more than a tonne and a half of carbon dioxide every year.

The average domestic solar PV system is 4kWp and costs £5,000 - 8,000 (including VAT at 5 per cent).

 

I'm five days less than a typical household's electricity needs.

 

In other words I'll have a negative electricity bill from day one.

 

 

Jeezo what a load of shite I was speaking there.

 

Had a guy round the other week and got all the quotes in but decided not to bother.

 

Feed in Tarriff changing but I'd have got the decent rate. The problem was that the electricity generated through daylight wouldn't be stored unless I got the battery set to go with it which costs an arm and a leg. Spare electricity generated bought by the supplier but only 50% of it unless you get a smart meter. Even then the savings wouldn't be that great.

 

Technically it could pay for itself in 9 years but I'd be using electricity from the grid after dark which would be when most of it would be getting used.

 

Great idea if you're at home all the time and can plan your electric load to suit daylight hours heating up water, using washing machines tc. but no use to me.

 

When I told the guy I wasn't going for it he gave me the big sell with regards to the battery storage and it was the amount of convincing he was trying on me with that that convinced me I was buying a dead rubber.

 

@@DD1903 you were quite the wise old owl on this.

 

Well played.

[dave_min]

Buy Brent Crude instead.

[The Boofon]

Buy Brent Crude instead.

 

 

It won't stay on the roof.

[DD1903]

 

 

Jeezo what a load of shite I was speaking there.

 

Had a guy round the other week and got all the quotes in but decided not to bother.

 

Feed in Tarriff changing but I'd have got the decent rate. The problem was that the electricity generated through daylight wouldn't be stored unless I got the battery set to go with it which costs an arm and a leg. Spare electricity generated bought by the supplier but only 50% of it unless you get a smart meter. Even then the savings wouldn't be that great.

 

Technically it could pay for itself in 9 years but I'd be using electricity from the grid after dark which would be when most of it would be getting used.

 

Great idea if you're at home all the time and can plan your electric load to suit daylight hours heating up water, using washing machines tc. but no use to me.

 

When I told the guy I wasn't going for it he gave me the big sell with regards to the battery storage and it was the amount of convincing he was trying on me with that that convinced me I was buying a dead rubber.

 

@@DD1903 you were quite the wise old owl on this.

 

Well played.

Less of the old!