Snorvey wrote:I had an idle few moments last night so decided to revisit the cost of a rooftop 4kw solar panel array. The first ad that came up = £3900 for a 4kw fully installed and certificated Solar panels and battery systems.
From memory, this is a huge reduction on the cost of a similar installation, say, 10 years ago (and I'm sure there's better than £3900 out there). I'm assuming most of the customer friendly government incentives / tariffs have disappeared though. I'm not looking for anyone to do the research for me, but at first glance, it would seem that solar panels are a better deal now than in the past?
A quick question or 2 though, I take they still buy the excess electricity from you and it's possible for the panels to charge storage heaters or an electric immersion water tank? And I'm assuming a 4kw system is still the maximum permitted for a domestic installation?
Cheers
Amongst one of my greatest achievements apart from an advancing longevity is the reducing amount of time I have to sit in the barbers chair. Not that I receive any reduction in rates. I'm baffled as many take the smeg out of my large shiny forehead. It's a solar panel for a sex machine
Now I know Mr Titanium leg (we would use cast iron in Yorkshire
) has chosen "sunny" Scotland as his abode. Can't really fault that. A beautiful land with some great distilled products. But I would like to raise a serious issue if may please. At this point I have to add a huge Caveat. I may not have a clue what I am talking about. I wonder if, because of it's Northern location, Scotland isn't a great place for Solar panels due entirely to the position of that big yellow thing in the sky? Clearly there will be less of an "energy source" in Scotland than say Kent. But I have no idea what the difference is and if it's negligible in the bigger picture? If it is then it may be worth considering additional insulation as a cheaper source of reducing carbon emissions?
Hope the leg's healing well and the better weather is allowing you to get out a little more.
AiY