February 3, 20224 yr Ok so we will probably be in our house for 2-3 years, and want to offset our high electricity usage with some PV. There will be no need to export as we would happily use all generated on the size of kit allowable by the DNO. question is, so that it’s worthwhile to us, can we take them with us to our next house? If not, we may as well just stick with our current bills and invest when we move. I expect we’d have a ground mount system as the box hates to look of them and we’d hide them in a sunny spot somewhere in the garden.
February 3, 20224 yr Yes. Easiest way is buy the kit and install it yourself and just get an electrician to connect it if not sure. then you can take it all with you and re install. You have to notify the DNO and would have to notify the DNO at the new house. I assume there might also be a mechanism to notify them that you have decommissioned it at the old address.
February 3, 20224 yr I don’t see why you could not take them with you, simply specified in the sale documents, you can do this with plants!. You may find your buyer willing to pay for them so you can but new ones at your next property. Even if you take them a selling point would be the wiring is in place for PV for the new owner if they wish to use it.
February 3, 20224 yr 16 minutes ago, joe90 said: You may find your buyer willing to pay for them Some buyer will pay to have them taken away. The big cost in decommissioning a system will be scaffold hire.
February 3, 20224 yr Author It’ll be either ground mounted, or on the (flat) roof of our garage. is this kit a reasonable list of things I’d need? And can anyone comment on how much I’d save using it? https://www.pluginsolar.co.uk/?product=plug-in-solar-3-5kw-3500w-diy-solar-power-kit-with-renusol-console-tubs-for-ground-or-flat-roof Edited February 3, 20224 yr by CotswoldDoItUpper
February 3, 20224 yr 28 minutes ago, CotswoldDoItUpper said: It’ll be either ground mounted, or on the (flat) roof of our garage. is this kit a reasonable list of things I’d need? And can anyone comment on how much I’d save using it? https://www.pluginsolar.co.uk/?product=plug-in-solar-3-5kw-3500w-diy-solar-power-kit-with-renusol-console-tubs-for-ground-or-flat-roof That's more than you could probably buy the individual parts for, you are paying for them to package up a kit. It does have micro inverters which is good. It should do what you want if you want the easier option than hunting around for separate bits.
February 3, 20224 yr Author 29 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: FYI. Ground mount over 9m2 needs planning permission. Good point, looks like it’ll be garage roof then!
February 3, 20224 yr Author 1 hour ago, ProDave said: That's more than you could probably buy the individual parts for, you are paying for them to package up a kit. It does have micro inverters which is good. It should do what you want if you want the easier option than hunting around for separate bits. would you recommend a particular store? I will def need advice because I can guarantee that I’ll forget something crucial!
February 3, 20224 yr Yes you can move panels. We had a 12kW ground mounted array (46 panels) at our last house. Moved it to our new (to us) house and put them on various roofs.
February 3, 20224 yr 5 minutes ago, billt said: Yes you can move panels. We had a 12kW ground mounted array (46 panels) at our last house. Moved it to our new (to us) house and put them on various roofs. How old were your modules. If a few years, for a lot less than the original kWp price you, you may have been able to upgrade to more efficient ones. Does depend on what they buyer of your house thinks about them. I would think at the moment, and till about May, PV could be charged out at a premium. Come June, we will have all forgotten about today's increases in electricity prices.
February 3, 20224 yr 24 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: Come June, we will have all forgotten about today's increases in electricity prices. No we won’t, because you’ll keep mentioning these numbers when telling everyone that you only use 8p of DHW a day
February 3, 20224 yr 5 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: use 8p of DHW a day I use less than that the 3 or 4 days a week I am away.
February 3, 20224 yr Author @SteamyTea and @Nickfromwales can you guys recommend any PV suppliers? Seems a minefield.
February 3, 20224 yr 1 minute ago, CotswoldDoItUpper said: @SteamyTea and @Nickfromwales can you guys recommend any PV suppliers? Seems a minefield. No.
February 3, 20224 yr 11 minutes ago, CotswoldDoItUpper said: @SteamyTea and @Nickfromwales can you guys recommend any PV suppliers? Seems a minefield. I’ll pm you.
February 3, 20224 yr 2 hours ago, SteamyTea said: How old were your modules. If a few years, for a lot less than the original kWp price you, you may have been able to upgrade to more efficient ones. Does depend on what they buyer of your house thinks about them. They were bought in 2013, so 6 years old when they were moved. I tested them before the reinstall and there was no noticeable degradation. Yes, newer panels are slightly more efficient, but I already had the panels, so no point in spending lots of money on new ones. The installations were off grid, not MCS regstered, no FITs, so it's unlikely that any purchaser would want to take over the system, especially as it was highly visible on a bank.
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