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Solar panels - group buying

Did anyone else get the letter about Haringey's group buying scheme for solar panels? It seems like a good idea and I'm interested, but wondered if anyone cleverer and with a better knowledge of the subject can see drawbacks that I can't. Photo of the letter is attached.

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Permalink Reply by Dan77 on July 30, 2018 at 10:47

And apologies if this has been on HoL in the past

Permalink Reply by Alice B on July 30, 2018 at 11:30

Yes we got the letter over the weekend. I'd be really interested but not sure if they are suitable for ladder houses as we have so much flat roof. Has anyone got any solar panels already on the ladder?

Permalink Reply by Dominic Hinshelwood on July 30, 2018 at 11:49

I have solar panels on a Ladder roof. Works really well as south facing. Flat roof not an issue as they are on frames.

Permalink Reply by Ed Gorman on July 30, 2018 at 11:54

we got the letter, too, and are also very interested.

i looked into it a few years ago, a friend in Devopn had them done, and was earning money from the National Grid rather than paying for electricity! unfortnately the company they used didn't bother coming back to me with any quotes, so i'm rather pleased about this scheme.

Permalink Reply by Lou on July 30, 2018 at 13:11

Us too - I think we will sign up and see what they say. We only have a small house with not much roof and we face east (we would not want them at the front of the house). I don't think panel are that cheap, but might be worth it if we keep getting weather like this last month, given our house doubles as an oven.

Permalink Reply by Dan77 on July 30, 2018 at 13:46

I've signed up, anyway – www.haringey.gov.uk/solar-together-london

Apparently you need to have an EPC rating of D or better. I think it's quite easy to achieve a significant improvement in the rating with small measures; a bit of loft insulation for £60 or insulating a few doors should make a big difference. 

This is a good time to do it as the Tories look likely to  scrap what remains of the feed-in tariff scheme next April.

Permalink Reply by Helen on July 30, 2018 at 14:34

Anyone know if it's possible if you already have a loft conversion with veluxes at front and dormer at the back?

Permalink Reply by michaelw on July 30, 2018 at 15:19

Yes, we've just had it done - on the sloped part of the roof the Veluxes will affect the number of panels that can be installed, on the flat portion they will need to mount the panels on special stands which are either screwed into the roof or (if it is strong enough) weighed down.

We managed to fit 10 panels on our house in the Gardens (5 on the slope & 5 on the flat roof), and we went for the most efficient ones available so the system is 3.6 kW.

Permalink Reply by Helen on July 30, 2018 at 15:23

Thanks.  I think it's the EPC rating that will be our downfall.  Seem to recall it was pretty shocking when we bought the house and even the "potential" rating was quite high, though I suppose it could have improved with the loft conversion.

Permalink Reply by Dan77 on July 30, 2018 at 16:21

Buying led light bulbs is worth about five points... Don't despair

Permalink Reply by John McMullan on July 30, 2018 at 18:09

"On 22 August an auction will be held where pre-vetted installers submit their lowest prices." <- that always works out well.

Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on July 31, 2018 at 12:38

Dutch auctions can work for single issue small scale things like this.  NHS/prison/welfare assessment stuff (where you have human beings and their annoying habit of having different needs) is in a different ballpark though!

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