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Those of you with solar panels, what's been your experience? (feddit.uk)

submitted 5 days ago by blackn1ght@feddit.uk to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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I'm thinking of getting solar panels and a battery for our house.

What's your setup like, and is there anything you wish you'd set up differently if you were going to install it again? What supplier are you with?

A company extremely local to us is offering 12x Aiko Energy panels (465 watt), with a Sunsynk 5 kW inverter and a 5.32kWh battery. Octopus Energy are offering a similar set up for a similar price, but they're using 450 watt panels, so with using 12 panels I'd be potentially be losing 180 watts vs what the other company is offering. Is that a significant amount or would it basically not really amount to much additional power?

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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The battery is a Sunsynk L-Series.

Luckily the whole package is VAT free, apparently that ends in 2027.

They're partnered with EDF although you don't have to use EDF. Unfortunately we don't have an EV yet, and won't for a while as I'd rather run our current car into the ground!

[–] Krill@feddit.uk 2 points 4 days ago

Yeah I ran my car until the engine light came on and swapped later on. It's fine, no point trading in unless you can get a good deal IMO.

Personally, I'd ask for a quote with a different battery, that looks to be overpriced compared to others so extending the battery size will be more expensive than it should be.