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Buyers beware

posted 2 Feb 2012 06:10 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

A friend of mine, with a west facing roof who lives in Barnsley (S-Yorks) just had a leaflet pushed through his door.

Offering the opportunity to buy a 4KW array through part deposit and part borrowing the money, saying that he could pay back the borrowed money and interests using the Feed in Tarrif repayments. This was detailed as follows:-

Example case:
4.0Kw system
yield 3,450kw/h
payback p.a £1741
25 year payback £43,536
Pay back periodd 7.5 years
ROI 11%

This is very misleading....

Using real life data (from this site) the ammount of FITS you can expect from a Westfacing 4 KWP is about £1200 per year. On the current rates it is half that £600.

This makes the payback 21 years, which does not factor in the price of possible 2 new invertors in this period.

Best advice I can give is to always do your research before signing up, and if you want free advice contact me on.

Uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk.

Fits cut by half from November the 12th

posted 28 Nov 2011 01:39 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

The reveiw for FITS feed in Tarrifs has come early as the government cuts the Tarrifs by half starting 12th December. Customers who are accepted on a Microgen scheme will continue at the original rate for the forseeable future but customer applying after the deadline date will recive the new rate of just under 21 pence per Kwh (for <4KW) installation.

How about a nice piccy of your Generation Meter

posted 8 Jul 2011 07:29 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

Following my latest meter reading, my energy suppler requested that I send them a photograph of my Generation meter before they would proceed with payment.

This was inorder to verify what they termed '' higher than expected '' generation.

I wonder if other FiT providers will follow suit and subject us to this inconveniance every time we have a spell of good weather.

Graham (site contributer)

New Gallery Page

posted 6 Jun 2011 08:25 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk [ updated 6 Jun 2011 08:35 ]

I have added a gallery page now give people an idea of what its like to own a domestic array.

http://www.uksolarcasestudy.co.uk/gallery

April 2011, Best month yet for UK PV owners

posted 4 May 2011 03:46 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk [ updated 4 May 2011 03:53 ]

The unusual dry spell brought high yields for PV owners, and in most cases more KWh than predicted in June.

Mike generated 526 Kwh from his 4 KW system based in Leeds, this is 62% more than predicted.

For more info check out the income page.

https://sites.google.com/site/uksolarcasestudy/income

March brings great Yeilds for Domestic Solar owners

posted 1 Apr 2011 02:47 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

March was excellant month for a good many Domestic PV Solar Array owners.

Ensure that you let your power company know your March end figures so new payments can reflect the new rate.

Data Wanted

posted 12 Mar 2011 02:43 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

I am looking for anyone who can supply data from a home based PV array on a monthly basis, particularly if they have a non SMA inverter or if they are based in the south of the UK. If you are willing to have your data published here please email me @:-

uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

Fits to rise with inflation on 1st April

posted 7 Mar 2011 14:47 by uksolarcasestudy@hotmail.co.uk

Adjusted FITS rates will apply form the 1st of April 2011.

Owners need to take a reading on March the 31st so the energy supplier can start to pay anything generated after this at the new rate.

Check out the announcement on the energy Saving Trusts Website for advice and all the revised rates,

here:- http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainability/Environment/fits/Pages/fits.aspx

Andy..

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