Solar advice

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Solar king were doing the rounds on our estate and I've said they come and give me a quote tomorrow. I figure. If nothing else, they should be able to give me a starting point on what I can have fitted etc?

A friend across the road said he was quoted Ј8.5k for a 5.5kwp system which isn't too far from Ј1.50pw which seems to be the magic number or am I missing something?

I can't see myself getting a system until later on next year but some pointers would be appreciated

Thanks

Best answers:

• It was Solar King who insisted that my wife and I together attend their sales session at my home. They told me that that was the law. I told them to forget it. Their selling appeared to me to be quite aggressive and akin to double glazing sales.
  A number of solar provider publish their prices up front. For instance, Solar Essence (which I didn't use) send me an email today with a base 16 panel price of Ј5,497. Anything more ought to be justified by additional benefits. Price ought to fall with Ј5,500 to Ј6,500.
• Thanks for the replies. I knew I was never to buy from them but I wanted someone to look at my house and tell me what I could have.
  He said the max system anyone can have is 4kw, so I knew from reading the posts here that he was off to a bad start. There wasn't any pressure from him to buy, he only said that the govt were looking at getting rid of FIT in April, so buy before then.
  I learned that my house faces the south from the front, is 8m x 5m, 30 degree pitch and has no shading issues. He says I could have 20 panels but 16 would be sufficient for a 4kw system.
  Sorlarking are MCS accredited and offer 10 year warranty via HIES? Hence they're not the cheapest but are the safest
  And the cost....Ј10,500. With a Ј2k discount if we sign up to the Connect referral scheme today.
  I thanked him for his time.