We are thinking of getting solar panels to help reduce the amount of electricity we use from the grid and can get in before the FIT rate drops so theoretically it seems like a good deal too. In fact it seems a bit too good to be true. Can they really reduce your bills significantly and generate a reasonable income, or is it just sales patter? We would have to take out a loan to pay for these but have been told the FIT payments should more than cover this.
Have had two quotes and they varied greatly in price and not sure which to go for. The first was rather expensive and the salesman seemed really professional, but did try to sell us a system that was too big for the allowance that our enegy company allows (the one who owns the cables IYSWIM). He also missed an appointment last week, denied he had any knowledge of it yet rang us to book this weeks appointment.
The second salesman was very new to the job, had to look up lots of info, but did answer all our questions, and came in with a quote that was £4000 cheaper. Better for us but why so much cheaper? DH thinks its possibly because the company is from the NE where as the other is a national company but based down south. Both companies employ their own fitters, are linked to the same industry bodies, offer the same level of after care, were recommended by the same energy site and offer the same insurance policy for if they go out of business before the end of their guarantee.
Any advice and/or personal experiences would be really appreciated.
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TINKERBELLE33 · 29/01/2012 13:23
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