Anyone looking at plug and play solar panels?

[Twoshoesnewshoes]

These look good for us - we will probably move in the next 2-4 years so don’t want to invest in solid panels, and will prioritise an air source heat pump for now as this will have a much bigger impact on our carbon footprint.

we priced up the ecoflow package with battery - around £1800
i am hoping to put it on our extension roof.

anyone got any experience, advice, or also considering getting them?

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If you plan to move soon, I don't think ASHP or solar will be a good investment.

A buyer won't want to pay much for them, and ROI will be negative.

That’s why I’m thinking plug and play solar - you can just unplug it and take it with you

We’re looking - just trying to do the sums on how many it is worth getting and where to put them!

@Dokushozanmai me too - we think 4 panels and on west facing extension roof.
im looking at the bundle with battery as well - it’s around £1800

Also looking at where the lead can go in - there are a surprising number of holes in my house! Im
wonder if it can go in where the extractor fan come out…

We're also interested in plug and play solar, mainly because we will probably move in the next year or two. But AIUI (DH is an electronics engineer) plug and play is not legal until the necessary regulations change which I think is at the end of this month, but this regulation change doesn't include batteries yet. So EcoFlow and other systems that involve batteries won't be on the approved list initially.

Quite a lot of info here:
solarenergyconcepts.co.uk/post/plug-in-solar-uk/

Sorry, just to correct myself after asking DH, it's plug in batteries that aren't covered by the legislation (future regulation will eventually address this) but you can get a non plug in battery and ask a qualified electrician to connect it using a fused spur.

Thanks @formigas I didn’t know that. It’s not clear on the ecoflow website either. - I guess I can get the panels for now and add on a battery later?

How many kWh per year do you expect to generate?

Not much - it’s capped at 800w

Have you calculated how long it would take to save you £1800?

I would have thought so but it's worth contacting EcoFlow/other companies to check (and also to find out whether their panels are/will be on the approved list).