Solar options for home in 2022

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#3274793 23-Aug-2024 14:09

Our system is just over a year old, so price will be irrelevant, but production wise...:

23x Maxeon 425w panels with Enphase IQ7 microinvertors

Lifetime production (Mid July '23 till today, so about 13 months) 12.1MWh produced, 7.1MWh Imported, 6.2MWh exported. (We don't appear to have been capped to 5kWh per day... yet)

Best producing day in summer was 7 Jan this year - 70.1 kWh

Worst was June 14th this year - 2.9kWh produced (its was a really crappy wet day)

I am in Palmerston North, my roof is NE facing, and my word there is a lot of pollen about that's covering my panels!!

We went like this. he went like that. I say "Where'd he go?" Hollywood says "Where'd WHO go?!"

RobDickinson

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#3274798 23-Aug-2024 14:20

Awesome thats great!

HarmLessSolutions

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#3274854 23-Aug-2024 18:39

@WolfmanNZ, Interesting to note that January 7th set a record high for us here in Taranaki but we only managed 63kWh. We've had a few sub 3kWh days over the past few months too unfortunately. Can't do much about the weather.

Your self consumption is just over 52% so maybe some export monitoring tech is needed to avoid all that generation escaping? I'm guessing you don't have batteries but even a HWC diverter may improve things in this regard.

https://www.harmlesssolutions.co.nz/

RobDickinson

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#3275342 26-Aug-2024 11:21

ok Lightforce got back in touch pulled the I 'll have to talk to the manager routine and knocked $5k off their 24 panel system (now $36,940) and also added a 21 panel system for $34,953

I'm not impressed with the used car salesman technique.

HarmLessSolutions

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#3275343 26-Aug-2024 11:31

RobDickinson:

ok Lightforce got back in touch pulled the I 'll have to talk to the manager routine and knocked $5k off their 24 panel system (now $36,940) and also added a 21 panel system for $34,953

I'm not impressed with the used car salesman technique.

There are definitely plenty of cowboys in this industry at present. The popularity of solar as our electricity sector struggles with pricing and supply will only compound this situation. It is crucial to go into PV installation with your eyes wide open and with a wide list of questions to sort the men from the (cow)boys.

I don't know how self policing SEANZ is but our installer promotes this organisation on their website and the skill and honesty we received from them was exemplary.

https://www.harmlesssolutions.co.nz/

RobDickinson

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#3275347 26-Aug-2024 11:38

Lightforce are SEANZ too, but pushing their size and company + uh airpoints..?

traderstu

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#3275473 26-Aug-2024 13:53

RobDickinson:

ok Lightforce got back in touch pulled the I 'll have to talk to the manager routine and knocked $5k off their 24 panel system (now $36,940) and also added a 21 panel system for $34,953

I'm not impressed with the used car salesman technique.

Yes, they did this with me. I guess there are a lot of people that think "gee whizz, I'm getting a bargain, they must be such nice people." I'm afraid I'm the type of person that thinks "why were you overcharging me by $5k in the first place - you must be dodgy AF"

RobDickinson

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#3275475 26-Aug-2024 14:03

Interesting that is their technique, I guess it must work often. There are no end of solar companies out there though.

System hardware looks good but.

billgates

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#3275477 26-Aug-2024 14:26

Each to there own but I would never reward a company if they pulled a sales tactic like that. If someone else provided the more honest pricing and similar or same product I want, they get my business..

Do whatever you want to do man.

mrdrifter

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#3275478 26-Aug-2024 14:48

RobDickinson:

ok Lightforce got back in touch pulled the I 'll have to talk to the manager routine and knocked $5k off their 24 panel system (now $36,940) and also added a 21 panel system for $34,953

I'm not impressed with the used car salesman technique.

That's not unique to them, I had that from 3 of the well known/advertised brands when I was making a decision last year. One of the other brands got so pushy with the guilt trip and the 'I thought we had this locked in', I ended up just blocking their calls.

RobDickinson

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#3275482 26-Aug-2024 15:08

Must be good money in it then!

TBH not had that kind of sales experience for a decade

LightbulbNeil

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#3275587 26-Aug-2024 19:03

We dealt with Harrisons in Hamilton. Looked at different options and said this is the best we can do for you at the moment. Was not pushy on anything. We have been very happy with them from the get go. Another company was not only pushy , but was expecting me to have my house wiring reconfigured for a single phase system. I also did not like the urgency of being in a rush to be making a decision on a substantial project. Since Nov1 23 to today, 10months almost, its produced 15.64mWh. Our highest single dsy is Jan1st 24. That was 116kwh.
Some installers like the ones that did our installation, several of their workers and the owners have solar systems themselves. I do like it when the ones doing the work have a system themselves.
Sometimes the manufacturer will have a promotion going as well that can be a substantial savings. I'm led to believe that PW3 is on an introductory offer at the moment.

RobDickinson

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#3275978 28-Aug-2024 08:55

ok had another quote in for a 7-8kw solar and PW3 for $32k and cancelled harrisons as they are ages off now

Have gone with world solar, 9.24kw+pw3 at $33k

Which considering what that thing would have cost 4-5 years ago is a crazy price

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#3275986 28-Aug-2024 09:42

Thats a sharp price. What brand and size panels is that @RobDickinson? You will get the most efficient way of your charging your battery as panels would be connected directly to DC side of the inverter on PW3!

Did they say what is the availabaility to procure and install for PW3 in NZ?

Do whatever you want to do man.

RobDickinson

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#3275990 28-Aug-2024 09:45

440W LONGi Solar Hi-MO 6 Scientists. IDK they seem ok..

And yeah DC straight into the battery is good!

They said there was some supply of PW3 for a reasonably quick install if I got in quickly.

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