Bam Bam
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I've pretty much made up my mind to accept this quote, as it seems reasonable, the installer seems knowledgeable, my neighbours are happy, and he says he can start work in 4-5 weeks if I order now.
He was showing me his phone with current prices from Octopus Flux while he was looking at the job, and is quoting for a Zappi.
The panels are Trina Vertex S
The battery is GivEnergy Giv-Bat 9.5
The inverter is also GivEnergy hybrid inverter 3.6
There is also a MyEnergi Eddi microgeneration energy diverter
If anyone has any experience of these things, or any comment, fire away.
Oooh you're getting an Eddi as well - that increased our quote substantially so I didn't bother with it. We came up with our own hot water solution which is working as intended but probably not worth the hassle we had to go through.
Givenergy works well for us.
The only thing I would query is whether you will get much clipping with the 3.6kw inverter.
Installers like the 3.6kw because they don't have to do as much paperwork.
I asked for a 5kw (it is only £40 more expensive) but that created a lot of extra delays! If there were delays then you'd then be missing out on the fantastic generation over the Spring and Summer.
On the other hand, in the winter the 3.6kw might be better though and in the Summer you'll have loads of generation so I doubt it is a major issue.
So I would say go for it, but check you are getting a recent generation (ie Gen 3) GivEnergy inverter.