How much does it actually cost to charge from flat to full?

[Deleted member 2439]

My PV system cost around £14k in Jan 2010 (I'm FiT #16) and the rolling FiT payment for the last year was £1987 which greatly exceeds my combined gas and electricity bills.

And another 9 years to go ...

9 years to go, I thought it was a 25 year FIT contract, I’m sure mine is and I signed up at the end of 2011 - just before they closed the stable door on the really generous & RPI linked FIT. I broke the £2k barrier last year . Mind you, my panels also cost about £14k, you can get a similar system for about £4K these days

 

[greentangerine]

9 years to go, I thought it was a 25 year FIT contract, I’m sure mine is and I signed up at the end of 2011 - just before they closed the stable door on the really generous & RPI linked FIT. I broke the £2k barrier last year . Mind you, my panels also cost about £14k, you can get a similar system for about £4K these days

Yes, my mistake, it is 25 years so mine started on 1st April 2010 and will finish in 2035 - I suspect the govt. may well try and scrap it before then though.

 

[Deleted member 2439]

Yes, my mistake, it is 25 years so mine started on 1st April 2010 and will finish in 2035 - I suspect the govt. may well try and scrap it before then though.

I hope they don’t - they’ve essentially contracted with us for a 25 year term

 

[Chrispydoc]

Yes I think it was 25years......should see me out OK then!

 

[kompkar]

Talking about FIT payments - if I move my panels and associated electrics from one property to another - will I still be eligible for the FIT payments ? (or) is the contract only valid at the original address where it was initially installed ?
(my FIT eligible installation is in our rental property which I plan to sell soon but would like to move the solar installation to our new home before I put that rental prop. on the market)

 

[Les burrows]

You where right it fits payments belongs to the property where you had them installed from new you can take them with you but you will lose the fits payments
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[Deleted member 2439]

Talking about FIT payments - if I move my panels and associated electrics from one property to another - will I still be eligible for the FIT payments ? (or) is the contract only valid at the original address where it was initially installed ?
(my FIT eligible installation is in our rental property which I plan to sell soon but would like to move the solar installation to our new home before I put that rental prop. on the market)

An option could be to leave the system on the property, essentially giving it to the new owner - with the agreement that you continue to get the FIT. It may be worth it if you are on the highest FIT - worth getting legal advice on though.

 

[greentangerine]

An option could be to leave the system on the property, essentially giving it to the new owner - with the agreement that you continue to get the FIT. It may be worth it if you are on the highest FIT - worth getting legal advice on though.

You can't move them to a new property but the FiT value is a selling point in the exchange (as the contract can be transferred) - mine are worth about £2k/year now and will increase over the next 15 years whilst also reducing the electricity bill to the property significantly at the same time. That should be a factor in the sale price and your solicitor should be supporting/defending that.

 

[Chrispydoc]

Thats OK if you have not got a "rent a roof" then it can be a huge problem......

 

[Deleted member 2439]

Definitely worth discussing with your FiT provider, they would have experience of this situation & there’s a huge amount of money at stake if it goes wrong. If it’s transferable then you have a big bargaining chip with a purchaser - but don’t get too greedy as it won’t be all upside for them either. The benefit will come in quarterly over the 15 years and they have potential maintenance /repair costs to figure into the equation. Good luck

 

[Chrispydoc]

It can be a lot worse than that if you don't own the installation and they belong to a 3rd party.

It's then a huge negative and can even sink the sale of the property if the 3rd party demands a load of cash to give up their rights to them.

 

[Deleted member 2439]

It can be a lot worse than that if you don't own the installation and they belong to a 3rd party.

It's then a huge negative and can even sink the sale of the property if the 3rd party demands a load of cash to give up their rights to them.

Absolutely, there is a lien on the property & I can see it being a potential show stopper. That’s why I think an outright transfer is a completely viable option.

 

[kompkar]

Thanks guys, I have verified that the solar installation is 100% owned by us and there are no tie-in's with any other entities.
I'm currently receiving the quarterly payments - adds up to roughly 600£ a year.
It's only a small installation with 4x panels that came with the house when we bought it brand new build.
I don't think it will increase/decrease the potential sale price of the property and hence my desire to move the installation to my new home as I now have the MG and also the Outlander PHEV, it would make sense to have solar at home and begin transition to long term-off grid solution.
I shall call the Energy company and enquire if my agreement is eligible for transfer to new property.