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Old 16-06-2019, 07:17 AM
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Good to hear. One other word of warning. Our first installer said we'd be getting "tier one" PV panels....which means absolutely nothing when it comes to performance. The Q cells we ended up getting from them are VERY average
with low solar incidence angles, (winter) and only deliver 50% of their rated output this time of year.

LG's newest panels (as on our northern roof) are awesome. They have excellent overcast/low angle performance (80%) and if you are offered anything else say NO. Cheaper Chinese PV panels simply don't cut it IMHO.
Having just spent some coin getting a 10kw system to cover daytime operation in summer I went with the solar edge 320w panels, and no battery. Only been functional for 3 days and it's winter so time will tell And I have a 25year guarantee on everything .

We got solar hot water system in October last year and that made a huge difference, so I am hoping this system will help reduce the overall amount again. The graph shows the results for the solar hot water

One stipulation from SWMBO was not on the front of the house
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