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Originally Posted by Chris
Yes, it is expensive. Fortunately building regulations mandate solar panels on new build houses now - which is why we have them. Sadly the regulations don’t force the builder to put nearly enough of them on the roof for it to be worth getting a battery. We would have to more than double the capacity of the panels for that to be a feasible option.
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Another thing they dont tell you is not all roofs are suitable, even if they face the right way. I asked for a quote a few years ago, and was told that becasue my roof is slate tiles, it wasnt suitable for their discount project. While its not impossible to fit them on slate roofs, it is more difficult (i.e. even more expensive).
My roof is also a "three way" roof, meaning to have more than a few panels would mean splitting them across two (facing in different directions). This is again apparently more complex due to the differering amounts of electricity they would generate.