Are people panic buying

[finchy]

I'm just looking at stock availability on Segen, and it looks like we have another "Gold Rush". Is it the suppliers playing with stock to then increase prices... now the quotes I've been working on to turn around are looking difficult to source ...!

 

[solarsavings]

I've been panic buying and also bought a lottery ticket just in case..................

 

[JulianC]

I've been panic selling. It's going well. Got seven 4kW systems confirmed at five hundred quid each. Quite the entrepreneur I am.

 

[Noshocks]

A serious request if I may, anyone know where I can get any 245w modules from, Suntech or similar quality. Thanks in advance

 

[Markc]

Panic buying? Panic can't buy more like. Isn't it typical all our jobs currently are for the Sanyo 250! And I've been told it is unlikely there will be any before 3rd March

 

[Earthstore]

Convenient date.. 3rd of March.
Do you buy from Greg's PV supplies UK??

 

[Markc]

Convenient date.. 3rd of March.
Do you buy from Greg's PV supplies UK??

If I did I'd bounce the cheque!

 

[solarfred]

A serious request if I may, anyone know where I can get any 245w modules from, Suntech or similar quality. Thanks in advance

Ardenham?

 

[Gavin A]

not sure about panic buying, but as I saw that several of the panels we needed were getting bought up quite fast, I've bought all the stock I'm going to need to fulfill my contracts for February, as well as the kit we predict we'll need for the end of Feb for our remaining installation slots that we're confident of filling.

We'd also already stocked up on mounting kit, isolators etc. earlier in the month to be on the safe side.

I reckon this is sensible buying rather than panic buying, although there were a few panic points eg when I noticed all the sanyo 250s had gone while I was out doing a survey.

At the end of the day if we have anything left over we can always install it in March, but if it avoids the hastle we had in november having to rearrange our schedule all the time, and leave jobs half finished then return with panels 2 weeks later etc then it's well worth the risk of ending up holding some extra stock for a few weeks IMO.

 

[JMT]

I mean I just dont get it. I am getting email though all the time saying FIT back in pre 12th dec rate and all the stock seems to be gone its crazy.

I mean why are people selling at 43p when its not is 21p grrrrr

Cant even get any work at the moment so god knows where all their customers are coming from.

 

[Noshocks]

I have loads of previous 'sit on the fencers' contacting me, I have had to turn down nine jobs so far, cant get the stock and timescale is just too short.

 

[SolarCity]

Are they assuming 43.3p? Or do they know that it's 21p which COULD go to 43.3p?

 

[Noshocks]

All my jobs are contracted at £0.21, all so far were booked in before this latest announcment anyway, all new enquirys seem to know the score, £0.21 and take a punt on £0.43

 

[finchy]

Exactly crazy most our customers arent jumping on 43.3p as its not ! however the LSEG job is talking about wanting it complete within the month to be in the chance ...

 

[Gavin A]

Are they assuming 43.3p? Or do they know that it's 21p which COULD go to 43.3p?

all the people contacting us seem pretty clued up on it, they're happy to go ahead at 21p, and want to do it before end of March anyway because of the other requirements that could come in then, and if they're going to do that then they figure they may as well give themselves the chance of getting 43.3p rate if the government is forced into it.

We've cut our prices right down at the start of the month to make sure we could offer decent returns at 21p, and were already expecting a relatively full order book in Feb before all this nonsense.

eta - there were a few over excited souls early on Wednesday, but we set them straight, with the result that we're not now getting anyone cancelling now the picture is very muddy again.