Latest on the court challenge!!!

[Graeme Harrold]

Wish the supporting agencies would get their acts together. while sifting through all of the "panic" junk from bottom feeding suppliers, I came across the EST mail confirming the 43.3p rate, and no mention of the supreme courts appeal. Full story link from the EST mail

 

[SolarCity]

Okay, I give up. Where's Jeremy Beadle?

 

[solarsavings]

Dead! like the 43p

 

[Surboy]

Personally I am going to sell at 43 pence with a caveat in the contract to cover my back. Main problem being shortage of inverters at the moment. One of my suppliers has already ran out and lead times from manufacturers are shockingly long...according to Krannich Solar they are receiving a large amount of Kaco 4kW inverters next week but SMA are difficult to get hold off. Thank you DECC for making our lives a nightmare!

 

[Somecamel]

Personally I am going to sell at 43 pence with a caveat in the contract to cover my back. Main problem being shortage of inverters at the moment. One of my suppliers has already ran out and lead times from manufacturers are shockingly long...according to Krannich Solar they are receiving a large amount of Kaco 4kW inverters next week but SMA are difficult to get hold off. Thank you DECC for making our lives a nightmare!

Make it a caveat with your customer as well then- It's always best to be honest- not all customers are stupid

 

[The Launderer]

Personally I am going to sell at 43 pence with a caveat in the contract to cover my back. Main problem being shortage of inverters at the moment. One of my suppliers has already ran out and lead times from manufacturers are shockingly long...according to Krannich Solar they are receiving a large amount of Kaco 4kW inverters next week but SMA are difficult to get hold off. Thank you DECC for making our lives a nightmare!

You are WRONG to be selling at 43.3p, And a caveat in your contract compounds that. Make no mistake you are mis selling!!!

If there are installers blatantly admitting their dodgy practices on this forum I dread to think what they are doing in their customers houses.

Given the events of the last few weeks I can understand your frustration but that does not excuse your actions. The customer deserves better advice.

We will be telling customers the guaranteed feed in tariff is 21p and we will hopefully demonstrate that that it is still a great investment. We will also tell them that there is a reasonable possibility that they will get 43.3p as it would appear the government are on very shaky legal ground.

We are selling it as a no risk gamble - guaranteed 21p - good chance of 43.3p but the decision is for the customer - not something to be hidden in the small print of a contract.

 

[Surboy]

I am making my customers fully aware of the situation so don't be so quick on making acussations. However the reality is that based on the veredict today by the High Court the FiT has actually gone back to 43 pence. Let's all work together instead of b*tch*ng about each other :wacko:

 

[finchy]

Like that stance Launderer, We will be taking the same position at the End of the Day it works at 21p ! THEY are still missing the point about C-rating !!!!:furious3::furious3::furious3::furious3::furious3:

 

[Surboy]

Don't get me started on C-rating...I can see PV returning to be a cottage industry...

 

[bigring]

What a !!!!!!!! Shambles. We sat down afterxmas break and worked out systems with the new prices we had received from suppliers, and came up with a range of options to make pv viable at 21p (just).
After a slow start we have booked in 5 jobs, so it was slowly getting there, now it's all kicked off again!!!!
suppliers saying stocks are out, blah blah, the prices will go up Again! , and we will all be chasing our tails again.
we have cut our margins to a minimum , so any increases will eat our already meagre profit.
we are only selling at 21p, but advising fittiing before the 3/3 with the chance of a bonus.
we shall see what the next few weeks bring

 

[Earthstore]

Most cottages would not make the c-rating...

 

[finchy]

This is all very distracting, is this a serious industry or just mickey mouse !! Even the head of the industry cant get his point across on C4 news ! C-rating c-rating please can the government get on with releasing the FIT reform statement so we know what the future holds not a quick buck flash in the pain ! I'm pricing for multiple LSEG but can not give a definitive answer on what happens after 1 April.

 

[Markc]

It is easy to understand how we all see this differently and by the volume of emails I have received today why it is also easy to jump with both feet to agree to the sales bumf that 43p is reinstated however while it now sits at the supreme court nothing has changed. 43p is not reinstated in any certainty. I have read several emails from national installers that we should act now as the government has acted illegally and the 43p is now back so buy now to not loose out again. Total sales rubbish and miss-selling.

OK the 43p MIGHT be reinstated for systems installed between 12th December 2011 and 3rd March 2012 but until the supreme court rules we just don't know.

 

[Markc]

Most cottages would not make the c-rating...

Cottages?.............Most houses!

 

[powervan]

GLAD TO BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE OUT OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! phone is ringing again for solar but im saying NOOOOOOOOOOOPOINT wont be able to get gear!stress!shingles! NOT WORTH THE HASSLE even if you can charge pre december prices with gear (if u can get it) at post december prices! WHY DONT THEY JUST GO WITH 21P SIMPLES (but thats the problem) too simple!!