Price increase

[jason121]

Has anybody heard that PV materials are due for a price increase next year ???????

 

[Eco Deal]

yes I have too

 

[sedgy34]

its only cause they think theres more uptake with the green deal or councils are implemeting solar pv in quantity with eco funds

 

[SRE]

Or because they have got rid of the surplus supply and don't need to sell at below cost anymore!! It was always predicted they would increase early next year once supply was matched with demand.

 

[Worcester]

There is a fair amount of 'bankrupt' stock about at the moment - prepaud deposits by large distributors that was shipped to Europe and now not been fully paid for, hence manufacturers have been clearing out.
Their pricing is based on local market conditions so with high FiT they charge more, low Fit they charge less, the big u markets, Germany, Italy, Spain and Uk are all relatively quiet at the moment.

 

[jason121]

And i did ask the question

 

[moggy1968]

yes, many of us on here predicted that the current pricing was unsustainable in the longer term, unfortunately FiTS degression didn't take account of that and assumed prices would continue to fall!!

The Chinese manufacturers are still being sustained with Government grants and are technically bankrupt, so the real world cost of PV should be much higher than it currently is We are currently dealing in a fairy tale market that unfortunately the Government has confused with the real world!(not suprising given the world they inhabit!)

 

[Gavin A]

There's been a 6% reduction in the exchange rate between the Euro and GBP (£) in the last 3 weeks, at roughly 1.5-2% per week, so any imports that are conducted in Euros will be going up in price as a result of this if they haven't already.

Check your suppliers current panel and inverter prices, or you could well get stung - we nearly got stung with a £120 extra charge on panels for a 10kW job vs when we quoted for it 2 weeks ago.

 

[moggy1968]

thats the problem now that margins are so tight, you imagine a 250kw job, you could go under just on exchange rates if there's not enough margin to absorb it.

 

[Gavin A]

*imagines a 250kW job*

mmmmmmmmmmm sorry what were you saying again?

 

[moggy1968]

quoted on one a couple of weeks ago, then worked out the consequences of being out by even 1% and had a panic!uke:

 

[SRE]

quoted on one a couple of weeks ago, then worked out the consequences of being out by even 1% and had a panic!uke:

Surely its not worth doing at that margin??

 

[Ian-LS]

Surely its not worth doing at that margin??

To be fair 1% is probably at least a few grand. Panels going up in price by 5-6% on a 250 kW quote could mean £4-5000 increase in panel costs

 

[solarfred]

The price increase will be dictated by the impending EU anti dumping legislation which will cause a price rise in addition to natural market forces of exchange rates and supply and demand. If you run low margins then you can slip from profit to loss very easily. Suppliers do not want cheap stock sitting on shelves which in themselves cost money so the current low prices are not sustainable and either existing stock prices will increase as the season kicks in or new stock will come in at higher prices. You buy in Euros or USD and the GBP has just collapsed so all panels will cost more. If you can't afford to buy stock then price jobs accordingly.

 

[solarfred]

Report: EU anti-dumping measures could cut UK solar market by 80% | Solar Power Portal

Time to start worrying!