Rates from 1st November

[TedM]

OFGEM have officially announced the FiT rates that will apply to new PV systems installed from 1st November 2012:

http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Sustainabil...s1/FIT Payment Rate Table 1 November 2012.pdf

 

[Eco Deal]

thanks for the info ....

 

[ESP]

I can hardly wait!!

 

[John Allen]

Cuts arent that bad are they. Be interesting to see if the material cost reduces at all.

 

[Ian-LS]

Cuts arent that bad are they. Be interesting to see if the material cost reduces at all.

No they aren't but August install figures suggest that this cut was not needed at all and it was absurd to base the cuts on install rates between May and July when the rate was 21p/ and dropping to 16p/kWh on August 1st

 

[finchy]

At the moment it doesnt look like I will have an installation in the 16p rate, all amounting to nothing at the moment !!

 

[SolarRoofSols]

Same here - very hard at the moment. How much advertising are you guys doing?

 

[finchy]

I mainly use google, the lead generators are a waste of time and money ! Leaflets and Local Ads nothing! local Trade stands didnt amount to much either.

When you speak to the general public they just says there's so much bad press so it puts them off ! Although the jo public dont have 6K at the moment.

Hence why I say its a hobby ...! something I like spending time doing for no financial return, the good thing is I passed the re-inspection without any marks, the NIC chap thought our QMS was one of the best his seen, the customers installation was "neat and exceeds guidance". I was so pleased I gave myself a pat on the back and a pay rise !!

 

[Gavin A]

We've actually had a fair few inquiries in the last few days, and booked 2 jobs in for the next couple of weeks, which is a good starting point.

re advertising... I've stopped all advertising entirely including adwords, as the ones we'd been doing hadn't generated any work at all that I could see.

 

[dansk]

snap, enquirys are up this week, one booked another on the boil.

 

[John Allen]

We have had a steady volume of enquiries through August but as with everyone we could do with some more business. We have ceased advertising in the local press but are looking at promotional stands which we use to promote all arms of our business

 

[Paolo Tedone]

Electricity price increase will compensate for the cut .....

 

[Eco Deal]

Just signed two up tonight . priced up a 40 kwp on monday and going to take quote to his desk tomorrow .....
and got a referal tonight going there tomorrow too. not spent a penny on ads or those lead gens ,,,

knowing our luck it will go dead after deadline..... again ... any news on tariff drop yet will it stay at 16p?

 

[Berneray]

We've installed ten so far this month.....and have nine booked in for the next 12 days. Four quotes still live. 15 of these sales were internet leads.....the rest recommends. Margins are thin but we're paying the bills.....and its a nice industry to be in despite everything thats happened.

 

[Ian-LS]

We've installed ten so far this month.....and have nine booked in for the next 12 days. Four quotes still live. 15 of these sales were internet leads.....the rest recommends. Margins are thin but we're paying the bills.....and its a nice industry to be in despite everything thats happened.

Seem to have had a fair amount of enquiries the last two weeks and we have a fair amount of work lined up for post November 1st 2012, couple of new builds, a potential tracker PV system (wooo!), two small commercial jobs.

Things are looking up (touch wood)