Mike, we are reckoning on regaining our outlay in 3 to 4 years. I think 3 is more likely with increasing prices. No idea about the green-ness of the panel
s. Cyprus officially has 340 days of sunshine per year, and my panels are on a due south facing sloped roof pergola. The panels are in the sun morning tillnight for at least 300 days a year. We've been watching the app on and off all morning, its peaking at 3.4 kwhr And the app even tells us how much CO2 offset its making. Right now at 1.30 pm we've saved 3.64 euro so far, and produced 10.68 total energy, and 7.5 CO2 avoided.
A neighbour down the road has the same system and says they are 140 euro in credit this year so far.
Andy, I have looked at alternative energy since the mid 70's, oil drum windmills, small propellors, ground source pumps etc etc, and none of them have ever shown to be worthwhile for me. When we moved here I looked again, but the return on investment was 10 years plus using a national company. But the price hikes now are a game changer. Get quotes now, and if you can manage it, do it. As soon as its on your house, the house value raises, so even if you move within a couple years, you can easily add the outlay to your house price.
This guy has now had to stop taking new customers for 3 months because he just cant get the supply chain any quicker. Since we signed up in feb, he has taken on 42 new customers, and bear in mind he's a one man band.