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Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 12:15 pm    Post subject: PV panels on barn Reply with quote
    

I don't have the ideal house roof for PV panels - it's an odd shape and over shadowed on one side etc.

I do have a barn a bit of a distance from the house that has a south facing roof that might be ideal. There is currently no power in the barn. How viable would it be to put PV panels on the barn? I mean to power the house, I don't need power in the barn itself. I realise a trench would have to be dug back to the house, and that power is lost over distance etc... would it work? would the cost of panels plus cabling never be earned back?

 
dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

i do not know current costs, but the practicalities are plausible

if you factor in a battery bank and/or grid connection, a barn size rig should give more than enough power for a household some of the time and a reasonable excess or nowt at others

iirc richard is the expert on domestic rigs, i do rough electrical engineering for a few items rather than a household

it would probably pay for itself if you plan on staying at those premises for quite a while and can sell any surplus for more than any lack you need to buy in
the feed in bonus tariff thing is not there any more afaik, but panels and batteries etc are far better per £ than they were even a few years ago.

 
dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

ps have you got 3 phase?

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How far is the barn from the house?

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
How far is the barn from the house?


85m according to google maps

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 1:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

an alternative would be placing them in the field nearby - assuming this was allowed in a NP, which would be marginally further, probably more sunlight. I prefer the barn option cos it wouldnt be seen

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 1:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
ps have you got 3 phase?

no

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Any sparkles on here?

We had a similar situation and the installers said no to using the barn, not sure how big the losses would be. We have a battery too made sense for us

 
dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 15, 21 5:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

85 m is a long way for a household supply from PV, even with a very fat cable
i am not even going to try the maths with those parameters
closer seems essential as part of a spec for practical and value for money reasons

no 3 phase makes selling significant amounts difficult

near the house, battery bank, keep the mains as back up might be a direction to explore

 
Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 21 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If the solar panels are on the ground in your own garden there shouldn't be a problem, but you need to check with your local planning authority. I don't think being in a NP should be a problem.

 
Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 21 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Any sparkles on here?

We had a similar situation and the installers said no to using the barn, not sure how big the losses would be. We have a battery too made sense for us


if you were able to park your car next to the barn - might be worth considering a set up for EV s? I cant park next to barn so that wont work for me.

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 16, 21 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

In the end we had them on the roof, there was just more roof space on the barn.

 
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