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Rent-a-roof PV installations.

Sparkingchip
A few days before Christmas I went to do some work at a house, I was under the stairs at the consumer unit and the customer was stood back in the hallway several metres away by the open front door, in the manner that things are now done.


I said “ I see you have solar panels”.


The customer replied “Yes, but the ###### things don’t work and the firm that owns them won’t repair them”.


I said “I presume they are on a Rent-a-roof scheme”.


“You’ve got it” replied the customer.


I was then working in the loft where the inverter is, but could not see an obvious quick fix, so just did what I was supposed to be doing up there and left the PV system well alone.


I wonder how many Rent-a-roof PV installations are not actually working anymore?


Andy Betteridge.

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    Actually it may be worse than that - some of the schemes require the home owner to pay the company to compensate for lost income during any time the panels are out of operation for any reason during the period of the agreement (20 years or 25 years typical ) It is quite possible that an inverter may go pop at some point during this time - and may well have done so in this case.


    (There are nearly always other clauses as  well requiring compensation  f the house is sold, or the roof has to be repaired or modified  in a way that affects the panels.)

    In short, the deal is very much tilted in favour of the rent a roof company - which is why some of them were so pushy/ successful with their marketing depending which side you are on.

    From the investors' perspective to put perhaps 5K in to get 20k of FIT out over 20 years s indeed  worth being pushy about.

    regards

    Mike
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    Actually it may be worse than that - some of the schemes require the home owner to pay the company to compensate for lost income during any time the panels are out of operation for any reason during the period of the agreement (20 years or 25 years typical ) It is quite possible that an inverter may go pop at some point during this time - and may well have done so in this case.


    (There are nearly always other clauses as  well requiring compensation  f the house is sold, or the roof has to be repaired or modified  in a way that affects the panels.)

    In short, the deal is very much tilted in favour of the rent a roof company - which is why some of them were so pushy/ successful with their marketing depending which side you are on.

    From the investors' perspective to put perhaps 5K in to get 20k of FIT out over 20 years s indeed  worth being pushy about.

    regards

    Mike
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