by Trapper John » Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:28 pm
Stooo wrote:Trapper John wrote:I can tell you what I know about solar panels fitted to council properties by councils who sort to profit from this scheme - none of the panels are connected, they provide no hot water or electricity and certainly no benefit to the tenant of the property - in effect they are there for purely cosmetic reasons - they do not work.
I know this because a few years back I was working on one of these houses for a tenant using his own money to upgrade his property. The council's clerk of works visited and I had to ask him about all the contraptions, pipes and electricity cables strewn through the loft and property and he said I needn't worry too much, just keep them tied up tidy.
None of the systems are connected he said, and doubted they ever would be, he said that 800 or so of their properties had taken the roof panels and none of the systems work because they aren't connected, he said he doubted they were ever intended to be in the first place.
A few of my mates went over to solar panels after the digital TV stuff went to shit. It works and is connected to the National Grid who pay you for your contribution. A few companies rely on a lease which will marginally benefit you but vastly benefit them.
Decent battery storage will transform the energy market.
Seriously TJ
That may be the case with private individuals, it certainly isn't the case here with council properties, I kid you not. Two of my daughter's friends live in different roads, neither have or have ever had a drop of water go through the system nor electricity through a cable.
Councils were encouraged to get tenants to agree to solar panels with financial gain, their only intent is to 'look the part' so that government can claim it is doing it's bit for the environment. It's a sham and charade matey, like almost all of this environmental crap.
[quote="Stooo"][quote="Trapper John"]I can tell you what I know about solar panels fitted to council properties by councils who sort to profit from this scheme - none of the panels are connected, they provide no hot water or electricity and certainly no benefit to the tenant of the property - in effect they are there for purely cosmetic reasons - they do not work.
I know this because a few years back I was working on one of these houses for a tenant using his own money to upgrade his property. The council's clerk of works visited and I had to ask him about all the contraptions, pipes and electricity cables strewn through the loft and property and he said I needn't worry too much, just keep them tied up tidy.
None of the systems are connected he said, and doubted they ever would be, he said that 800 or so of their properties had taken the roof panels and none of the systems work because they aren't connected, he said he doubted they were ever intended to be in the first place.[/quote]
A few of my mates went over to solar panels after the digital TV stuff went to shit. It works and is connected to the National Grid who pay you for your contribution. A few companies rely on a lease which will marginally benefit you but vastly benefit them.
Decent battery storage will transform the energy market.
Seriously TJ :shake head:[/quote]
That may be the case with private individuals, it certainly isn't the case here with council properties, I kid you not. Two of my daughter's friends live in different roads, neither have or have ever had a drop of water go through the system nor electricity through a cable.
Councils were encouraged to get tenants to agree to solar panels with financial gain, their only intent is to 'look the part' so that government can claim it is doing it's bit for the environment. It's a sham and charade matey, like almost all of this environmental crap.