Electrician Recent Response to the news
Evening all,
With the new rules coming in at the end of the month I was very interested in dipping my feet into plug in solar as a full roof top system is just prohibitively out of my reach and would like to get some benefit from the sun (other than life on earth)
I've been speaking to a few electricians for various pieces of unrelated work but also been asking them on their thoughts on plug in solar.
Their responses have not been very positive at all. Now those who stand to potentially lose work I can understand (though disagree as I'm never paying anyone that much to fit solar, its out of my reach so the only way the industry is getting my cash is plug in anyway) but also those who wouldn't touch solar installation regardless (I assume they don't want the hassle of certification for it).
I'm wondering if anyone has had any recent (i.e. after the government announcement) dealings with electrician on the topic? Are they all this negative on this. Other than the ambiguous "safety" concerns can they legitimately say why this is ultimately a disastrous idea for every situation? (I get houses that need a rewire might not be in a good shape for this but I don't think I've owned/rented a home my entire life that wouldn't be safe for plug-in solar).