Get started in Solar PV and Battery storage - Filling in G99 G98 and MCS - NAPIT training 

No probs mate. This next few videos are all about that. Ending with the installation and testing stuff. From the thick of the trenches trying to do it lol. Can’t get more authentic than that 😂

@@electrician247 looking forward to it.

Hope it’s useful Luke

Hope it’s useful Mark

Want to do DIY install then get spark in for connecting up new bidirectional meter. Emailed Local dno reckon I can have a 6kw inverter. Trying to keep costs down.

@@markbennett9043 ahh assumed you were an electrician lol. Without the MCS you will do well to get an export mpan. Also ensure you notify local building control. Both those carry not insignificant cost and without them carry substantial fines and other liabilities. My general advice would be to consult a reputable installer as these kind of works go beyond DIY imho.

Hi Mark enjoying the video as always… I did the Bpec 5 day course (solar & battery storage) and exam 18 months ago but apart from helping another spark do his own set-up. Reason for not taking it any further is purely the cost/time getting the MCS. With that said, I’m sure Ive read that you no longer need to be mcs registered since Aug 23 to get octopus and other suppliers G-99 /G100 applications? Can you advise if this is correct. Will now enjoy this video

@@UplandsJack kind of is the answer lol. I can only speak as regards octopus as that’s the one I looked into. But you still have to apply to them, pay a fee, notify building control, DNO, warranty etc. Essentially it’s the same thing but imho harder to process and no lower cost if you do a few jobs per year. We haven’t been able to make use of it anyway so can’t comment beyond that. I believe octopus have a scheme of their own on the way similar to MCS. The MCs process has got lots simpler in itself no need for hies or recc anymore. I summarise it like the part p cps stuff. Yeah we can save our fees and just notify jobs via local building control. But that ends up harder work and more expensive. This is just the same, MCS is easier and cheaper for us. Plus we get a fair few enquiries over from the MCs website itself and consumers are asking for it! Hope that helps and good luck getting going with it mate

Need to contact a decent electrical enigneer or speak to a g99 panel building company see if they can offer some help. Complex one this 👌 I worled on solar parks as enginner

It’s a grey area in terms of connecting equipment. If it is ENA approved one argument is you should be able to connect anything you like within the existing supply capacity. Another angle on that is you need agreement to export power into the grid as you can effect voltages in the local area. Our approach is the same as eon we will not install equipment than export beyond a G98 level without prior approval. You could install and limit the export to within g98 limits during the application but again that is grey lol. All that said G99 applications are usually faster than the lead time on an installation in any case. I would also advise some shopping around beyond energy suppliers as value is not always best delivered in those places.

Not currently a supported option by the manufacturer so no. But it is coming very very soon 🤩

The process is free. The outcome if work is needed to connect equipment varies massively

Is this asked for on the commissioning data? Or pre install? If commissioning it’s just the Zs at the solar inverter. So long as you denote the value it shouldn’t matter what form you send it in. 0.10 is a good value!