On 15 Oct, 17:36, Clive George wrote:
On 15/10/2010 17:07, harry wrote:

I think with the subsidy now offered *electricity sellback, you could
easily do it. *I am considering it myself. What puts me off is the
damage they do to the roof to attach these things (PV panels). *But
you get more money than storing it in the bank for zero interest.

The people who did a couple of my friend's installations did a nice tidy
job, so I guess the damage to the roof depends somewhat on your installers.

They make lots of holes through the slates/tiles to secure a massive
aluminium frame against getting blown away by wind with brackets.
There are lead/plastic weathering sleeves on these brackets (which are
attached to the rafters). The cost of removing/changing the setup
would exceed the cost of putting it in. Makes me a bit twitchy, the
thought if it all went tits up.