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Or at any other tariff drop or program pause point.
OK, so here's the situation, we've got half a dozen new build properties that we are scheduled to install PV on within the next 3 weeks , or have already installed and have been waiting for the EPC before connecting to the grid and commissioning.
All have power on site.
As there is a building on site, which has power connected to it, though won't yet have an EPC, do we:
For those that don't yet have a heating system installed (and all have no bathrooms yet either, so legally cannot yet be classed as a dwelling !!!)
a) See if we can get an EPC exemption certificate as its not attached to a relevant building - "a relevant building is one that has building that has environmental conditioning (heating / cooling)" : "Solar photovoltaic with Total Installed Capacity of 4kW or less, where attached to or wired to provide electricity to a new building before first occupation" = 12.03p
or
b) Go for a 'standalone' installation - which it isn't ... 3.08p
or
c) Go for without EPC : "Solar photovoltaic with Total Installed Capacity of 4kW or less, where attached to or wired to provide electricity to a new building before first occupation" = 5.37p
or
d) Go with an EPC that fails Building Regs !! The EPC guys reckon that if they put a sink in the corner and an electric heater in, then they can get an EPC of at least a D, which will meet the FiT requirements but fail if submitted for building regs, and then when the buildings are properly finished get a proper EPC done..
OR: Do NEW dwellings have to have an EPC to get the Feed in Tariff ? Especially if before first occupation? If so; why? That's a farce / piece of paper for papers sake as when completed they will be far better than a D.
All this is highly mechanistic, and none of the clients, some of whom committed to this work over 6 months ago are at all happy about the process!
OK, so here's the situation, we've got half a dozen new build properties that we are scheduled to install PV on within the next 3 weeks , or have already installed and have been waiting for the EPC before connecting to the grid and commissioning.
All have power on site.
As there is a building on site, which has power connected to it, though won't yet have an EPC, do we:
For those that don't yet have a heating system installed (and all have no bathrooms yet either, so legally cannot yet be classed as a dwelling !!!)
a) See if we can get an EPC exemption certificate as its not attached to a relevant building - "a relevant building is one that has building that has environmental conditioning (heating / cooling)" : "Solar photovoltaic with Total Installed Capacity of 4kW or less, where attached to or wired to provide electricity to a new building before first occupation" = 12.03p
or
b) Go for a 'standalone' installation - which it isn't ... 3.08p
or
c) Go for without EPC : "Solar photovoltaic with Total Installed Capacity of 4kW or less, where attached to or wired to provide electricity to a new building before first occupation" = 5.37p
or
d) Go with an EPC that fails Building Regs !! The EPC guys reckon that if they put a sink in the corner and an electric heater in, then they can get an EPC of at least a D, which will meet the FiT requirements but fail if submitted for building regs, and then when the buildings are properly finished get a proper EPC done..
OR: Do NEW dwellings have to have an EPC to get the Feed in Tariff ? Especially if before first occupation? If so; why? That's a farce / piece of paper for papers sake as when completed they will be far better than a D.
All this is highly mechanistic, and none of the clients, some of whom committed to this work over 6 months ago are at all happy about the process!
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seems like they're all suddenly very busy..
