16/10/2026
☀️🔋 FRIDAY ROUNDUP – ANOTHER WEEK AT NPES SOLAR! ⚡😂
Well, that's another week done and dusted, and we're beginning to think the sloth in our picture has the right idea! 🦥😂
It's been another incredibly busy week here at NPES Solar, with installations, commercial projects, site surveys, quotations and enough DNO paperwork to keep a small rainforest in business!
🔋 ANOTHER 32kWh FOGSTAR BATTERY INSTALLED!
We've installed another whopping 32kWh Fogstar battery system this week!
It's certainly becoming a popular option for customers looking for some serious energy storage, whether that's making better use of their solar generation or taking advantage of cheaper overnight electricity tariffs.
With electricity prices being what they are, having the ability to store a decent amount of energy and use it when you actually need it is becoming increasingly attractive.
🏗️☀️ 152 PANELS, OVER 80 METRES OF CABLE TRAY AND A LOT OF CABLE TIES! 😂
We've also been back on one of our commercial care home projects this week, where the 152 solar panels have already been installed, and we've now started the next stage of the job.
This week has been all about starting the stringing, installing the cable tray and pulling in the DC cables.
With cable tray runs stretching over 80 metres, there's certainly no shortage of cable to pull, route and secure!
And as any electrician will tell you, there's nothing quite like spending hours getting cables neatly dressed, only to stand back and realise you've still got another 60 metres to go! 😂
It's one of those parts of an installation that most people never really see, but getting the DC cabling properly routed, supported and protected is every bit as important as the panels themselves.
Let's just say we've used enough cable ties this week to keep the manufacturers in business for another year, and our patience has been tested more than once! 😂
Still, there's something strangely satisfying about looking back along a properly installed cable tray with all the cables neatly dressed.
Only another few hundred cable ties to go... probably! ⚡😂
☀️ SOLAR, SOLAR AND MORE SOLAR!
We've also been busy working on several new solar projects, including some rather interesting roof layouts!
Multiple roof orientations, shading considerations, customers wanting to squeeze every possible panel onto their roof... we've had a bit of everything this week.
It's not always as simple as pointing a few panels south and hoping for the best!
Sometimes the best-performing system comes down to spending that extra time getting the design right, which is something we're quite particular about.
⚡ THE NEVER-ENDING WORLD OF DNO APPLICATIONS!
We've also had plenty of conversations this week about inverter sizes, export limits and grid applications.
Unfortunately, the electricity network doesn't work on the principle of "just fit it and see what happens!" 😂
We know waiting for DNO approval can be frustrating, especially when customers are excited about getting their new systems installed, but we believe in doing things properly.
The last thing anybody wants is a lovely new installation that shouldn't have been connected in the first place!
📋 AND THEN THERE'S THE OFFICE...
If you could see the number of quotations, emails, enquiries and technical questions we've been working through this week, you'd understand why the sloth has decided it's time for a nap! 🦥💤
We've been pricing everything from relatively small battery systems to some rather substantial solar and storage installations, including commercial projects.
And as anyone who's received one of our emails will know, we're not particularly good at giving a two-word answer when a two-page explanation will do! 😂
But that's because we genuinely want customers to understand what they're buying, why we've recommended it and what they can realistically expect from their investment.
❤️ A BIG THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US!
We'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who's contacted us, accepted a quotation, recommended us to somebody or trusted us with another installation this week.
As a small, family-run business, every enquiry and recommendation really does mean a lot to us.
And to anyone still waiting for a proposal or a reply, thank you for your patience. We're working through everything as quickly as we can without compromising the time and attention each project deserves.
Right, that's enough from us for another week!
The tools are going away, the laptops are getting closed, and if anyone sees a member of the NPES team staring blankly into space this weekend, don't worry... they're probably just mentally counting cable ties! 😂
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!
☀️ The NPES Solar Team 🔋⚡
