wiltshire
2025-04-25 09:47:12
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With purely north-facing orientation in Saarland, that's about 3,700 kWh p.a. that can be additionally harvested (if that were the case for the OP). Now one can calculate for oneself what the possible yield is and whether it is worthwhile to feed in and/or consume 74,000 kWh over 20 years (heat pump, car, etc.).
Especially in the morning and evening due to the west/east sun, that already makes sense (storage is available anyway).
Yes, one can try to achieve a savings account return from that after a long time, which depends on whether the electronics hold up that long. You can calculate 30-40 years for modules, 12-25 years for inverters. Eventually the contactors wear out. Whether north-facing installation pays off depends on the consumption profile and it must not be a plan made by a pushy salesman.
To the OP:
For the offer with north roof orientation, I would check with which electronics the provider wants to install, especially how many MPPTs and in which voltage ranges they operate efficiently. I know enough offers with several orientations where the poor matching leads to a yield reduction of 30+%. You can fairly well substantiate this technically through the properties of the inverters used.