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🎙️ Welcome to Only Panels – Solar Installer Chats, the podcast for solar PV professionals and enthusiasts.
In this episode:🔹 The ongoing nightmare of G99 DNO applications, specific struggles with Northern Power Grid, and the crippling 45-working-day wait times holding the industry back. 🔹 Are some installers breaking the law? The massive liability and potential criminal offense of installing grid-tied 12kW systems with export limiters without prior DNO permission. 🔹 How administrative delays at the DNO level are actively risking customer deposits and causing Insurance Backed Guarantees (IBGs) to expire before tools even hit the roof. 🔹 The shocking rise of DIY "plug-in" balcony solar and the terrifying reality of what happens when homeowners stack multiple 800W systems on a standard ring main. 🔹 The DNO double standard: Why heat pump approvals are highly automated and practically i