Mark and Sam visit 2 of the biggest trade shows in the UK at CEF live 2025 and Solar and storage London 2025. Visiting stands and other installers for chats and views!

Mark and Sam have a chat about business costs and some of the mistakes they have and perhaps still do make. Hopefully useful content for consumers and other installers in understanding the costs around solar PV and battery storage.

We discuss wall mounted panels, potential issues with planning and damages. Also covering fence panels and similar ideas!With the growing demand to maximise generation demand for this is growing. But with issues around how they look, planning, structure and loads more its complex. As always we go in warts and all as installers and business owners ourselves. What do you think?

We asked the question about 125A rated consumer units on a podcast a few weeks ago and Pete being the legend he is wanted to explain some of the reasons behind why consumer units are rated in the way they are. Turns out Sams question might have been answered but now he has upped the game towards 200A... Massive thanks to Pete for coming along for a chat! Register for installershow here https://forms.reg.buzz/installer-2025-visitor/is-marka

Mark and Sam get into the ups and downs of operating renewables installation companies which probably goes way beyond just those areas across many more businesses.Have you experienced this? Let us know!Register for installershow here https://forms.reg.buzz/installer-2025-visitor/is-marka

Joe from  @installershow  joins to explain what is coming at installershow 2025 and the history of the event!From the social aspect to those exhibiting and everything in between.Register to attend here https://forms.reg.buzz/installer-2025-visitor/is-marka

We get into the geo politics around solar and battery equipment. Including charismatic owners with high profile political ideas...How do you manage the risk in material pricing?

Paul joins us to discuss the role the NICEIC plays in the renewables sector for both PV and heat pumps. Along with discussing the changes coming alongisde MCS 2.0 and how that might affect members going forwards. We also cover some technical issues in the industry atm from PV ultra SWA to consumer unit ratings. Along with learning all about Pauls background in the industry and how he sees things moving into the future.

We get into renewables at grid scale with some of the challenges around connections, reliability and backing up with gas peaking generation deals.Jamie Blatant gives some views around how the grid can work better alongside renewables and how currently the costs are elevated due to political ideology.

We get into a chat around growing existing PV systems and how that might effect feed in tariff payments and the wider electricity grid. This is going to a growing challenge.Register for installer show here https://forms.reg.buzz/installer-2025-visitor/is-marka