Residential Solar
What is residential solar and why have it?
Sunlight is transformed into clean, cost-free electricity for your home by a domestic solar power system.
Because of the alluring government subsidies that may significantly reduce your upfront expenditures, now is a wonderful time to install solar panels. Additionally, there’s the satisfaction that comes from knowing that you’re contributing to the environment.
Five great reasons to ‘go solar’
- Save money on electricity.
With electricity prices continuing to rise, generating free power from the sun makes good financial sense. - Generous rebates.
As government rebates are being phased out slowly (both at federal and state levels) installing solar sooner, rather than later, is a smart move. - Lower prices = fast payback.
Falling prices for solar panels, combined with government rebates, means many of our residential customers are achieving a payback of three or four years. - Energy self-sufficiency.
Many people are choosing to install a larger system – typically 8kW or more – with eye to the future when home battery storage and electric vehicles become the ‘new normal’. - ‘Doing your bit’ for the environment.
A typical 8kW solar PV system in Melbourne will save around 11 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to 64 fewer cars over the system’s 25-year lifetime.
It’s like having a power station on your roof
While buying a solar system involves several considerations, the two most prevalent ones are technical and economical.
Financial
Our solar advisors will make sure you receive the most return on your investment by ensuring you have the proper system to suit your electricity needs. They will use the data from your power bill to:
Determine how much and when you consume power.
based on your electricity use, determine if solar is a wise financial option for you.
Suggest the ideal system type and size for your house.
All of our solar systems come with a performance guarantee for complete peace of mind. This ensures how much electricity your system will generate over a specific time frame (you’ll see this mentioned in your Solar Proposal). We will fix your system at our expense if it fails to produce the promised electricity.
Technical
As well as the panels and the inverter, another vital component of a rooftop solar system is the monitoring. This is the brains of your system, providing you with real-time data on your system’s performance.
The most advanced monitoring systems will show you:
- how much power your system is generating
- how much solar power is being used in your home
- what you are exporting to the grid
- the amount of power you are having to buy from the grid – and what it’s costing you
Talk to us about your solar monitoring requirements. We can provide you with the monitoring solution that’s going to put you in complete control of your electricity costs.
