The difference in *performance* between budget and premium brands is marginal. To get an idea of how buying premium panels will affect your budget, going for a high-end brand such as Sunpower over a budget-end brand like Jinko can add about 30% to the total system cost. Pro-tip: Find detailed reviews of each brand here: Q-Cells | Risen | Trina | Jinko | Phono | Sunpower (Maxeon) | Canadian Solar | Suntech | REC | JA Solar | Tindo | Longi | Winaico | SolarWatt. Be aware that my reply will most likely be, “play it safe and stick to a brand on my chart”! This list is not exhaustive – if you’re not sure about a brand, shoot me an email. Note: SolarQuotes does not take incentives from manufacturers to promote or give their solar panel brand preference. If you want to play it safe, stick to the brands on this chart! See the criteria developed for the chart here. Now, you probably don’t know a good solar panel brand from a bad one. What matters most is that you get a good brand that has a solid Australian support team. It doesn’t really matter if you get mono, poly, regular, half-cut or shingled solar panels. Otherwise, don’t stress – any cell arrangement will work well. Pro-tip: There are some benefits to using half-cut or shingled panels over conventional ones if you have shade that creeps up on the solar panels through the day. They work so well they’ve pretty much taken over the market. A few years ago someone realised that you can make solar panels a little more efficient and a little more shade tolerant if you chop the square solar cells in half. The vast majority of panels sold these days are ‘monocrystalline half-cut’ panels. Panels can use different cell types and cell arrangements: Panels sit on your roof and convert sunlight into DC electricity. Solar panels consist of a grid solar cells under sheets of extremely tough glass protected by a frame. There are four main parts of a home solar power system: #1 The four main components of a solar power system Snail Mail: PO Box 470, Brighton, SA 5048 Australia A typical Australian home uses 16-20 kWh of electricity per day. It measures how much electricity is used over time. Remote inverter shutdowns and a “solar tax” – scary sounding, but benign.īeginners Note: kWh stands for ‘kilowatt-hour.’ It is a unit of energy.How are you planning on paying for your system? Understanding finance.How to calculate the savings and payback of a solar system.What price range can you expect to pay for quality solar power?.The solar rebate: still very much alive and kicking and generous.Understanding how your home uses solar energy.The basics of roof direction/angle for optimal solar electricity generation.The four main components of a solar power system.Otherwise, here’s what you should know before you get quotes for solar power and proceeding with buying a system and arranging installation: If you’re feeling confident about residential solar power systems already and you’re looking to get quotes from quality pre-vetted Australian installers I trust, click here. Pro-tip: Are you a commercial property owner? read my Commercial Solar 101 Guide – it’s written specifically for businesses. That’s why I created this Solar 101 buying guide, which should take you about 15 minutes to read. But there is so much information on my website it can feel a little like tumbling down a rabbit hole. Part 1 of my Solar 101 series covered understanding solar power and the rest of this website contains lots more information on everything you could need to know about solar energy and installation. This cheat-sheet is for you if you are thinking of investing in solar power. Get up to speed on solar in just 25 minutes.
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