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The Best Solar PV System Installers in Queensland: Who to trust?

March 30, 2012
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With the popularity of the solar PV industry in Australia–and Queensland especially–Solar Choice has seen the rapid emergence of a very large number of solar PV installers. With this influx of companies vying for business, customers trying to quickly and painlessly locate a reputable and trustworthy solar installer can quickly become overwhelmed by a number [...]

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Solar Choice Customer Feedback & Testimonials

March 9, 2012
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Since 2008, Solar Choice has assisted over 35,000 Australians in making decisions about going solar. As Australia’s national solar power system installation brokerage and advice service, Solar Choice is uniquely positioned to assist customers in finding the best deal on solar power systems, anywhere in Australia. Below are some examples of positive feedback that Solar [...]

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Solar PV system prices reaching unprecedented lows. Why? And how long will it last?

December 14, 2011
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Solar PV system prices have hit all-time lows in Australia, according to Solar Choice’s team of Solar Energy Brokers. These solar price declines are due to a perfect storm of factors, including the strong Australian dollar, increased competition amongst installers and manufacturers due to withdrawn subsidies, and a flood of cheap solar system components from [...]

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Solar Choice announces new Commercial Solar PV Finance Package

November 2, 2011

Solar Choice Commercial has announced an innovative and unique financing package for customers looking to develop large-scale commercial solar PV projects across Australia. The Commercial Solar Finance package will be a strong stimulus for the Australian commercial market, and is available to Australia’s solar PV industry at large, for projects sourced directly by installers/manufacturers as well [...]

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Solar Choice gets Australia’s first i-MiEV 100% Electric Vehicle

October 18, 2011
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    Solar Choice now has its own electric vehicle–the first of its kind ordered and purchased in Australia. The Mitsubishi i MiEV (“Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle”), will be parked and charging its batteries in the evening in Manly, NSW when it is not being used on official Solar Choice business. Those living in Sydney [...]

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Solar Power in Mackay, Qld: Join the Mackay Solar Community

October 12, 2011
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Solar Choice is currently organising a Solar Community in Mackay, Queensland. If you are a resident of the Mackay local government area, now is your chance to take advantage of a special bulk discount rate on a solar power system using the power in numbers of your local community. The Solar Choice staff are experienced [...]

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Solar Choice at Sustainable House Day 2011

August 25, 2011
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Sustainable House Day (SHD) has taken place every September since 2001. 2010 saw a record 272 homes open their doors to SHD volunteers and over 40,000 local community members with an interest in learning more about how sustainability can be practicably implemented in day-to-day living. Solar Choice will be taking part in the Sustainable House Day [...]

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Solar Choice Commercial Tenders Manager Iain McGregor Swims English Channel

August 22, 2011
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Word has just come in that Commercial Solar Tenders Manager Iain McGregor successfully crossed the English Channel on 20 August 2011–propelled only by his own arms and legs. In the end, the swim took 15 hours and 14 minutes, falling within the 12-16 hour time range that was initially anticipated. “All I can say is that [...]

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Solar Choice solar power brokering: An overview of our personalised service.

August 12, 2011
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What kind of service can you expect after you fill out a request form for solar quotes from the installers in your area or place an inquiry with Solar Choice? First, you will be sent a solar quote comparison with a list of trusted solar installers who operate in your area. Soon afterwards, you will receive correspondence from [...]

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Solar Choice Commercial Tenders Manager Iain McGregor to swim English Channel

August 12, 2011
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Solar Choice Commercial Tenders Manager Iain McGregor has been gearing up over the past six 6 months in preparation for a swim across the English Channel, to take place between 21 and 25 August, 2011, depending on weather conditions. He expects the crossing to span anywhere from 35-40 kilometers and take between 12-16 hours, depending [...]

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80kW commercial-scale solar roof in WA

June 8, 2011
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    A massive rooftop solar power project developed and managed by Solar Choice has recently been completed in Derby, Western Australia. The owner of the shed is a WA businessman who recognised the long-term investment value of a this commercial-scale solar project, especially in the face of expected rising electricity prices nation-wide. Blog this! Digg this [...]

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Leading Solar Power towns are found in regional Australia

May 6, 2011
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As part of Clean Energy Week, the Clean Energy Council has issued a list of the top 20 postcodes for residential solar power in Australia. The ranking was compiled based on percentage of homes in the postcode powered by solar photovoltaics. The top-rankers have all turned out to be from regional or coastal parts of the [...]

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Solar Power comes to a Broome resort: Bali Hai

May 1, 2011
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Bali Hai is a luxury resort in Broome, WA for whom Solar Choice recently tendered an agreement for a 55kW solar photovoltaic array installation. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

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Best Solar Power System Deals Central West NSW – Solar Choice Dubbo, NSW

April 18, 2011
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The NSW Central West is one of the most sunshine-blessed regions of Australia and the world, and is an excellent place to have solar panels for home power generation. The Solar Choice Dubbo, NSW office is there to help you find the best solar power PV system deals available in the western NSW. Blog this! [...]

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Whirlpool discussion forums–Looking for advice?

December 10, 2010
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Our job here at Solar Choice is to offer quote comparisons on solar installers and help you find the system and company most appropriate to your project and preferences. If you are Net- and bargain-savvy, you may have come across several sites in the solar industry and others that offer advice and experiences to aid people [...]

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The German experience – 9yrs of solar energy gross FiT has had only 0.43% impact on household electricity prices

November 1, 2010

Solar Choice has been meeting consistently over recent months with senior politicians responsible for renewable energy policy at both Federal and State level, with a view to helping them take a well informed view on the real impact of various feed in tariffs on electricity prices. There is currently a real risk that the Australian [...]

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NSW solar bonus scheme round up, the day after solar chaos

October 28, 2010
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Wednesday 27 October 2010 will long go down as solar chaos day in NSW. In the same breath as the results of the review of the solar bonus scheme were announced, Premier Keneally caused mayhem by introducing a Bill that gave customers a matter of hours – until midnight – to pay deposits to their [...]

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Free power, and the rest

February 26, 2010
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The following article, by Mathew Cawood, appeared in the rural newspaper The Land on 20th of February 2010. It talks about a recent 10kW installation in country NSW that Solar Choice brokered. The installation earns the owner over $10,000 per year and will pay itself off in 4-5 years, banking profits thereafter. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]

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Make the Right Solar Choice – article in the Green Times

January 14, 2010
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The following article, by Michael Salvatico, appeared in the Green Times. It talks about the service offering of Solar Choice and that fact that we are a carbon negative operation, through our partnership and status as a Climakind gold member. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about [...]

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Solar energy is lighting the way – article in the Western Advocate

January 14, 2010
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        The following article, by Louise Eddy, appeared in today’s Western Advocate. It talks about a major solar installation that Solar Choice brokered in Western NSW that will produce enough power to service 4 homes. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Print for [...]

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Example of personal service from Solar Choice broker

October 5, 2009
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Hi Adam, Great to hear from you. Okay, so really the comparison of a 1.5 and 2kW system comes down to a larger outlay for a larger system. But is it worth it? Let’s put aside the environmental and social aspects of this and examine in purely economic terms the pros and cons. Blog this! [...]

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