Residential solar power system prices
Prices in the table below include both the up-front incentive available for small-scale systems through the Renewable Energy Target (i.e. ‘STC discount’) and GST – they represent the total retail price of the system to the customer. We’ve left fields blank where there were only a small number of price points available in our database (usually less than 3).
In particular, the prices below encompass:
- Supply & installation of solar panels
- Supply & installation of a string inverter, microinverters and/or power optimisers
- Supply & installation of all requisite cabling, safety & mounting equipment
- The federal ‘discount’/incentive available for all accredited small-scale solar installations in Australia
- GST
Average out-of-pocket costs by city & system size
| 3kW | 4kW | 5kW | 6kW | 7kW | 10kW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, SA | $3,350 | $3,870 | $4,540 | $4,890 | $5,870 | $8,990 |
| Brisbane, QLD | $4,190 | $4,790 | $5,660 | $6,100 | $7,390 | $10,400 |
| Canberra, ACT | $4,410 | $4,850 | $5,650 | $6,460 | $7,540 | $10,340 |
| Darwin, NT | $5,800 | $7,710 | $8,920 | $10,170 | $11,250 | $14,420 |
| Hobart, TAS | $5,020 | $5,650 | $6,620 | $7,560 | $8,570 | $12,390 |
| Melbourne, VIC | $4,200 | $4,450 | $5,010 | $5,510 | $6,470 | $8,750 |
| Sydney, NSW | $3,940 | $4,430 | $5,050 | $5,530 | $6,610 | $9,050 |
| Perth, WA | $3,400 | $3,730 | $4,860 | $5,830 | $6,240 | $10,310 |
| All | $4,290 | $4,940 | $5,790 | $6,510 | $7,490 | $10,580 |
