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A Virtual Power Plant case study: Vermont USA

June 5, 2019
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As Solar Choice is currently undertaking the early stage preparations and structuring for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that can be made available for household, commercial and government premises across our local federal electorate of Warringah, it’s timely to look at successful VPP models elsewhere in the world. A VPP consists of a large number […]

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Australia’s Clean Technology Future Event

April 10, 2019
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Last night at Manly’s International College of Management Sydney located at St Patrick’s Estate, Zali Steggall hosted ‘Australia’s Clean Technology Future’ event. The event saw around 200 attendees young and old, that appeared to be mainly made up of local residents as well as a collection of others who had travelled from outside the electorate […]

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Solar Choice attend the Smart Energy Conference & Exhibition 2019

April 8, 2019
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Smart Energy Council is the peak body for the solar, storage and smart energy in Australia. An annual event hosted by the Smart Energy Council provides an opportunity for renewable advocates both inside and outside the industry to come together and learn. This year the hall was split into 3 presentation rooms (Smart Energy Solutions, […]

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Tesla Powerwall: a complete 2019 buyers guide

April 3, 2019
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The world-famous Elon Musk, CEO Tesla, announced an entry to the energy storage market in 2015 with the launch of the home battery product, the Tesla Powerwall. Perhaps more famous for their electric vehicles, Tesla Motors have been praised for their ability to make leaps and bounds in research and development. How Much Does The […]

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Zali Steggall Hosts: Australia’s Clean Technology Future

April 1, 2019
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Solar Choice has been at the forefront of the push to solar energy here in Australia for over a decade. With our National Head Office being located in Manly since 2008, our team are very excited about what has been happening lately in our local electorate and are looking forward to attending the ‘Australia’s Clean […]

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Total Facilities 2019

March 25, 2019
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Solar Choice have been regular visitors and exhibitors at a number of renewable energy conferences such as Smart Energy and Australian Energy Storage , however last week we tried our hands at something new. The conference, held annually between Sydney and Melbourne, is touted as “the nations single most important business event for Facilities Management and like-minded professionals with […]

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Solar Choice experienced in Poultry Farm projects

February 27, 2019
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Technology has driven poultry farming to a highly automated and computerised practice, enabling significant increases in the output for farmers. This has also dramatically increased the energy costs as ventilation, temperature control and automated systems drive greater power consumption.   Designing Solar for a Poultry Farm There are a number of sector specific factors that […]

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Solar Choice’s Solar Calculator Resource Library

February 27, 2019
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Over the years, Solar Choice has developed a range of interactive solar and battery storage-related calculator tools. This resource library acts as a homepage for these calculators, to make it easier to identify and access the calculator that best suits your needs. Please keep in mind that all calculator outputs are indicative only. Recommend on […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for February 2019

February 26, 2019
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Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight upwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – up about 2c/W from November 2018 to $1.17/W. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables below […]

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Why Solar Choice provides the highest quality residential leads for installers

February 21, 2019
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2018 was a record year for the amount of solar panels being installed on rooftops in Australia. However for solar installers the growth in the residential market has led to over 5,000 contractors Australia-wide, so increasingly it is important for the installers’ sales team to focus on valuable prospects. The Solar Industry is now saturated […]

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NSW utilising water for energy: with numerous planned pumped hydro projects on the way

December 12, 2018
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At the NSW Smart Energy Summit 2018 there was a lot of talk regarding the future of pumped hydro in NSW and the talk was promising.  Mr Turnbull of course talked a lot about Snowy 2.0, but it was the talk about a large array of other projects planned around NSW that really solidified pumped hydro’s […]

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Solar Choice attends NSW Smart Energy Summit

December 12, 2018
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Solar Choice were “out of the office” last Tuesday 4th December to watch the Smart Energy Council play host to the NSW Smart Energy Summit. Pre-arrival the buzz was centred around former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull publicly speaking for the 1st time since being replaced by Scott Morrison. On Solar Choice’s arrival it was clear everyone […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for November 2018

November 30, 2018
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Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight downwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – down about 2c/W from August 2018 to $1.15/W. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables below […]

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Manly’s “Solar Beach” – 2018 Christmas Drinks

November 23, 2018
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Manly has become recognised internationally as a vibrant and flourishing hub for businesses engaged in the Australian solar industry. Manly is now known in our sector as “Solar Beach”. Last night saw a large gathering of these local businesses from the solar industry catching up for annual Christmas drinks. The drinks took place on Solar […]

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Mount Majura Solar Farm – Energeia

November 23, 2018
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The Mount Majura Solar Farm north of Canberra Airport (co-developed by Solar Choice and Solar Fields, commissioned in 2016) was proud host last weekend to an engaging and talented performance by five artists from the ACT based Australian Dance Party. The event was called “Energeia”, and brilliantly portrayed through movement and dance the flows of […]

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Tesla’s big battery completed at Gannawarra solar farm

November 16, 2018
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Marking another milestone in Australia’s transition to renewables, Tesla’s second big battery in Australia has reached completion at the Gannawarra Solar Farm. The completion of the Ganawarra Energy Storage System (GESS) also marks the largest pairing of a solar farm and a battery in not only the country, but the world. The system is a 25 […]

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Solar Choice says “Thank-You” to its Customers

October 29, 2018
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Now that Solar Choice has been in business for over 10 years it is not only timely to reflect on our achievements but also to say a massive thank-you to all our customers from over the years. Through our customers interactions, feedback and reviews Solar Choice has turned into one of the industry’s most visited […]

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Battery Storage Price Index – August 2018

August 24, 2018
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Last month we posted an article informing our readers that due to stabilisation of battery and solar pricing in recent times, we will now be publishing quarterly indexes as opposed to monthly.  Welcome to our first Quarterly Battery Storage Price Index! Next article will be published in November 2018. Solar Choice has previously been publishing […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for August 2018

August 3, 2018
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Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight downwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – down about 2c/W from June 2018 to $1.17/W. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables below […]

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Should you get Victoria’s time-varying solar feed-in tariff? (Analysis & calculator)

July 24, 2018
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The Victorian government announced that it would be introducing a time-varying solar feed-in tariff (TV FiT) earlier this year, and the tariff came into effect on the first of July. Now that the time-varying feed-in tariff is available as an alternative to the standard flat rate feed-in tariff, should you opt for your own solar […]

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65kW solar installation for Coastal Cold Storage (brokered by Solar Choice)

July 16, 2018
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Solar Choice has brokered optimal value on a 65 kilowatt (kW) solar system for Coastal Cold Storage in Geelong. Coastal Cold Storage is a family-owned company that has been specialising in the receival, storage and dispatch of frozen products from within Australia and overseas for over two decades. The owner of the company approached Solar […]

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Solar Choice’s Solar & Battery Price Indexes are going quarterly!

July 12, 2018
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In light of the fact that solar & battery system prices have stabilised in recent times, Solar Choice has made the decision to begin publishing our Price Indexes quarterly as opposed to monthly. The next suite of Price Indexes will be published in August 2018 (the Price Index’s six year anniversary); the next one after […]

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Welcome to the new Solar Choice website design

July 11, 2018
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In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve updated our website! The main improvements are a wider space for our writing & other content and a number of new evocative header images. The changes bring a fresh look & feel to the site – not to mention improved readability & navigability. While our previous layout served us […]

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50kW solar system for Concept Caravans (brokered by Solar Choice)

July 10, 2018
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Concept Caravans has installed a 50kW solar system for their facilities in Campbellfield, Victoria. The company is an Australian designer, manufacturer and retailer of ‘innovative and stylish’ caravans for camping and leisure. The company’s national operations manager approached Solar Choice in late 2014 to discuss the benefits of commercial solar. The client was looking for ways to […]

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3.2MW rooftop solar array for Primo Smallgoods

June 27, 2018
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Primo Smallgoods – Australia’s largest manufacturer of ham, bacon, salami and deli meats – continues to lead the food industry with its procurement of the single largest rooftop solar installation in Australia, at 3.2 megawatts (MW). Primo first reached out to Solar Choice in mid-2016 with the aim of offsetting a portion of the company’s […]

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Gannawarra Solar Farm opening ceremony [Photos & Video]

June 15, 2018
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After a five-year journey, Gannawarra Solar Farm has been two thirds commissioned and will soon be sending clean energy into the grid at full production. The project, at 60MW DC / 50MW AC, is the first large-scale solar farm in Victoria, and will also be home to one of two ‘big batteries’ planned for the […]

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An improvement to our Solar & Battery Storage Calculator

June 12, 2018
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Our Solar & Battery Storage Payback Estimator is one of the most widely-accessed resources on the Solar Choice website, with thousands of visitors per month. We take pride in the fact that the tool is one of the most comprehensive freely-available calculators of its kind in Australia, and are constantly looking at ways to improve […]

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Battery Storage Price Index – June 2018

June 6, 2018
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Even with substantial changes to the database used to compile this month’s index, average battery storage system prices have moved only slightly from May. This seems to be an indication of the fixed hardware costs of battery storage systems (mainly the batteries themselves). Even as competition increases and more players come into the space offering […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for June 2018

June 6, 2018
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Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight upwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – up about 3c/W from May 2018 to $1.19/W. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – June 2018

June 6, 2018
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Average residential solar system prices have dipped down to $1.32 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer network and updated pricing from installers that we work with. While not a historic low (we’ve seen $1.30/W in December 2017), it is the […]

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Solar Choice brokers 15kW solar system for Dovecare Medical Centre

May 30, 2018
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Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 15kW solar system for Dovecare Medical Centre in Doveton, Victoria. The project is one of a number of medical centres that Solar Choice has assisted in making an informed decision about going solar. Dovecare’s owner approached Solar Choice in early 2017 seeking a solar system to help combat the […]

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