Unable to secure the votes required in the Upper House of Parliament, Premier Barry O’Farrell has abandoned plans to retroactively cut the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme 60c/kWh solar feed in […]
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Marsden Gardens Retirement Village Solar Project
Marsden Gardens, a retirement village in Marsden, Queensland, has recently seen the completion of the installation of a large solar panel array, distributed across the roofs of the buildings within […]
SOLAR SHOCK: Government announces retrospective NSW Solar Bonus Scheme Cuts
The NSW government has announced a drastic decision that, in addition to closing the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme feed-in tariff, would retrospectively reduce the NSW feed-in tariff for those already […]
Ammendments to the Enhanced Renewable Energy Target (eRET)
Changes were made to the Renewable Energy Electricity Act as a result of the Enhanced Renewable Energy Target (eRET) and there is good news and bad news for all the […]
Hoymiles Inverters: Independent Review by Solar Choice
Note: Solar Choice is not a solar installer and has no incentives to promote Hoymiles or any product brand over another. Hoymiles Review – Company History Hoymiles is a global […]
Trina Battery: An Independent Review by Solar Choice
Background on Trina – Company History Gao Jifan started Trina Solar in 1997. Trina solar are one of the big 5 solar panel manufacturers and are based in China. Trina […]
Heat Pump Hot Water System Rebate NSW – Explained
The great news for NSW customers is that there are 2 governments rebates that are available for customers looking to upgrade their hot water system to an energy-efficient heat pump […]
Best Heat Pump Hot Water Systems in Australia Compared
Note: In compiling the list for the best heat pump hot water systems in Australia it’s important to remember that Solar Choice is not associated with any heat pump brand […]
Aquatech Heat Pump: Independent Review
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with Aquatech or any heat pump brand and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. At a Glance: […]
Hydrotherm Heat Pump: Independent Review by Solar Choice
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with Hydrotherm or any heat pump brand and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product over another At a Glance: Hydrotherm Dynamic […]
Rinnai Heat Pumps: Independent Review
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with Rinnai or any heat pump brand and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. At a Glance: […]
Sonnen Battery: An Independent Review by Solar Choice
Background on Sonnen – Company History Founded by Christoph Ostermann and Torsten Stiefenhofer during 2010 in the German village Wildpoldsried. The intelligent energy storage system producer sonnen has the goal […]
Soltaro Battery: An Independent Review by Solar Choice
Background on Soltaro – Company history Soltaro is an Australian owned and operated energy storage company with a background in importing and wholesaling various brands of panels and inverters. In […]
Solarwatt Batteries: An Independent Review by Solar Choice
Overview of Solarwatt – Company History Solarwatt is a German company founded originally in 1993 and is still headquarted in Dresden. The business has expanded over the last 25 years […]
Commercial Solar Prices: Current Averages by Capital City
Since May 2014, Solar Choice has been publishing commercial-scale solar PV system prices providing reliable ballpark figures on the going cost of solar in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth […]
Solar Panel Costs: Solar Choice Price Index | May 2024
The Solar Choice Price Index measures the cost of solar power systems on a dollar per watt ($/W) basis. This pricing metric helps consumers and industry stakeholders understand the average […]
Solar Battery Costs: Solar Battery Price Index
In 2017 we launched this Solar Choice Battery Price Index which is updated every 3 months. Solar Choice has previously been publishing average solar PV system prices on a monthly […]
Ecogenica Heat Pump Hot Water: Independent Review by Solar Choice
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with Ecogenica or any heat pump brand and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. At a Glance: […]
Compare Solar Feed-in Tariffs – State by State
State Solar Feed-In Tariffs State and Territory governments across Australia have adopted different approaches to what is normally referred to as a solar feed-in tariff, sometimes known as a solar bonus scheme […]
Best SA Solar Feed-In Tariffs
Residents in South Australia have the highest electricity rates in Australia. This explains why going solar is a big motivation for household owners there, with one in three having a […]
Best QLD Solar Feed-In Tariffs
Queensland, otherwise known as the Sunshine state has a perfect environment for solar panel installations. With 300 days of sunshine per year and an average of 8-9 hours of sun […]
Best VIC Solar Feed-In Tariffs
There is a wide variety of different reasons for residential homeowners to switch to solar energy in Victoria. This includes the cost savings of relying less on the grid or […]
Best NSW Solar Feed-In Tariffs
Solar feed-in tariffs are a payment that you receive from your chosen electricity supplier in exchange for any surplus clean energy that your solar panels feed back into the grid. […]
Sanden Eco Plus Heat Pumps: Independent Review
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with Sanden heat pumps and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. At a Glance: Insights from Our […]
Reclaim Energy Heat Pump: Independent Review by Solar Choice
Note: Solar Choice does not install Reclaim Energy products or any other heat pump and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. At a […]
Rheem Heat Pumps: An Independent Review
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with Rheem Heat Pumps Manufacturer or any heat pump installer and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. […]
Solar Panels Brisbane: Compare installers & prices
Well over 30% of the homes in the Brisbane area have solar panels on their roofs – one of the highest rates of any of Australia’s capital cities. Why have […]
iStore Heat Pump | Independent Review by Solar Choice
Note: Solar Choice is not associated with iStore or any other heat pump and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. At a Glance: […]
Sungrow Solar Inverters- Independent Review
Note: Solar Choice is not a solar installer and has no financial or other incentives to promote any product brand over another. Overview of Sungrow – Company History Sungrow Power […]
Fronius Solar Inverters: An Independent Review by Solar Choice
This Fronius inverter review is performed independently by Solar Choice and has no affiliation with Fronius. Overview of Fronius – Company History Founded in Austria on June 20th 1945, Fronius […]
SENEC Battery: An Independent Review by Solar Choice
UPDATE: Senec no longer sell batteries in the Australian market and have chosen to focus on the European markets. According to their website they will still honour warranties for any […]