Posts By Ronald Brakels, Author & Fact-Checker At SolarQuotes

HT-SAAE Solar Panel Product Warranty Increased From 10 To 12 Years

September 23, 2019 2022-03-03T10:53:41 by 15 Comments
HT-SAAE solar panels review

HT-SAAE: not a bunch of random letters, but a Chinese government owned company that has manufactured panels for use in Australia, space and other weird places.

I have two pieces of good news about HT-SAAE solar panels I’m just dying to tell you.  They are:

  1. No one’s going to get mad if you call them HT panels for short.
  2. The product warranty for panels sold in Australia has increased from 10 to 12 years.

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UPDATE: January 3, 2022. This blog post is a couple of years old. The product warranty on HT-SAAE solar panels has since been boosted again a couple of times, most recently to 25 years. The latest warranty document (as at January 3, 2022) can be found here.
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Filed Under: Solar Panels

Adelaide Climate Strike Protestors Deserve Climate Justice

September 23, 2019 2019-09-23T14:53:51 by 10 Comments
climate strike placard - it's as simple as solar

Small Protestors Take To Streets In A Big Way

On Friday I took to the streets as part of the Climate Strike protest.  It was something I had to do.  Something I owed to my children.  Something I owed quite literally, as they had paid me 60 cents to attend. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar and the Environment

Astronergy Solar Panels — But I Thought Astro Boy Was Nuclear Powered?

September 16, 2019 2025-06-04T14:46:36 by 60 Comments

chint - astronergy solar panels review

Good news, friends!  I’ve discovered a new solar panel manufacturer site full of bizarre English!  It is brilliant!  I haven’t been this happy since since the days when Risen Energy boasted about having a blue ocean strategy instead of a red ocean where the fish keep biting each other. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Panels

Tesla Lowers Powerwall 2 Price $2,200 In SA Virtual Power Plant Deal

September 10, 2019 2020-01-16T16:27:10 by 61 Comments
Tesla Powerwall 2 SA battery deal review

If you add $2,200 to the existing $6,000 SA battery subsidy, South Australians can get an $8,200 discount on the TeslaPowerwall 2. But as always, read the small print.

On Thursday Tesla announced it will lower the price of its Powerwall 2 battery storage system by $2,200 for South Australian residents.  This will make the Powerwall 2’s minimum installed cost around $7,100.  After adjusting for the SA battery subsidy it’s now only around $1,000 more than it was at the start of 2018.  With luck we won’t have to wait too much longer for it to be back down to where it was 20 months ago. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Battery Storage

Bigger Is Better — Installing Over 6 Kilowatts Of Solar Almost Always Pays

September 9, 2019 2019-09-09T11:17:18 by 41 Comments

3 kW vs 6.5 kW - Solar Energy - Bigger Is Better

If you asked me how much solar you should put on your roof I would say, “As much as you can without doing something stupid like borrowing from the mafia or doubling up on solar panels by stacking them on top of each other.”  In other words, install as much as you can without making problems for yourself. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Economics Of Solar

Canberra’s Battery Subsidy Is Up To $24,450

August 30, 2019 2024-12-10T08:43:22 by 16 Comments
Solar battery rebate in Canberra

ACT has a powerful battery rebate, but only 3 battery sales companies are allowed to be part of it.

Do you live in the ACT and want the highest solar battery rebate in Australia?  Well, you can’t have it! The only way you can get that is to move your ACT arse to SA.  If you come to Adelaide be sure to bring some kangaroos with you because, unlike Canberra, we never see them hopping through the suburbs here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Battery Storage

Hyundai Solar Panels Enters Race To Top: Product Warranty Now 25 Years

August 28, 2019 2019-08-28T13:11:48 by 17 Comments
Hyundai solar panels

Hyundai have increased the product warranty of their solar panels from 12 to 25 years!  O frabjous dai! Hyun! Hyai!

I have great news for anyone who wants a 25 year product warranty on their solar panels but doesn’t want to pay big bucks to get it.  On the first of this month Hyundai Energy Solutions increased their product warranty in Australia from 12 to 25 years.1

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Filed Under: Solar Panels

Who Has The Cheapest Electricity Plans For Solar Owners?

August 23, 2019 2024-01-03T18:35:58 by 73 Comments
Winner's podium showing cheapest electricity plans for 6.5kW solar owners -- Amaysim, Origin, and Energy Australia.

The cheapest electricity plans for 6.5kW solar owners (with median self-consumption) are Amaysim, Origin, and Energy Australia.

The three most populous states — and South Australia — all have electricity retailer choice.  This gives people the freedom to choose the electricity plan that’s best for them, while electricity retailers do their best to stop that from happening. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Electricity Prices

Incompetent Andrews Government Refuses To Admit Mistake. Would Rather Hurt Victorians.

August 2, 2019 2019-08-02T12:21:21 by 30 Comments
Victorian solar rebate mess

An exclusive shot of Solar Victoria’s efficient new process for handling solar installation businesses.

Well, that’s it.  They have made their decision.  The Andrews Government in Victoria had a clear moral choice.  They could either… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Policy

Moody’s Economic Report On Climate Change: $100 Trillion In Economic Damage By 2100

August 2, 2019 2019-08-02T08:10:42 by 27 Comments
Moody's Economic Report On Climate Change

And they are talking real dollars – not Zimbabwe dollars.

Attention, fellow capitalists!  Our god, the Moody’s rating agency, has put out a report on the economic effects of climate change and — in return for a small fee — I will tell you all about it.  Just put $50 in an envelope and mail it to me and then keep reading.  I trust you. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar and the Environment
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