REC is half cut again – TwinPeak 2S 72 Series
Touted as the “highest power 72-cell multicrystalline solar panel in the world”, REC has announced the start of production of its TwinPeak 2S 72 Series modules.
Don’t Buy Second Hand Solar For Your Home
You’ll Pay A High Price For Second Hand Solar Equipment
“Psssssst! Wanna buy some slightly used solar panels? They fell off the back of a truck. Or possibly off the back of a roof. Maybe they even fell off the back of a roof of a truck. We just don’t know. But what I do know is they are tier one panels in great condition – they didn’t fall far – and they’re cheap, so if you are looking to install rooftop solar you’d be a fool not to buy them, right?”
Wrong. [Read more…]
Scheme To Donate Solar To The Sydney Opera House Is A Boondoggle
Sydney Opera House In Sustainability Scam Shocker! Photo Credit: Finn
This morning the Australian Financial Review reported on how the Sydney Opera House and Energy Australia, and apparently even the CSIRO, are teaming up to create a solar energy trading scheme that, on the face of it, is completely useless. But, once you think it through, it clearly makes the world a worse place. [Read more…]
Tindo Solar, Australia’s Only Solar Panel Manufacturer, Bought By SA’s Cool or Cosy
Tindo Solar is now owned by SA company ‘Cool or Cosy’.
Tindo Solar, Australia’s only manufacturer of Solar panels has been bought by South Australia’s insulation, solar installation, and energy efficiency company Cool or Cosy.
The deal was announced on… Well actually, it hasn’t been announced yet1. But since I’m from Queensland, obviously I know Julian Assange, so you can trust me to know all the secrets. [Read more…]
OneSolar Review. One Word: Avoid
OneSolar make a lot a lot of claims on their website that just don’t stack up.
When it comes to choosing solar panels and inverters, we recommend sticking to well known brands.
Over the years we’ve seen lots of obscure panel brands hit Australian shores, often with slick websites, and almost always with dubious claims of being ‘engineered’ in anywhere-but-China.
Our experience is that the quality of these mysterious brands is often poor, and if they fail a few years down the line it can be very hard to find the company that originally imported or manufactured them. [Read more…]
An Apology To Australian Premium Solar
Sorry can be the hardest word.
I am writing this article to apologize to Australian Premium Solar, also known as APS.
On the 20th of January this year I wrote an article entitled, “Australian Premium Solar Turn A 30 Year Warranty Into A One Year Warranty.”
In the article I did the following:
- I described the APS warranty as “horrible”.
- I said that unnecessary and expensive inspections are required to maintain the APS warranty.
- I advised people not to use APS panels.
I of course apologize for none of that, as I still believe it all to be true. [Read more…]
Australian Premium Solar Turn A 30 Year Warranty Into A One Year Warranty
Australian Premium Solar. Not made in Australia and not Premium. (Screenshot from now-deleted APS Youtube video: Caution-tape is mine)
Australian Premium Solar is a company that sells solar panels with a warranty that is truly exceptional and sets them apart from all other panels on the market. [Read more…]
Happy Christmas From The Crew At SolarQuotes
Look what Santa got for Christmas.
From all of us here at SolarQuotes® : John, Rob, Jono, Ronald, Claudio, Chantel, Margherita, Bec and Finn, have a great Christmas under your LED and solar powered Christmas lights.
See you next week, with a turkey sandwich and a post rounding up what happened in Australian Solar Land during 2016.
Solar Rebate Ending?
Have you heard the news? The solar rebate is ending! It’s all over the internet. Or at least all over the parts of the internet that run ads from shonky solar companies. According to them, if you don’t rush out right now to get rooftop solar installed before the first of January you’ll end up paying a fortune for it! If you don’t buy now, the price of a typical 5 kilowatt rooftop solar system will rise by…
…just a second… let me work it out…
Around $263 which is about a 4% increase. [Read more…]
Congratulations! Your 10 Year Solar Panel Product Warranty Is Probably 25 Thanks To Australian Consumer Law
Has your solar panel’s ‘product warranty’ has been magically transformed from 10 to 25 years thanks to Australian Consumer Law?
When people ask me about solar panel warranties, I tell them to look at the product warranty. This is usually for 10 or 12 years.
I tell them not to worry about the performance warranty, which is normally for 25 years or sometimes 30.  You see, while most manufacturers are happy to honor their product warranties, not all of them expect to replace solar panels that fail while they are only covered by their performance warranty. [Read more…]
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