Solar power systems were a little cheaper in Australia overall in June 2022 – find out how much was paid where in the latest SolarQuotes Australian solar price report.
Victoria trumped Western Australia for the cheapest solar on a cost per watt installed basis (all sizes, and after subsidies) in June – but only just. WA is usually the cheapest overall, but this is the second time in 2022 we’ve seen Victoria wear the crown. Of all the states and territories we had sufficient data for, Victoria also saw the biggest drop – down a substantial 18c a watt.
| State | Cost per watt (June 2021) |
Cost per watt (May 2022) |
Cost per watt (June 2022) |
| QLD | $0.84 | $0.98 | $0.98 |
| NSW | $1.06 | $1.13 | $1.09 |
| ACT | $1.08 | $1.37 | NA |
| VIC | $0.83 | $1.10 | $0.92 |
| TAS | $1.13 | $1.50 | NA |
| SA | $0.91 | $1.13 | $1.11 |
| WA | $0.74 | $0.92 | $0.93 |
| NT | NA | NA | NA |
| AU | $0.91 | $1.07 | $1.02 |
The figures above are based on details provided by 347 Australian buyers who let us know what they paid for their systems when submitting solar installer reviews. These submissions included reviews of installers not within the SolarQuotes installer network.
Cost Per Watt Nationally
The following graph indicates average cost-per-watt across all system sizes nationally going back to July 2020 .
Cost per watt in June 2022 was still well up on June last year, but equal lowest since December 2021.
6.6kW Solar System Prices – June 2022
The graph below shows average pricing nationally for 6.6kW systems. June’s average was $6,100, down on May’s $6,293.
While prospective buyers may eye 2021’s prices with envy, rooftop PV continues to be a very good investment with rapid payback in most cases. You can get a pretty good estimate on savings and payback in your circumstances using SQ’s solar calculator.
To view historical pricing on other system sizes, check out the SolarQuotes Australian Solar Price Index. As well as indicative pricing in each state and nationally updated in real-time as new reviews are submitted, it provides filters for creating reports on various system capacities and components. If you’re looking for general pricing ranges for various system sizes, see our page on how much solar panels cost.
June A Corker For Home Solar And Battery Interest
Many Australians are keen on getting solar panels installed as soon as possible in light of recent electricity price rises pretty much right across the country. In this month’s auSSII (Australian Solar Systems Interest Index), we mentioned 26% of those using the SQ quote service in June expressed a desire to purchase a system straight away.
There was also a significant bump up in solar battery interest in June, with just under 22% of quote requests indicating a desire to have panels and a home battery installed at the same time.
If you’re considering pulling the trigger on a PV and/or battery installation, ensure you have solid information on which to base a decision. Check out SolarQuotes founder Finn’s comprehensive 101 guides to understanding, buying and owning solar power and battery systems.
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Hi,
What is your view of the firm that calls itself Social Energy that provides batteries as well as solar panels and supposedly provides a high indeed tariff that will pay the system off quickly.
I just need a suitable battery so I am keen on your thoughts.
Regards
John Treloar
I haven’t looked into whether Social Energy is likely to be a good deal or not, but if you outline what they are offering I can tell you what I think. If you have documents you want to send, my email is:
[email protected]
Hi there,
We are thinking of getting Solar panels 6.6KW
We had a sales person here the other day and he made it sound so simply with good savings plus they guarantee if it does not work the way he explained they will give us $1000 to compensate.
We had not read much about it (I did but I do not understand it) what are we to watch for?
1. What are the best quality of the Panels? 2. What is the best Inverter?
3. I did read you mentioned 1 more device to be installed to monitor usage but the sales person says it is not needed because we will have an APP on our mobiles.
4. What is the best quality of an INVERTER?
5. WE HAVE 3 PHASE ELECTRICITY
6. He told us if we want more panels then 6.6KW then it would be regarded as commercial.
Could you please give us your best advice.
Thank you
Hello
If the salesperson was a door knocker, then I recommend being very cautious about buying anything they sell. While it’s technically not impossible to be offered a good solar system through door-to-door sales, they have a very bad reputation.
If you want quotes from installers who do quality work, I recommend getting them through us here:
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/quote/start/
Just enter your postcode and answer the questions that come up as best you can. If you are on a budget, then indicate you want a budget system when that question comes up. This won’t have a top-of-the-range inverter or solar panels, but they will be reliable and well installed. Any system you get through an installer we refer will be covered by our good installer guarantee:
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/installation-guarantee/
If you have questions about solar in general, I recommend checking out our Solar 101 Guide:
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/solar101.html
But if you just have questions about what you’ve been offered, you can tell me the name of the solar panels and inverter, your general location, and the price, and I’ll give you my opinion of them.