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What are the main things Brisbane homeowners should consider when buying a solar power system?

Synopsis

Located in the greater suburbs of Brisbane, Springer Solar has installed a 17-kilowatt solar system using LG NeOn-2 panels in the suburb of New Beith. With 52 panels, the system can power a large home with ducted air conditioning and bring the quarterly electricity bill down to zero. Choosing the right solar system provider is crucial and Springer Solar only utilises its employees for installations to ensure the system is installed correctly the first time.

Factors to consider when choosing a solar system provider include the quality of the components used, the longevity of the company and equipment providers, the design of the system, and the location of the inverter. Solar is not just about price; quality installation is just as important as the quality of the product. A high-quality solar system can pay for itself in under five years, making it an economical and practical investment for most residential properties.

Video Transcript

- We're in the greater suburbs of Brisbane. This is a suburb called New Beith, out towards Ipswich. Utilising LG NeOn-2 panels here, 330 watt NeOn-2 panels. 52 panels, which gets them just a touch over 17 kilowatts. Excellent savings here though. This is a large home, ducted air, could be looking at a bill over 800 to 1200 a quarter. With the system we've got and the battery we've got here, we can get that down to zero.

Springer Solar only utilizes employees for their systems. We don't subcontract our work. We have a team of electricians and apprentices and qualified roofers amongst our staff to ensure the system gets installed correctly to first time every time. The things to consider when installing and choosing your solar system provider is the quality of the components that they're using, the longevity of the company, the longevity of the providers of the equipment. How long has that company been around? Are they using their own installers? Are they subcontracting their work? What does the design look like? How has that design been presented to you on the roof? Are you aware of how that system's gonna look on the installation? Where's the inverter going? Is that inverter going out in the sun? Is it going in the garage? All these things make up an installation.

Solar is not just about price. We're not just comparing a five kilowatt system to a five kilowatt system. There are so many more factors to think about. Houses with multiple roof surfaces with multiple azimuths might also need a micro inverter or an optimised solution. No point having a high quality product in your panel with a poor quality installation or the wrong inverter chosen for the job. Most residential properties can install a high quality solar system and have it paid back under five years, and that would be our worst case scenario. This many solar systems have never been more viable and more economical.