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REC – The World’s #1 Best Solar Panel

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There’s no doubt REC is the best solar panel available in the world right now. It kept pace with the likes of Sunpower, Q.Cells, LG, and has now taken over the lot to be the last premium panel standing. What is doubtful though, is whether or not REC is worth the price tag. In this […]

Want 10kW of Solar on a Single Phase?

Can I Install a 10kW Solar System on Single Phase? – The 2023 Gen24 Update! The maximum residential solar system size allowed here in Brisbane used to be 5kW of inverter capacity per phase. Since the majority of households are single or three phase, that meant the largest you could install was 5kW solar systems, […]

Solar Panel Cleaning

How often should I clean my solar panels? What is the best way to clean my solar panels? How do I maintain a solar system? Here are a few tips and tricks.

New 5033 Solar Standards

On the 19th of May 2022, the new Solar Installation Standard (AS/NSZ 5033) became mandatory after a 6-month transition period. For your average bloke on the tools, interpreting Australian Standards is about as fun

Solar Panel Warranty – Loop Holes Exposed

Is your solar panel warranty worth the paper it’s written on? Will a little bit of shade void your solar panel warranty?  In this post, I’ll first show you how most solar panel manufacturers have, what I consider to be a 25-year solar panel warranty get-out-of-jail-free card written into their installation manual.  After that, I’ll tell you about […]

Hail damaged Solar Panels 2020

So your Solar Panels were smashed by hail on the 31st of December 2020 and you need a quote to remove and replace them. Let’s hope it’s under insurance. Read on, because it may cost the same to replace your entire system. Your home insurance could cover new solar panels and solar inverter for the […]

Five Solar Tips For Your New Build Home

If you are planning solar for your new home, you don’t want to get it wrong. There are some unique advantages you have from starting fresh. However, there are potential pitfalls you need to avoid. This article is going to give you five tips when considering a solar installation on your new build. 1. Rough In […]

PERC Solar panels – Degradation through LeTID

Solar panels are getting bigger thanks to a technology called PERC. Just two years ago, a 250W panel was the norm. Today, just about every panel manufacturer is offering Mono PERC solar modules and Poly PERC solar modules at 300W. Some are even offering an extremely affordable 330W Mono PERC module. The aim of this post is […]

Small Commercial Solar Brisbane – Finding the Sweet Spot

Now that more people are better understanding the benefits of solar, their attention turns to looking at solar for their business. However, a lot of people are still unsure as to how to determine the size they’ll need and what added components are required for a commercial install. This post first aims to cover the […]

Solar Panel Design : North-East-West

Can I face solar panels North, East and West? It’s a solar panel design question I pose to almost every electrician and solar salesman I interview: “Can we install solar panels without optimisers on three different orientations?” Nine out of ten times, their answer is wrong. To explain the answer, I’ll go back to the […]