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Your Suburb’s Solar Snapshot: Prices, Installers & Local Rules

July 1, 2026 2026-06-30T12:53:11 by 1 Comment

Neighbourhood solar installer finder

If you’re thinking about installing solar, one of the first questions is usually, “Who’s a good installer in my area?” Closely followed by, “How much should I expect to pay?” and “Are there any local rules I should know about?”

To make those questions easier to answer, SolarQuotes has launched suburb pages covering locations across Australia. Each page brings together local installer reviews, average installation prices, network information and other useful details in one place. [Continue reading…]

Best Solar Panels In Australia 2026: Installer’s Choice Awards

June 30, 2026 2026-06-29T13:45:21 by 2 Comments

Every year, we survey SolarQuotes installers about their favourite solar panel. For the 2026 edition of the Installer’s Choice Awards, we asked them:

“If you were putting solar panels on your own roof today, which brand would you choose? Not the house of a customer. Not a display home. Not a hypothetical stranger you’ll never see again. Your own roof, your own money and a system you’ll be living with for decades.”

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Intersolar 2026: Europe’s Biggest Solar Show, In A City That Couldn’t Keep Cool

June 29, 2026 2026-06-29T06:35:46 by 4 Comments
Longi solar

Last week I went to Intersolar Europe in Munich, and the first thing to tell you is the scale (watch my video above to get a real feel for the exhibition).

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A Solar Battery’s Secret Lever: The Minimum Reserve Level

June 26, 2026 2026-06-25T23:14:15 by 17 Comments
A solar battery

The minimum level of charge a battery will keep up its sleeve can be customised to best suit your priorities – whether it’s maximising energy trading profits, blackout protection or reducing degradation. You can even tweak it temporarily in response to unusual conditions – as I found during a power price surge earlier this week.

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Grinding Roof Tiles Leaves A Giant Solar Mess

June 25, 2026 2026-06-24T15:23:23 by 14 Comments
Solar panel roof tile grinding

You might have noticed that grinding artificial stone kitchen benchtops was banned in 2024. Health and safety laws have caught up with the silica dust created when grinding cement products, and for solar installation that means dry grinding tiles is no longer acceptable.

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Is Your Home Battery Warm Enough To Survive Winter?

June 24, 2026 2026-06-24T15:28:08 by 7 Comments

This winter solstice has just rolled by, and while the days will be getting longer, the season is far from past. While the conditions persist, it’s worth checking in on your battery to see how it’s coping with the cold.

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Spilt Milk? AEMC Pushes Simpler Electricity Pricing

June 23, 2026 2026-06-22T10:59:28 by 25 Comments
AEMC simpler electricity pricing

Electricity pricing has become so complicated that Australia’s energy rule-maker wants future power plans to be as easy to understand as buying milk. That’s one of the key messages from a major Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) review released last week, which sets out a long-term roadmap for simplifying electricity pricing as rooftop solar, home […]

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Three Free Hours: A Tale Of Three Batteries

June 22, 2026 2026-06-22T01:27:21 by 107 Comments
Home batteries configured to use free electricity.

Free power windows arrive for most Australians on July 1. If you own a battery, you probably want to configure it to take advantage, and fill it for free, from the grid. But your battery will not do this on its own. Out of the box, it has no clue your free window exists. Somebody […]

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Do You Have The Right Inverter For 3 Free Hours Of Power?

June 19, 2026 2026-06-18T16:36:36 by 24 Comments
Solar Sharer Offer Explainer

SolarQuotes customer Louise Potgieter invested in a home battery system expecting to cut her bills down to size. She went on holiday, only to return to an unpleasantly large bill. She’s written about what happened, what to look out for, and how the right inverter paired with a 3 free hours of power plan solved […]

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NSW Launches $15,000 Interest-Free Home Energy Loans

June 18, 2026 2026-06-22T15:48:25 by 14 Comments
NSW Home Energy Saver Program

NSW households earning up to $210,000 a year can now access interest-free loans of up to $15,000 for solar, batteries and a range of home energy upgrades, under a new $557 million state government program.

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