Two new winners have emerged in the ACT and Tasmania as SolarQuotes wraps up its 2026 state and territory installer awards.

The awards use a weighted calculation of customer reviews published on SolarQuotes between September 1, 2025 and September 1, 2026. This gives smaller installers with fewer reviews a fair chance against larger businesses.

To qualify, installers must have received at least 15 reviews during that period. All installers with SolarQuotes review listings are considered, not just those in our installer network. [Read more…]

You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d seen Victoria’s installer podium before. The same three companies that made the top three in 2025 are back again this year, although Jet Solar and Brightworks Solar have traded places at the top. [Read more…]

I met him at Everything Electric. Retired electrical engineer. Plenty of time on his hands, and one clear mission.

“I want the cheapest battery I can get,” he said. “I’ve done my homework.” [Read more…]

There are some familiar names at the top of Western Australia’s 2026 solar installer rankings, with last year’s winner taking first place again and a new contender moving into second.

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Queensland’s top-rated solar installer has held onto the crown for another year, while two new names have moved into the runner-up positions.

It’s part of SolarQuotes’ annual state installer awards, based on customer ratings and reviews submitted over the past year.

Here are Queensland’s top three for 2026. [Read more…]

A recent solar social post made a vivid point about the economic cost and outright danger posed by bad workmanship and ignorance.

So I thought it would be worth examining here to explain why we have standards and why, in a first-world society, you have to be prepared to employ people who know what they’re doing.
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At 12:15 pm on a Monday, my wife Sue rang and told me our home battery was on fire.

When it was clear that Sue and our family dog were safely out of our home, and the firies were on their way. One of my first thoughts was:

“Oh, great. The Murdoch media and my mate Jamie are going to have a field day with this.”

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Last year’s national champion is back in the running as we reveal the three solar installers NSW customers rated highest in 2026.

The winners were determined using a weighted calculation of customer reviews published on the SolarQuotes website. This gives smaller companies with fewer reviews a fair chance against their bigger rivals. [Read more…]

We’re launching our 2026 state installer awards in South Australia, where there’s a new number one in SolarQuotes’ annual rankings, knocking last year’s winner off the top spot.

Here are the three installers SA customers rated highest in 2026. [Read more…]

Peter Hannam quoted me in RenewEconomy on Friday, saying I expect there are hundreds of thousands of solar and battery systems out there that aren’t optimally installed or configured, some of them carrying real potential for dangerous outcomes. [Read more…]