We recently kicked off the SolarQuotes Installer’s Choice Awards with the solar panel brands installers would choose for their own homes. This week, we’re turning our attention to the inverter — the box on the wall that converts DC solar power into the 230 volts AC your home uses.

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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 the predicament.

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Despite showing up at All Energy conference with a perfectly swank and expensive trade stand, it appears SMA Australia has quietly withdrawn from the Australian market.

Surely SMA haven’t gone broke? No, they’ll maintain a presence in the large scale commercial sector for solar farms.

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Recent research suggests smarter software could change how Australian households understand their solar systems — from production to consumption — without necessarily adding more hardware.

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Wood Mackenzie’s latest inverter manufacturer rankings note a firm high up on its leader board that’s a surprise inclusion given the challenges the company faces. [Read more…]

Solar inverter, optimiser, battery storage and EV charger manufacturer SolarEdge has announced its Home Hub Universal 3-phase inverter was last week approved by the Clean Energy Council for use in Australia, following the CEC’s recent tick for the company’s 3-phase battery system. [Read more…]

Winter is waning, Spring has sprung, as the temperature lifts, so should your gaze. You may find a hot mess on top of your solar inverter because even the best can suffer birds nests.

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German solar inverter and energy storage manufacturer SMA is looking for further savings in its operations — and shedding more jobs is part of the company’s expanded restructuring plan. [Read more…]

Solar manufacturers Sungrow and SolarEdge are still offering inverter trade-in (or up) programs in Australia when upgrading their systems to new hybrid inverters and/or batteries from the respective firms. Here’s how the schemes work and what you can get. [Read more…]

A recall notice for certain GoodWe and GE-branded hybrid solar inverters sold in Australia over 4+ years was recently published, but the situation appears to be mostly resolved already. Here’s what to know. [Read more…]