{"id":14773,"date":"2017-09-06T11:05:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T00:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=14773"},"modified":"2018-02-21T13:56:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:26:08","slug":"aussii-solar-report-australia-mb0196","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-australia-mb0196\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Solar System Interest Index – September 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Australian<\/p>\n

August saw a significant increase in the proportion of Australians wanting to install battery-ready PV systems according to the latest SolarQuotes Australian Solar System Interest Index (auSSII) report.<\/p>\n

The following are some highlights relating to interest in small-scale solar power systems in Australia last month.<\/p>\n

Where Was The Interest?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Solar Quotes saw an increase in quoting activity during August, with most of the interest again in New South Wales (~32% vs 34% in July), but note that numbers aren’t adjusted for population. Victoria and Queensland were again second and third, comprising 22% and 20% of all solar quotes<\/a> respectively and maintaining their previous positions, but with significantly higher numbers. South Australia’s share also climbed, Western Australia and the Northern Territory’s proportions were reasonably static and we saw a drop in the ACT and Tasmania’s share.<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

PV System Size Preference<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Big systems continue to rein supreme among Australians who selected a desired capacity during the quoting process, with requests for prices of 5kW+ solar<\/a> packages making up nearly 70% of the total nationally. Similar to our report last month<\/a>, 41% of those submitting for quotes were unsure on system capacity and requested advice.<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

System Purchase Intent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Australians are still keen on getting solar panels onto their rooftops sooner rather than later. Increases in feed in tariffs<\/a> coupled with recent electricity price rises<\/a> may be playing a role, which are making the economic case for solar even stronger<\/a>; even taking into account the decrease in STC values. August saw 74% expressing an intention of installing within three months, similar to July. 37% indicated a purchase intent of within 4 weeks.<\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/p>\n

Battery-Ready System Requests<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Interest in battery-ready solar power systems crept up significantly, with 12.5% indicating this preference during August (up from 10% in July).<\/p>\n

\"Battery<\/p>\n

Solar + Energy Storage Interest<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We saw some backing off on interest in installing solar power + energy storage concurrently. In July we recorded 6% wanting solar + battery quotes and in August, this dropped back to under 5%. Given the uptick in battery-ready system requests, this may indicate not so much a decline in interest in storage, but more Australians taking a wait-and-see approach.<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

Note: during our solar quoting<\/a> process, we display a flag when PV + batteries are selected indicating approximate cost before the submitter can proceed. This is to help ensure the enquirer is seriously interested in solar + storage. A \u201cbattery-ready\u201d system option is also offered at this point as an alternative.<\/p>\n

Battery Capacity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As with solar panel systems, Australians are wanting large storage capacity. The most popular size recorded during August was for 10kwh+ battery systems, comprising nearly 44% where a capacity was indicated.<\/p>\n

\"Battery<\/p>\n

Battery Storage Application<\/h2>\n

Close to 55% of Australians requesting battery quotes intend using it for both backup and minimising grid power consumption purposes – that’s up around 10% on July.<\/p>\n

\"Battery<\/p>\n

Electricity Bills<\/h2>\n

As was the case in July, 46% of Australians indicated they were paying between $500 and $1000 quarterly for mains power.\u00a0 Nearly 7% were unsure of their average quarterly bill amount.<\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/p>\n

That\u2019s it for this issue of the auSSII report. Next month, we’ll be revealing interesting information<\/b> on Australians’ thoughts on price and quality. To be notified when new reports are released, subscribe to our weekly newsletter <\/a>.<\/p>\n

About The auSSII Report<\/h2>\n

SolarQuotes welcomes hundreds of thousands of visits each month, resulting in thousands of solar quotes<\/a> provided by pre-vetted Australian installers<\/a> participating in the SQ installer network. All this activity provides us with insights into what Australians who are considering purchasing a solar power system are thinking.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to get 3 quotes<\/strong> from our pre-vetted installers, click here<\/a>; or browse through our comprehensive database of solar installer reviews <\/a>.<\/p>\n

Installers<\/strong> \u2013 Learn more about the benefits of joining the SolarQuotes installer network. and how you can receive qualified solar sales leads<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Report Reproduction Guidelines<\/h2>\n

Reproduction of graphs and other detail from this report is welcome if this page is acknowledged as the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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State-By-State New South Wales again led the states, representing 32.9% of quote requests, although this was down\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Australian solar system interest index report","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aussii-solar-report-october.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aussii-solar-report-october.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aussii-solar-report-october.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aussii-solar-report-october.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54486,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-oct21-mb2178\/","url_meta":{"origin":14773,"position":3},"title":"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: October 2021","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"October 4, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Solar systems are getting bigger and many Australian households are wanting to fill their rooftops with solar panels - find out more in the latest auSSII report. 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