{"id":17307,"date":"2017-12-05T05:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=17307"},"modified":"2018-03-23T15:47:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T05:17:48","slug":"aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 December 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/aussii-solar-report-november.png\" alt=\"Solar power interest in Australia - November 2017\" width=\"700\" height=\"431\" \/><\/p>\n<p>November proved to be yet another month many Australians were seeking quotes for installing solar power systems as a step towards lower electricity bills.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Solar Systems &#8211; Size Preference<\/h2>\n<p>Interest in large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">home solar power<\/a> systems continued to gain steam, growing from 31.5% of all <a href=\"\/quote\">quote requests<\/a> on SolarQuotes in October to 34.6% in November. There was an uptick in interest in 6kW solar packages, jumping from 9.5% in October to just over 11% of all submissions last month.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/solar-systems-size.png\" alt=\"Solar power system sizing\" width=\"700\" height=\"436\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With regard to the % of submitters unsure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/how-does-solar-power-work\/how-much-power-do-i-need\/\">what system size<\/a> they require and requesting advice on sizing, since starting the AUSSII this figure has usually been between the 40-44% range (~41% last month). Last month it dropped to under 38%.<\/p>\n<h2>Purchase Intent Timeframe<\/h2>\n<p>Even with the silly season on the horizon, Australians were quite keen to get solar panels on their rooftops sooner rather than later &#8211; with 19% wanting to make a purchase decision &#8220;immediately&#8221; and nearly 82% within the next 3 months. Both these figures were well up on October (15% and 78% respectively). 31% wanted to buy a system within the next 4 weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pv-purchase-intent.png\" alt=\"Buying solar - timeframe\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Solar Quality Vs. Pricing<\/h2>\n<p>Again in November, Australians getting a solar quote through SQ&#8217;s service indicated a preference towards a good mix of system quality and price; with 80% indicating this (around the same as October). Under 8% wanted a &#8220;good budget system&#8221; and more than 12% indicated they were willing to pay a premium for a top quality PV package.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/solar-price-quality.png\" alt=\"Price and quality of solar\" width=\"700\" height=\"451\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Battery Ready PV<\/h2>\n<p>13% of submitters indicated they wanted a quote on a battery-ready system, up by around 10% on October.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/battery-ready-pv.png\" alt=\"Battery ready solar\" width=\"700\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Concurrent Solar + Storage Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Just over 5% of submitters indicated they wish to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/buying-a-system\/\">hybrid solar + battery system<\/a> installed from the outset, down a little on October&#8217;s figures (just under 6%). The percentage has only moved between a little below 5 and 6% over the last few months.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/solar-battery-storage.png\" alt=\"Solar + storage interest\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;ve mentioned in previous reports, when a potential solar buyer indicates they are looking at solar + storage, a flag appears in the SQ <a href=\"\/quote\">quoting system<\/a> advising the person of ballpark costs before they proceed &#8211; or they can choose an alternative (PV only\/battery-ready PV).<\/p>\n<h2>Battery System Size Preference<\/h2>\n<p>For those who did want a PV + storage installation from the get-go and indicated a battery size, 51% requested a quote with pricing details for a system with 10+ kilowatt-hours of storage capacity. That&#8217;s up from 48% in October and 46% in September.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/solar-battery-size.png\" alt=\"Battery system size\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Battery Application<\/h2>\n<p>There was quite a drop in the number of submitters wanting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">battery system<\/a> for both backup and minimizing grid use (60% in October, down to 53% in November). In October, just under 33% indicated the primary intended purpose was to minimize grid use. In November, that increased to 42%.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/battery-storage-application.png\" alt=\"Home battery application\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Power Bill Costs<\/h2>\n<p>Of those who knew their average power bill costs, 60% were paying more than $500 a quarter on electricity, with nearly 49% paying between $500 and $1,000 a quarter (up from 48% in October).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/electricity-bill-cost.png\" alt=\"Average electricity bill costs\" width=\"700\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About The auSSII Report<\/h2>\n<p>SolarQuotes welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each month, resulting in thousands of requests for of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/\">solar quotes<\/a>; which are provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/trust.html\">pre-vetted Australian installers<\/a> participating in the SQ installer network. All this activity gives us some insights into what Australians are wanting in terms of a PV installation.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to get <strong>3 quotes<\/strong> from our pre-vetted installers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/\">click here<\/a>; or browse through our comprehensive database of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/reviews\/\">solar installer reviews <\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking For Quality Solar Sales Leads?<\/h2>\n<p>SolarQuotes has been providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/supplier.html\">qualified solar sales leads<\/a> for companies that care about providing quality solar energy solutions since 2009. At the time of publishing, more than 330,000 people have received quotes via our service. Learn more about the benefits of joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/supplier.html\">SolarQuotes installer network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Report Reproduction Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>Reproduction of graphs and other detail from November\u2019s auSSII report is welcome, but this page must be acknowledged as the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November proved to be yet another month many Australians were seeking quotes for installing solar power systems as a step towards lower electricity bills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":17318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 December 2017<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November proved to be yet another month many Australians were seeking quotes for installing solar power systems as a step towards lower electricity bills.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 December 2017\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"November proved to be yet another month many Australians were seeking quotes for installing solar power systems as a step towards lower electricity bills.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-04T19:12:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-23T05:17:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/aussii-solar-report-november.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"431\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 December 2017\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-04T19:12:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-23T05:17:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/\"},\"wordCount\":625,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-report-dec17-mb0344\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/aussii-solar-report-november.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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