{"id":2819,"date":"2013-09-02T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-02T01:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2023-07-05T17:13:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T06:43:50","slug":"revealed-top-rated-solar-companies-across-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/revealed-top-rated-solar-companies-across-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The Top (and Bottom) Rated Solar Companies across Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Customer ratings from over 11,000 reviews revealed!<\/p><\/div>\n

Since I started this humble website back in 2009 (when solar panels cost $1000 each!), over 11,000 solar powered Aussies have kindly left reviews of their solar installation experience online for all to see.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing\u00a0SolarQuotes.com.au has\u00a011,341 reviews of 875 different solar companies online.<\/p>\n

So I thought it was about time we had some fun, and do some analysis to discover the top-rated solar companies (as rated by their customers).<\/p>\n

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Since writing this article in 2013, SolarQuotes has continued to evolve and we have developed a platinum\/gold\/silver solar installer rating<\/a> <\/strong>that is updated regularly.<\/p>\n

SolarQuotes has also recently posted an update for each capital city, and if you are looking for an installer in Adelaide<\/a><\/strong>, Brisbane<\/a><\/strong>, Canberra<\/a><\/strong>, Melbourne<\/a><\/strong>, Perth<\/a><\/strong> or Sydney<\/a><\/strong> be sure to read those posts.<\/p>\n

Here’s how I did it:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now – the problem with ranking things based on reviews is that you do get different answers based on how you do the ranking. If you work out the average score of all a company’s reviews, the smaller companies are generally going to win, because they have fewer reviews and it is easier to have a higher average over 15 reviews than over 1,000.<\/p>\n

To get round this bias, I have done the ranking in categories.<\/p>\n

(Please be aware – to be truly transparent – I am including all solar installation companies that we have reviews for. Not just\u00a0SolarQuotes clients!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Category 1: The Top 5 Large, National Installers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I calculated this list with criteria as follows:<\/p>\n

1) Companies must have physical offices in at least 3 states to show they are truly national.<\/p>\n

2) Companies must have > 150 reviews to prove they are a major player.<\/p>\n

With those criteria in place here are the top-rated national solar companies in order of average review scores:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany<\/strong><\/td>\nHQ<\/strong><\/td>\nReviews<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nInfinity Solar<\/td>\nQLD<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n4.3099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSolargain<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n248<\/td>\n4.2742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nEnergy Matters<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n152<\/td>\n4.2094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nNicholls Solar<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n490<\/td>\n4.1156<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMark Group<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n1117<\/td>\n4.0924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All fantastic national companies who will do a great install at a good price. Well done guys.<\/p>\n

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Category 2: The top rated local<\/span> solar installers across Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

If we reduce the “number of reviews” criteria, then we tend to see small\/medium local companies come to the fore. Here’s how they rank by customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n

Criteria: At least 15 reviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany<\/strong><\/td>\nLocation<\/strong><\/td>\nReviews<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAndrew Hanna Electrical<\/td>\nSydney<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n4.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAdam Solar Pty Ltd<\/td>\nAdelaide<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n4.6691<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nGippsland Solar<\/td>\nGippsland<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n4.6646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nEnergypak<\/td>\nPerth<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n4.6324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSoltek Energy<\/td>\nSydney<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n4.5625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Category 3 – Top Rated, Local Installers in each of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth<\/strong><\/p>\n

Criteria: must have a local office in the city, and at least 15 reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nCompany<\/strong><\/td>\nState<\/strong><\/td>\nReviews<\/strong><\/td>\nAvg Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSydney<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nAndrew Hanna Electrical<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n4.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nSoltek Energy<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n4.5625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nBlue Mountains Solar<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n4.4732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nSolaray Energy Pty Ltd<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n4.4167<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nRK Solar And Consulting<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n101<\/td>\n4.3399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBrisbane<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nGo Solar Power<\/td>\nQLD<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n4.4008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nFive Star Energy<\/td>\nQLD<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n4.3152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nInfinity Solar<\/td>\nQLD<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n4.3099<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nCSA Solar<\/td>\nQLD<\/td>\n123<\/td>\n4.3069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nEnviren Solar QLD<\/td>\nQLD<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n4.3034<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nPerth<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nEnergypak<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n4.6324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nGreen Wiring<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n4.3281<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nA Woman’s Spark<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n4.3194<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nCarbon Footie<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n4.2857<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nClean NRG<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n4.2802<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nAdelaide<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nAdam Solar Pty Ltd<\/td>\nSA<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n4.6691<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nLiving Energy Solutions<\/td>\nSA<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n4.428<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nAdelaide Solar Systems<\/td>\nSA<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n4.3735<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nSunergy Solar<\/td>\nSA<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n4.3333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nSolar 2000<\/td>\nSA<\/td>\n216<\/td>\n4.3106<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nMelbourne<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nMadison Australia<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n4.5481<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nClean Energy Works<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n4.3854<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nSolar Sunwerx<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n4.2887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nEnergy Matters<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n152<\/td>\n4.2094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nEnviroshop Melbourne<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n4.2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Well done to all these companies who got “Top 5”!<\/p>\n

The bottom 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are wondering which companies have the lowest customer feedback scores: here’s the list based on companies with at least 30 reviews:<\/p>\n

(the lowest scoring company is top of the list)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Company<\/td>\nState<\/td>\nReviews<\/td>\nScore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Modern Solar<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n3.375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clear Solar<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n3.4671<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green Engineering<\/td>\nNSW<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n3.6619<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unleash Solar<\/td>\nSA<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n3.6869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State Solar Services<\/td>\nVIC<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n3.7286<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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