{"id":30676,"date":"2019-05-28T06:26:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T19:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=30676"},"modified":"2019-05-28T06:29:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T19:59:40","slug":"vodcast-episode-16-mb1071","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vodcast-episode-16-mb1071\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 17 &#8211; Bureaucracy, Batteries And Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Australia had an election - and we talk about it! 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Finn said it was a mid-range brand and uses the SolarQuotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/comparison\/compare-solar-panels\/\"> solar panel comparison table<\/a> to explain why.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=90bTY9YtVuc&amp;t=541s\">9:01<\/a> &#8211; Worst and best review of the week as chosen by SQ team member Ned. The worst review was for an installation that resulted in a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) order against the installer.<\/p>\n<p>The best review was from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/solarpro\/\"> SolarPro<\/a> customer who is very pleased with his solar and battery installation a year after it was installed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=90bTY9YtVuc&amp;t=860s\">14:20<\/a> &#8211; The Victorian Government has had a change of heart with regard to households claiming a Solar Homes Package rebate, but who didn&#8217;t follow the process correctly before the program was recently paused. 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