{"id":33261,"date":"2019-09-05T06:33:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=33261"},"modified":"2019-09-05T06:33:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:03:12","slug":"aussii-solar-august-19-mb1202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-august-19-mb1202\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 September 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/aussii-solar-report-september.png\" alt=\"auSSII solar report - September 2019\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/aussii-solar-report-september.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/aussii-solar-report-september-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/aussii-solar-report-september-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/aussii-solar-report-september-1024x538.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discover what Australians were wanting in a solar power system (and battery storage) in our latest auSSII report, covering August 2019.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Solar Power System Capacity<\/h2>\n<p>Of the thousands of Australians who used our service in September, 70% had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/how-does-solar-power-work\/how-much-power-do-i-need\/\">system size<\/a> already in mind. Of those, a whopping 72% were interested in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/6kw\/\">solar power system 6kW or larger<\/a>. This figure has continued to creep up &#8211; 69% in July and 67% in June. Interest in 3kW systems continues to wane, with just over 3% selecting this system size (3.5% in July).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-size-choice.png\" alt=\"Solar power system capacity choice August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-size-choice.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-size-choice-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Timeframe For PV Purchase<\/h2>\n<p>Those eager to purchase PV immediately increased to 19% last month, compared to 18% in July. Again in August, 84% wanted to buy a solar power system anytime from now to within 3 months.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/pv-purchase-intent.png\" alt=\"Solar power purchase intent - August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/pv-purchase-intent.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/pv-purchase-intent-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Quality And Price Considerations<\/h2>\n<p>Just on 13% had their sights set on a \u201ctop quality\u201d (most expensive) system in August; not much change there between July\/June&#8217;s 12% and May&#8217;s 13%. 79% expressed interest in a system with a balance between quality and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/cost\/\">price<\/a> (81% in July) and 8% were after a good budget system &#8211; this number has been bouncing around 7-8% for quite a while.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/price-vs-quality.png\" alt=\"Solar price vs. quality during August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/price-vs-quality.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/price-vs-quality-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Solar System Monitoring<\/h2>\n<p>Finn strongly recommends investing in an advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/good-solar-guide\/monitoring-systems\/\">solar monitoring system (here&#8217;s why)<\/a> &#8211; and there has been a lot of interest from Australians in this optional feature. 66% wanted details in August, up from July&#8217;s 63%.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/advanced-system-monitoring.png\" alt=\"Solar Systems Monitoring - August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/advanced-system-monitoring.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/advanced-system-monitoring-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Battery Ready Solar Systems<\/h2>\n<p>Interest in \u201cbattery-ready\u201d solar power systems had been dropping each month for some time but leveled out at 23% in August. While most solar power system installations can generally be considered \u201cbattery-ready\u201d these days, this question is on our quoting form to help prospective installers with system design when preparing quotes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-battery-ready.png\" alt=\"Battery Ready Solar Preference- August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-battery-ready.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-battery-ready-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Solar PV + Energy Storage<\/h2>\n<p>Close to 5.5% expressed interest in having a solar battery installed concurrently with their solar panels, up a smidge on July&#8217;s 5%. It&#8217;s encouraging to see Australians avoiding batteries at this point for whatever reason, as the best return on investment is to be had by installing more solar panels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-energy-storage.png\" alt=\"PV + battery storage installation - August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-energy-storage.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-energy-storage-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Solar Battery Capacity<\/h2>\n<p>For those who were set on getting quotes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">solar batteries<\/a> and had a capacity in mind, 19% asked for pricing on 1-5kWh capacity, 44% for 5-10kWh and 37% for 10kWh+. The proportion of those wanting guidance on battery sizing dropped from 58% in July to 53% in August.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/battery-size-choice.png\" alt=\"Battery size capacity preference August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/battery-size-choice.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/battery-size-choice-300x189.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Primary Use Of Battery<\/h2>\n<p>Just 3% were wanting a battery for backup purposes (5% in July). 46% had minimising grid electricity consumption as their primary reason, while 51% wanted a battery for both applications.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/intended-battery-use.png\" alt=\"Intended battery use application August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/intended-battery-use.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/intended-battery-use-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Quarterly Electricity Costs<\/h2>\n<p>Where quarterly electricity costs were known, 45% selected a range of $500 &#8211; $1,000 (49% in July). Those hit with average quarterly bills of more than $1,000 rose from July&#8217;s 9% to 11% in August.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/quarterly-electricity-bill.png\" alt=\"Australian quarterly electricity bills - August 2019\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/quarterly-electricity-bill.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/quarterly-electricity-bill-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About auSSII Data<\/h2>\n<p>Thousands of Australians use our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/\">quoting service<\/a> every month to receive up to three quotes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/trust.html\">pre-vetted installers<\/a> participating in the SQ network &#8211; and the auSSII is based on the information they provide.<\/p>\n<h2>Quality Solar Sales Leads<\/h2>\n<p>SolarQuotes has been providing quality sales leads to quality solar businesses across the country for around a decade. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/supplier.php\">Learn why our sales leads<\/a> are the best in Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>Reproduction Of auSSII Reports<\/h2>\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s=auSSII\">auSSII reports<\/a> or elements of them can be reproduced, but the page from where the content is sourced must be acknowledged in any reproduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover what Australians were wanting in a solar power system (and battery storage) in our latest auSSII report, covering August 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