{"id":38418,"date":"2020-03-25T07:13:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T20:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=38418"},"modified":"2020-03-25T07:13:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T20:43:27","slug":"poly-mono-solar-panels-mb1459","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/poly-mono-solar-panels-mb1459\/","title":{"rendered":"Polycrystalline Vs. Monocrystalline Solar Panels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Monocrystalline vs Polycrystalline Solar Panels - What&#039;s The Best Choice?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3s3As4YigfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Some solar sales people play up the supposed superiority of monocrystalline over polycrystalline solar panels. But is this justified for most homeowners going solar? Here&#8217;s Finn&#8217;s view on the issue.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Transcript<\/p>\n<p>I get approached all the time by confused homeowners who&#8217;ve been quoted solar and they&#8217;ve had the salesman enthusiastically sell them on the merits of their mono or poly panels. The funny thing is the salesman is always talking up the type of panel that they happen to be selling, while rubbishing the other.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always amusing to hear from someone who has two quotes, one using mono panels and the other using poly; with both salespeople rubbishing the other&#8217;s type.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m here to keep it simple.<\/p>\n<p>For two panels of similar wattage, the difference in performance between mono and poly is absolutely tiny, so don&#8217;t stress over it at all. All you need to do is pick a good brand and you&#8217;ll be set.<\/p>\n<p>Now to make things a little more confusing, there&#8217;s recently a third type of panel technology hit the market. It&#8217;s known as cast mono, which is basically a hybrid between mono and poly technologies. But my advice here is the same. The differences in performance is almost nothing. So it doesn&#8217;t matter if you get mono, if you get poly, if you get cast poly\/ cast mono, what&#8217;s important is that you buy a good brand that will last 25 plus years on your roof.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Transcript ends<\/p>\n<h2>Which Are Good Solar Panel Brands?<\/h2>\n<p>Finn mentions what really counts is choosing solar panels manufactured by a good company. With so many brands available and a huge difference in pricing, which do you choose? To help you in a decision, SolarQuotes has a trusted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar-brands-trust.html\">solar brands chart<\/a> you might find useful (that page also has a chart for solar inverters). These are brands SQ considers to be reputable and well-supported in Australia. You can also compare solar panels from these brands using SQ&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/comparison\/compare-solar-panels\/\">solar panel comparison chart<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>More On Mono And Polycrystalline<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the difference between monocrystalline and polycrystalline (aka multicrystalline) cells in terms of how they are made, you can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/photovoltaic\/monocrystalline\/\">mono cells here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/photovoltaic\/polycrystalline\/\">poly cells here<\/a>. 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