{"id":45475,"date":"2020-12-07T05:36:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=45475"},"modified":"2020-12-07T08:09:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T21:39:31","slug":"aussii-solar-november-20-mb1788","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/aussii-solar-november-20-mb1788\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Solar Systems Interest Index \u2013 December 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"auSSII<\/p>\n

The proportion of Australians considering an immediate solar power system purchase was very high in November. Discover how high and more in the latest SolarQuotes auSSII report.<\/p>\n

Solar Power System Capacity<\/h2>\n

Interest in 6kW or bigger solar systems dropped back a touch again in November to 83% where a system size was specified (85% in October, 84% in September). Interest in 3 and 4 kilowatt systems was a little over 4%, while for 5kW systems it was a tad under 13%. 34% of Australians using the SolarQuotes service requested advice on solar system sizing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

Solar System Purchase Timeframe<\/h2>\n

The desire to begin busting electricity bills with solar energy sooner rather than later was very strong in November, with a whopping 28% considering an immediate purchase (October: 24%, September: 23%, August: 20%) and just under 98% sometime from now to within three months.<\/p>\n

The increase in “immediate” purchase interest may have to do with the looming holiday period when installers usually down tools for a bit and perhaps also the solar rebate reduction in 2021<\/a> came into play. But don’t panic and rush a decision – the subsidy isn’t disappearing any time soon as it’s being gradually phased out. Also possibly contributing was dread of high electricity bills over summer from air-conditioner use.<\/p>\n

The “immediate” interest was particularly strong in Victoria, likely also relating to pent-up demand from lockdown when system installations couldn’t be performed.<\/p>\n

Looking back at November last year, the proportion looking at installing solar panels immediately was around 26% – so a significant uptick this year.<\/p>\n

\"System<\/p>\n

System Price And Quality<\/h2>\n

Not much changed here in November. As in October and September, approximately 12% of solar shoppers were requesting pricing on a \u201ctop quality\u201d (most expensive) system, 80% were interested in a package offering a good balance of quality and cost, while 8% wanted a quote good quality budget system.<\/p>\n

\"Price<\/p>\n

Advanced Solar Monitoring Interest<\/h2>\n

Interest in advanced monitoring continued its downwards trend in November at 45%. It has continued to drop each month since at least July, when it sat at 69%. Why should you consider advanced monitoring? Find out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Advanced<\/p>\n

Microinverter\/Power Optimiser Interest<\/h2>\n

Close to 13% of those using the SQ service expressed an interest in either microinverters or power optimisers in November.<\/p>\n

While adding to the cost of a system, microinverters have advantages<\/a> over using a single string solar inverter<\/a>. But whether some of these advantages will be particularly beneficial depends on the installation situation.<\/p>\n

The same can be said about another form of panel level optimisation (PLO) – power optimisers. You can learn more about panel level optimisation options here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Microinverter<\/p>\n

\u201cBattery-Ready\u201d Selection<\/h2>\n

Interest in battery-ready systems was around 6% in November. While a home battery system<\/a> can be retrofitted to practically all PV installations, noting storage may be wanted in the future can assist with system design and perhaps avoid a few headaches and extra cost down the track.<\/p>\n

\"Battery<\/p>\n

Concurrent Solar + Battery Installation<\/h2>\n

Just under 13% of quote requests involved having a battery installed at the same time as solar panels – the same level of interest as in October and September. If you’re still tossing up whether to have an energy storage system installed from the get-go, SQ’s solar and battery calculator<\/a> will show you how savings are impacted by a battery system and solar panels separately.<\/p>\n

\"Solar<\/p>\n

Battery Storage System Capacity<\/h2>\n

Where a battery capacity preference was mentioned:<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 5 kWh: ~16% (October 17%, September ~14%, August 14%)
\n5 \u2013 10 kWh: ~54% (October 49%, September ~51%, August 50%)
\n10 kWh +:\u00a0 ~31% (October 34%, September ~35%, August 35%)<\/p>\n

55% of those considering buying a battery to go with their solar power system were seeking advice on system sizing in November, down from October’s 61% and back to the level of\u00a0 September.<\/p>\n

\"Battery<\/p>\n

Primary Battery Application<\/h2>\n

Around 7% noted the primary application for a battery would be for backup, ~37 % for minimising mains grid electricity consumption and 56% for both purposes.<\/p>\n

\"Primary<\/p>\n

Electricity Bills Before Solar<\/h2>\n

In November, just under 49% of Australians who knew what they paying for electricity said they had bills averaging between $500 and $1,000 a quarter. The proportion of Australians paying more than $1,000 a quarter sat at little under 11%. In October this figure was 12% and in September, 13%.<\/p>\n

\"Power<\/p>\n

About The auSSII Report<\/h2>\n

SolarQuotes auSSII reports are based on details provided by Australian users of this service who submit requests for quotes.<\/p>\n

SolarQuotes Sales Leads<\/h2>\n

There are sales leads, then there are SolarQuotes sales leads – discover<\/a> what has made this service stand out from the rest over the last decade.<\/p>\n

Reproducing auSSII Report Content<\/h2>\n

Reproducing graphs or other content from auSSII reports on your web site or in other documents is permitted, but attribution to SolarQuotes and the page from which the content was sourced is necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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