{"id":49974,"date":"2021-05-04T08:18:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T21:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=49974"},"modified":"2021-05-04T15:08:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T04:38:42","slug":"solarquotes-tv-ep4-mb1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarquotes-tv-ep4-mb1981\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarQuotes TV Ep. 4 &#8211; Why Bigger Solar Power Systems Are Better"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Why Bigger Rooftop Solar Is Better : SolarQuotes TV Episode 4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QqfJNBQVEQg?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>In another jam-packed episode of SQ TV, discover why the 6.6kW system is dead and why you should be filling your roof with solar panels. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We also meet Mike the mechanic who is using a big solar installation to get zero bills &#8211; plus $17,000 in feed in tariff revenue over the last 12 months.\u00a0 Finn visits what was Adelaide&#8217;s largest residential solar system in 2003 and finds out how it&#8217;s faring in 2021 after nearly 18 years without an inspection.<\/p>\n<p>Also learn about clever gadgets designed to help you make the most from a big solar power system, and much more!<\/p>\n<h2>The 6.6kW System Is Dead<\/h2>\n<p>0:31 &#8211; From what Finn is seeing in the solar industry, everything is about going big &#8211; now and into the future. So, how does this reconcile with claims the output of solar power systems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/dynamic-solar-exports-mb1969\/\">need to be limited<\/a> to avoid &#8220;traffic jams&#8221; on the grid? Finn explains this is only happening at very specific times and the approach needed going forward &#8211; including changing the mindset regarding &#8220;wasted energy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>17-Year-Old Solar Power System Gets A Checkup<\/h2>\n<p>3:28 &#8211; Back in 2003, this 3.48 kilowatt system in Adelaide &#8211; the largest residential installation in the city at the time &#8211; cost more than $28,000. Today, a similar sized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/cost\/\">solar power system costs<\/a> around $4,000 &#8211; and you can get a good quality 6.6kW system for not much more. Finn calls in Pat from Adelaide Solar Repairs to give this old system a long-overdue inspection to see how it&#8217;s faring.<\/p>\n<h2>Humans Of Solar: Mike The Mechanic<\/h2>\n<p>8:34 &#8211; Michael from Volv of Adelaide installed a 71kW solar power system\u00a0 the roof of his workshop &#8211; and it turned out to be a very wise decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Solar has been good for me as I have no power bills, and I have an income stream from what is being exported to the grid,&#8221; says Michael.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s a significant amount of revenue in addition to those zero power bills &#8211; around $17,500 over the last 12 months. His outlay &#8211; around $80k.<\/p>\n<p>Michael also chats about the future of his work given the shift to electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>On a related note, learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/commercial-solar-guide.html\">commercial solar in Australia<\/a> &#8211; these days it&#8217;s not so much a question of whether businesses with suitable rooftop should install solar panels, but more why they haven&#8217;t done so yet.<\/p>\n<h2>Ask Finn: Remote Inverter Shutdowns<\/h2>\n<p>11:13 &#8211; Mia from Adelaide questions why her solar power system was briefly shut down by SA Power Networks in an incident on March 14 this year. Mia was of the understanding that only systems installed after October 2020 could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-disconnect-explained-mb1792\/\">remotely shut down<\/a> temporarily under certain circumstances. 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