{"id":58279,"date":"2022-01-27T10:18:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=58279"},"modified":"2022-02-01T09:48:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T23:18:26","slug":"buying-solar-video-mb2332","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/buying-solar-video-mb2332\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Solar In 2022: Everything You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Solar 101: A Guide To Buying Solar In Australia - 2022 Edition\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzddltC5TyM?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>Get up to speed on everything you need to know about buying solar panels for your home in 2022 in this updated video guide from SolarQuotes Founder Finn Peacock.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The video is based on the text version of Finn&#8217;s regularly updated original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">Solar 101 buyers guide<\/a> that has been viewed more than a million times. 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