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Where is the bargain??
I've installed my solar system a few years back
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the 3kW system could save around $500 per year. So it is around a 6 year payback, if there are no additional maintenance costs. Don't get me wrong,PV is great , but one should think twice if you are doing it for economic reasons
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3kw would probably save more than that per year in WA or QLD.
19 years of free solar power? Makes financial sense to me!
If you are only counting feed in tarrifs, if you also count the fact that you are using your own power when it is generating, you are saving 25-35c per kwh, if the system generates 15kwh on a good day, it doesn't take long for it to rack up the savings.
If you work all week then most of the power is exported. Basically you have Saturday and Sunday to get the 25c benefit and thats if your not on TOU. Which on shoulder is more likely to be 18c. I'd say most likely to be getting 6c/kWH FiT whilst at work.
Also apart from aircon, pool pumps there isn't to many 2-3kw demands from the average house. My electric heater is 13c/kwh on night storage, so that wouldn't be worth it.
15 kWh on a good day and 0 kWh on a bad! I allowed 4kwh/kW for generation. This seems reasonable for NSW/Sydney.
Hidden costs include inverter replacement @7-10 year.
Saying that, I do agree with you that. if you can fit your load curve to the generation curve then savings can be more
Assuming your number of $500 per year, this is 10.6 % ROI after tax every year. That is pretty good. As the price of power goes up, that ROI will improve.
….also the STCs will reduce in value by around $200 (reduction in the deeming period) from 2017 , so if PV is a good fit for you then now is a good time.
That may be, but the home owner doesn't care about STCs. They only need to care about what they have to pay for install.
What's the normal price?
Throw in 50AA + 50AAA eneloops, a 1TB PS4, and 60months interest free & i'll sign up 6kw tonight.
Good deal
What type of inverter do these deals come with ?
There is nothing special about this deal. Another provider (True solar) does a 3kw system with a BOSCH inverter for exactly the same price. NO DEAL
http://mcelectrical.com.au/blog/bosch-inverter-review-bpt-s-…
Well that didn’t last long! Bosch apparently read my post and saw the flaws in their inverter 😉 They pulled the pin on the Bosch Inverter in January 2016. It seems they sold their remaining stock to True Value Solar
Don't give up your day job.
What brand inverter on the 6kW system? ABB is a very good brand, by the way.
Does it include the meter installation? Do they operate right around Australia?
Also interested in the 6KW inverter and whether you install all around Australia.
I don't have any knowledge on the subject but this link ( http://mcelectrical.com.au/blog/sma-or-aurora-system-design/ ) seems to suggest ABB is very UNreliable saying "The reason we have moved away from ABB is mainly due to a massive failure rate. At a quick look at our invoicing we have invoiced ABB to replaced 54 Abb inverters in the since October 2015 (6 months). That’s one inverter replacement every 3 working days. ABB come to the party and are good with their warranty replacement procedure. But for obvious reasons, we no longer supply ABB Aurora inverters."
I must admit that I don't have too much experience with ABB solar inverters, I was speaking more broadly about ABB electrical equipment.
Subbed. Interested to read this discussion.
If you have a low daytime consumption and with a 7c feed in tariff good luck in ever recouping your outlay.
Also understand that these setups dont last forever and will need replacing.
For most people it will be like spending $1 to get back 70c…. :-(
How so? I am on 11c FIT and little to no daytime consumption, and I get about $250 a quarter savings (for the last 6 quarters)
My bill was $400-$450 per quarter for the last 5 years. After getting solar installed, I now sit between $190-$230.
Have you actually measured your export units, or are you guesstimating?
I have a 5kw system and I am only just pushing near $1K/year with 7c FIT and reasonable daytime usage.
Monitored. Last quarter I exported 25xx kwh @ 11c. I have 6.5kw panels on a 5kw inverter.
What was your install cost?
11c FIT is better than the NSW 7c but still not enough to make it viable.
How long before your panels and inverter will need replacing.
When the batteries come down to a sensible price and off the grid becomes a reality is when we will start to get somewhere.
$4378. FIT thru Click.
I have a 10 year full replacement warranty on inverter. Im about to get my 5th bill and looking at the readings I should be around (overall) about $1500 in savings so far. Have had very little decrease in performance. Of course nothing is ever guaranteed but so far so good. I cant complain. I'm about to get a pool so will run that during day for pretty much free so that's a good thing.
Great discussion and thank you to every for your contribution. I was thinking of going solar, but am now very confused. A few people I know who have it tell me how cheap their power bills are. Will need to get the calculator out I think. So Xywolap, are you saying it's false economy to install solar?
Some say it is worthwhile but from our experience definitely not.
Our NSW FIT is 7c k/w and our household is 2 person. Our system is 1.5k/w which is now about 4y/o and on a good day our max output has dropped to around 1k/w. The panels do decrease in performance over time and will need replacement at around 10 yr intervals.
Do your research Maggie. It can be a big project that can go either way.
A 30c FIT would have made it viable… but the initial major stuff up offering far too much (60c) completely stuffed the idea.
Agree, their website claims the PV system is maintenance free for 25 years… hahahahaa it also isn't clear on the quality of the products. This get 9/10 on BS scale
I'd advise to speak a local contractor who can provide a warranty service and do a quality job.
T R U E.
There is a lot of fly by night shonks out there and your warranty can be worth zilch the moment they move to the next suburb. Many have been caught with this. Even some of the so called reputable co's can be a pain to deal with.
Ours was done by Energy Australia (actually Chinese owned co) and could not have been worse if they tried.
We are in Newcastle and for the first 2 weeks they tried to get a QLD co to do the job. Apparently they thought Newcastle was in QLD !! Eventually they found someone from Sydney to do a quick cheap job for them…
Go for reputation and quality over price if you must get a system installed.
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