Any one dealt with the solar company More Green Energy.
I am planning for 6.6kw solar panel, got a good deal from them but not sure about their credibility. Review in productreview.com looks positive. There are some negative reviews as always with every company but I am not sure if it is genuine. Did one deal with them in the past, especially in Melbourne. Share your thoughts.
There will surely be a sockpuppet comment soon enough, recommending them lol
Bring it on. We will flag it and they'll look ridiculous!
Thanks for the comment. I haven't signed a contract with them yet. But don't know how a company can survive for more than 5 years. BTW, did you ever deal with that company by any chance.
@lasiafjmc: A company can survive for 5 years easily with a product like solar. Be the cheapest, install the cheapest, cross your fingers and home it keeps working for log enough to make some money and get out of the market.
Solar is a no moving parts setup and actually not that difficult to install in most cases. Hire some cheap sparkies throw a system on any ‘normal’ house you can get and avoid any tricky setups - profit. .
I haven't used them.
Consider whether they do the work themselves or just do sales and sub-contract it out. For me that is a red flag if anything goes wrong.
When you are buying something with a 20 year warranty it is good to choose somebody who is likely to be around, and that often means the smaller local companies.
Try asking for a couple of reference customers you can call who are in your area.
Because solar standards have been changing rapidly over recent years you can have a system that meets present codes, but if you need warranty service and the original installer is gone, the panel & inverter suppliers won't stand behind the workmanship of the install so you can have unexpected costs to rectify if you need to replace the inverter, for example.
Agree, the sales and subcontract model is a recipe for dodgy practices.
With current market situation, even big companies are no more.. eg : true value solar, who was in market for more than 10 years..
https://www.solar.vic.gov.au
True Value Solar, Energy Matters/Flextronics leaving Australian market
I actually think small companies are the way to go. A local sparkie who has been around for a decade doing installations has ties to the place where they live, where their kids go to school etc.
If you are a big player and the margins get squeezed, you close up. If you are a local you might raise prices, do other work etc. but are usually around for the long haul.
Obviously, this isn't guaranteed - people move or do other things, but it is the bet I would prefer.
True value solar was probably a sales and subcontract model.
The hint is if they are heavily advertising best price all the time. Buy a heap of panels in bulk then try really hard to sell them as quick as possible using whatever installer you can get at a cheap rate. The subbies also know it is short lived so do what they can to get the jobs done as quickly as possible - meaning shortcuts
@Euphemistic: If I'm not connected to the grid, can I install solar, inverter and battery myself?
I ask because I have a relo who does this for NASA and he is interested in trying out a "home made" multi axial system on my bush property. (Not a hypothetical scenario)
@[Deactivated]: Think you’d best ask a licenced electrician. I think you need a license to do ANY 240v stuff that doesn’t plug in.
Not someone i would recommend based on experience.
Do you have experience with More green energy?
yes - They are certainly cheap but installers not that great.
Atleast goodto know that someone installed with them. Price they give is so attractive very less compare to the all other quote i got.. Did you give any review for them in any website?
productreview.com is a terrible review website. It has been conclusively proven through the old Dr Boom debacle that fake positive reviews are not just tolerated but defended and legitimate negative reviews can be removed.
All other review websites have significantly worse reports on More Green Energy.
Vast majority of good reviews come from users with 1 review and all with similar writing styles.
Negative reviews have very specific concerns from users who have been verified (ie showed receipt).
I would be surprised you're not affiliated with More Green Energy. (New account and all…)
Mods should leave this thread up to shame this dodgy company.