FAQs

A panel designed to absorb the sun’s rays for generating electricity or heating.

When the solar panels on your roof are connected to your existing commercial electricity supply (the Aurora grid for Tasmanians).

It will reduce your power bill, make you less reliant on the power grid and make a positive impact on the environment.

The answer depends on your roof size and your budget. Any size system will help you reduce your power bill and your environmental impact, and the bigger you go the more you will save. And if you get such a big system that you produce more power than you use – Aurora will give you credit for the extra power you produce and put back into the grid so the extra power won’t be “wasted”. However, since September 2013 they have changed the buyback rate to only 8c, down from 28c, making the extra power much less valuable and making battery backup systems much more effective.

Our packages range from small systems at just over $2,500 to huge commercial projects for hundreds of thousands. An average residential system of 18 panels costs from $6,500 to $11,000 or so depending on components. Because each job is different we will need to do a (free, no obligation) site assessment at your house before we can give you a final quote.

The government gives you a number of solar credits for each solar install depending on the size of the system. These credits can then be registered and sold for money. Most of our customers assign their credits to us in exchange for a discount on the cost of their system rather than deal with the paperwork required to register and sell the credits themselves.

This is the price paid for the power your system puts back into the grid. It used to be 1:1 – Aurora would pay you the same price they charge for electricity, however since September 2013 this has changed to just 8c/kWh.

Aurora installs a bi-directional electricity meter that can record how much power your solar panels are putting back into the grid.

They will not produce power when it is dark, and when it’s cloudy or raining they will not produce at full power but will still produce some electricity.

Your solar panels will be slightly less efficient (produce less) than if they were facing true north, but will usually still make a good amount of power. Our onsite assessment will be able to give you an idea of how much efficiency you will get.

Residential installations are almost always finished within a day.

No – unless the roof needs work before they will be suitable for solar panels.

No – they are designed to be safely and securely attached to your roof without damaging it.

Yes. All solar panels have to be hail rated for Australian standards.