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Tips and guides about Solar installers
A quality 6.6kW system costs $5,000–$8,500 after the STC rebate, and a 10kW system $8,000–$10,500. What changed with the rebate in January 2026, the price-per-watt benchmark — and how to tell a sharp quote from a cut corner.
The difference between a solar product warranty, a performance warranty and a workmanship warranty, and why the business behind each one matters as much as the years printed on it.
How the federal battery rebate is structured, what changed from May 2026, and the household factors that actually determine whether a battery pays for itself.
Why the rate you are paid for exported solar is usually worth far less than the rate you pay for grid power, and what that means for how you use your system.
Why Clean Energy Council accreditation now works differently to how it used to, and the simple checks worth doing before you let anyone on your roof.
What panel tier, inverter type and a "fully installed" price tag actually mean, and the questions worth asking before comparing two solar quotes side by side.
A plain-English look at how Australia's federal STC solar rebate is calculated, why its value quietly shrinks every year, and what it takes for a system to actually qualify.