Solar Panels
What Panels
The cost of a solar panel is determined in part by:
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its capacity (in Watts),
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the physical size,
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the brand,
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quality of materials,
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the durability / longevity (or warranty period)
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and any certifications the solar panel might have.
Government Rebates
SA Solar feed-in payments There are two types of feed-in tariff
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the retailer feed-in tariff available to anyone with eligible solar photovoltatic (PV) system.
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the distributor feed-in tariff, also know as the solar feed-in scheme - only available for eligible solar PV systems that were connected to the grid before 30 september 2011.
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Any payments your system earns will get credited to your electricity account by your electricity retailer.
Ours will be after 1 October 2013 (see site why I'm stating that)
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may be able to get retailer feed-in tariff
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you can contact electricity retailer to confirm what tariff you will receive.
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can use this Energy Made Easy
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AGL through that site appear to give 12.4 cents per KWh exported - that will be key to getting the most out a system NEED TO CONFIRM THIS
System Eligibility
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need to meet safety standards
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need to be connected to electricity grid through an import/export meter - which SA Power Networks will install
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need development approval - recommends an electrician complete your behalf - see link above for form
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may need to pay for digital meter to track energy usage
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the generator will determine the connection process eg. inverterse no greater than 30kW, inverters greater than 30kW but no greater than 200kW, inverters greater then 200kW
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Solar Panels
Some info from choice on [solar panels
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the higher each panel's nominal panel power rating and actual power output - the fewer panels you will need - or more power you generate
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each panel is about 1.6 square meters
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average cost across Australia capital cities for 5kW system is $5100
Estimated Solar PV system energy yields in Adelaide (Popular system sizes, facing due north at 30 degree tilt)
Solar system size (kilowatts) Avg daily system output (kilowatt-hours) 1.5kW - 5.4kWh 2kW -7.3kWh 3kW- 10.9kWh 4kW- 14.4kWh 5kW- 18.2kWh 7kW- 24.5kWh 10kW*- 36.3kWh
Size
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our typical usage per day ~ 30 kWh
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5kW solar system gets chucked around a bit but that's in terms of 20kW per day.
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physical size ~ 1.7m (L) x 1.2(W) x 0.4m (H)
Inverters
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Fronius inverters
Solar Panel Reviews
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Goliath Solar Adelaide based
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Canadian Solar Panels and Fronius Inverter
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Seraphim Solar Panels & Fronius Inverter
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Canadian Solar Panels & SolarEdge Solution
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