This is your guide to solar panel prices, financial incentives, technology, design and of course the installation process.
1. The basics on solar panels for your home
- Brief background on solar power
- The 21st century solar boom
- Rising electricity prices
- How solar panels work
- Why you should invest in home solar panels
2. Solar panel prices, rebates and financial incentives
- Solar panel prices in Australia over the past ten years
- The cost to buy and install home solar panels in Australia
- The background on solar power rebates and government incentives leading up to now
- Current solar panel incentives available to Australian homeowners
- How to sell the solar energy that your panels produce with the solar feed-in tariffs
- The cost to go off the grid with solar battery storage
- Hybrid solar power systems that can store solar energy and sell back to the energy retailers
3. Types of home solar power systems
- Grid connect solar panels
- Stand alone solar power systems
- Off grid solar systems
- Solar batteries
- Battery storage
- Hybrid solar systems
- Portable solar panels
4. Solar energy installation tips
- The location and position for you rooftop solar panels
- When do solar power systems work?
- Multiple facing solar arrays
- The impact that your geographic location of your house has on solar energy production
- How to know what size solar power system is right for your home?
5. Solar system parts and components
- How solar panels work – the basic and technical explanation
- What is a solar energy inverter and why do you need one
- How solar panels are attached to the roof and the components that make up the mounting system
- Wiring, cables and electrical safety standards
6. What is a Power Purchase Agreement?
- Find out what your responsibilities are once the solar panels have been installed
- What responsibilities do the solar companies have after the installation
- Expanding or upgrading your solar power system in the future
- Solar panel maintenance, cleaning and monitoring
- Get the biggest bang for your buck from your solar power investment
