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   cool at home
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   Rapido1, if you're not actually working for Enviro-saver I think you should look at Ingenero. They have cheaper prices than you are quoting - less than $3000 for 1.5kW system with Suntech panels and SMA inverter - with on-site 'swap out' warranty for 10 years (mind you, the value of that can only really be tested in - say - 9.5 years and what recourse is there if no one is around to service the warranty then??)

   I don't work for Ingenero but they did just install my 3.24kW system and the installation appears to have been excellent.

   I believe Solar Shop also offer an extended onsite warranty for about $600 extra. No doubt there are others offering similar deals to extend the warranty.

   Envirosaver are - I think - Fieldforce by another name.

   Posted Wednesday 19 May 2010 @ 11:29:30 am from IP #
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   cool at home
   Member

   Rapido1, I am in Sydney and I don't think there is any option for an installer to change over the the meter for the retailer (Energy Australia, in my case). Although my installer manages the installation of the GFIT meter, he doesn't actually do it. I'd be surprised if Enviro-saver can have you 'instantly' on GFIT... happy to be corrected on that, but I'd be checking it out carefully.

   Posted Wednesday 19 May 2010 @ 11:35:55 am from IP #
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   swanning_it
   Member

   So........the $1590 installed price from Eco-Kinetics looks pretty good then? Why would anyone want to spend $3-4000 instead?

   Posted Wednesday 19 May 2010 @ 9:50:16 pm from IP #
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   mowens3
   Member

   for those of you looking for a cheap solar system - I just got a quote from AussieSolar for 1.5 kw system on a tiled roof in Armidale nsw for $990, which is way cheaper than any other quote I've had. Plus I only have to come up with the $990.
   Their website price is much higher than their over the phone quote as they've only just slashed the prices.

   Posted Thursday 20 May 2010 @ 12:26:30 am from IP #
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   ievans
   Member

   Hi all,

   Just an update on my original post. I ended going with Todae for the installation. We had a semi-tricky north and western aspect, and Todae was the only serious contender to offer installation with a dual-feed inverter. Unfortunately the installer (3rd party) couldn't install on the northern aspect as the area was too small (Grrr!). After the error was caught, Todae apologised and gave me a great price for upgraded panels (Sunpower 225W with Fronius inverter). I was told by the installer that given my roof aspect and challengingly small roof, the Sunpowers would outperform.

   In addition, I have the Fronius remote monitor that allows me to see instantaneous and cumulative production... great conversation starter regarding PV when friends come over. Seems most our friends are now going down this path.

   From Sunpower, regarding other posts about using cheaper panels:
   “High efficiency is mostly talk. We don’t see Chinese companies competing with us on energy density,” he said. Werner didn’t give a name of a company, but he likely meant Suntech Power Holdings, which last year unfurled its high efficiency Pluto panels. Pluto panels do not hit the same levels of efficiency as SunPower’s best panels, but the high teens achieved by the panels beat Suntech’s regular panels.

   Performance to date:
   9 * 225W panels = 2025W
   Western aspect at ~15 degree slope
   Winter performance on a good day = 9 kWhr
   Most days during winter = 6 - 8 kWhr

   Origin is out Greenpower supplier and will pay a $0.66/kWhr FIT instead of just $0.60.

   We only use 5 kWhrs/day... looking forward to summer!

   Posted Wednesday 25 Aug 2010 @ 12:44:27 am from IP #

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