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[VIC] 6.38kw Solar System with Longi Mono 290*22 Panels and 5.0 kW Fronius Inverter for $5599 @ Sparkin Energy

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[VIC] 6.38kw Solar System with Longi Mono 290*22 Panels and 5.0 kW Fronius Inverter for $5599 @ Sparkin Energy
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AssociatedLSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 10:30 facebook.com (475 clicks)
Last edited 06/10/2018 - 22:21 by 1 other user

Hi All,

Gotto know about this website from a customer and hence wanted to share our offer here. We are a CEC approved Local family owned solar installer based at Lyndhurst, VIC with over 8 years experience in the industry. We used to be subcontracting to the major companies and have decided to bring the service directly to the public thereby reducing our costs and passing on those savings to the customers.

We are currently running a special for a fully installed and grid connected 6.38 KW system with LONGi Mono 290w panels (22 of them) with Fronius Primo 5.0.1-AU 5.0 KW inverter( Has Wifi monitoring capability) for a price of $5599 inclusive of GST before the Vic rebate. This would mean you would be $3374 out of pocket post rebate.

Cost mentioned is for a single storey, Cement tile roof upto 40Ks from CBD.

If your house is a double storey or different roofs or may be more than 40 Ks from CBD, extra Charges apply which can be quoted on case to case basis. We install 90% of our bookings in less than 10 days.

After installation, we will arrange for the electrical inspection and get you all the paper work within 10 days

Warranty(Thanks Totoy for pointing it out)

LONGi Panel : 10 Year product warranty and 25 year performance warranty
Inverter : 5 year warranty out of the box and additional 5 years after you register the product in your name(Free)
Workmanship : 10 year warranty

Please feel free to ask any questions that you might have. We do panels are inverters of other brands too. Reach out to get a quote for that

Note :

Because we never were selling directly to the customer, we never had the need to create a facebook page or website. We are in the middle of doing all that. Apologies if you feel we have reduced online presence. Our license numbers below should help you get the confidence

REC : 25629
CEC (Solar Accreditation) : A6009188
Electricians A+ license : A54829

All our works are fully insured

feel free to check about us in the below link(Thanks Ferret to point out the broken link)
http://www.solaraccreditation.com.au/consumers/find-an-insta…

Addition #1

We would also be able to offer a 6.6KW LONGi Mono panel system(300W*22) with 5KW Fonius Primo 5.0.1 inverter for $5699

Addition #2

Below are the sort of charges that are usually applied based on the customer's house specification. Thought i would put that out to given an idea and be transparent on what to expect

Double Storey Charge : $200
Colorbond/Tin Roof Charge : $200
Flat roof which needs a tilting mount system would cost : $800 (This includes the colorbond/tin roof charge)
Fronius Smart Meter(Allows you to correlate your consumption and your production) : $350
installation beyond 40Ks from CBD : Starts from $100. Will be quoted based on actual address. that said, wherever possible, we try and accommodate it based on the installers schedules for the day.
Switchboards : Sometimes the switch boards of the customers are very old in the wire based fuse system, this prolongs the installation process and needs additional components to do the installation. You will have an additional charge but that can be quoted only after seeing the switch board

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  • iwantalogin on 05/10/2018 - 10:39

    Something I've been wondering. What is the benefit of 6kw+ panels paired with a 5kw inverter compared to 5kw panels with a 5kw inverter?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 10:45

      This is a good read

      https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/oversizing-solar-arrays/

      In short, we dont always have the optimum sun and this higher panel to inverter ration sort of compensates for it and better the total wattage is to the total capacity of the inverter, the better its performance.

      CEC allows upto one third extra panel power to inverter power

    • ra3m3 on 05/10/2018 - 10:47

      comparatively bigger shoulder period generation.. a 5kW system's generation profile looks like a triangle while a 6kW+ system's generation profile looks more like a "torso"
      edit: also efficiency is an issue like others said

    • Hyena on 05/10/2018 - 11:00

      5kw of panels can technically output 5kw of power in optimal conditions, but unless it's a bright sunny day it'll likely be less. 6kw or there abouts might still put out 4-5kw in less than perfect conditions. So a 5kw inverter would rarely be maxed with 5kw of panels.

    • grips on 05/10/2018 - 11:43

      I have panels for 7KW on the roof, but can only export 5KW max anyway (Queensland).
      BUT: 2/3 are positioned to the North and 1/3 to the North-East, so they catch much more of the daily sunshine and for longer.
      Since installation in 2012 the average export is 23.2 KWh per day (not calculating the internal usage).

      • Bargain Seeker on 05/10/2018 - 18:18

        You manage to export 23.2 KWh back to the grid? Do you know how much your property uses in KWh during the solar time?

        • grips on 06/10/2018 - 10:58

          Not a lot, no airconditioning, nearly no heating, just 2 laptops, washing is done before sunrise (cheap import power), hot water and cooking is gas, no dishwasher.
          Daily import from the net is half of what it was before (ca. A$350.- then, A$180.- now for 3 months), between 9 and 11 KW per day for Pool, Biocycle and a few LED lamps.
          All data from the actual readings on the invoices.
          I'm on Origin Super Saver, 21% off supply and usage, 51.00 c/kWh for export.

  • hanofee on 05/10/2018 - 10:41

    So, it's 6.38 KW panels but with 5 KW inverter? Does that mean it can only work as 5 KW?

    • guidedlight on 05/10/2018 - 11:32
      +2

      The system can only concurrently generate a maximum of 5Kw, which is fine because of:

      • System losses means that 5 to 20% of the energy is lost anyway
      • Peak power is only for a short time, but overall the system will generate more during non-peak times.
      • Allows for the panel configuration to be split (e.g. West 3.2Kw + North 3.2Kw, so the peak efficiency is at two different times of the day)
  • XedeX on 05/10/2018 - 10:45
    +3

    Well. The panels don’t work at a 100% efficiency, they are only 80%-85% efficient. Having put more panels to max out to 6.38 or 6.6kw gives you more output as close to the 5kw inverter capacity.
    At any given time, the system does not produce more than 5kw per hour.

  • Maveot on 05/10/2018 - 10:45
    +1

    Yep, that's standard fair, the ability to produce greater than 5kw is limited to time of day and sky conditions, shading, etc if you look at the research having a 6kw inverter wouldn't let you feedback much more when it is averaged out over the day, in some research it is suggested the 5kw would actually generate more.

  • sayboon on 05/10/2018 - 10:47

    The solar panels will never be able to continuously produce 6.3kwH, not even in summer. Reason being the rated efficiency is an average total and you're probably looking at best, 95% efficiency. Also, panels degrade over time. I would advise that the inverter be battery ready, that will be the future.

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 10:53

      With the battery ready inverters, there are 2 schools of thought. Most recent inverters can be retrofit to a battery(including the Fronius Primo). But battery ready would mean, the inverter provides the ability to directly charge the battery and retrofit fit would mean, the charging of the battery is routed through the actual mains switch board.

      Given the prohibitive high costs of battery, there are actually very few battery ready inverters in the market which are really good and most of them are quite expensive. The only Fronius model which is hybrid is the Symo one but would need 3 phase power.

      The cost difference of having a good battery ready inverter and to install a good inverter now, and retrofit it with battery in the future is a few hundred dollars with the battery ready ones being cheaper.

      I'm personally not in for battery so to me non-battery ready inverter works :)

  • raiseyoursteaks on 05/10/2018 - 10:53

    Accreditation page - link not working

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 10:56

      Thanks for that.. Fixed it now. You might want to search by installer details and put in sparkin energy to get the details. It would be in Dandenong, VIC. We have recently moved to Lyndhurst

  • goamax on 05/10/2018 - 10:54
    +1

    Fronius is an export limiting inverter so only 5kW will ever go back into the grid.

    Oversizing panel array gives you that 5kW exported more often and longer.

    We did it at our rental and definately outperforms our standard 5kW panels / 5kW inverter at home.

    • placard on 05/10/2018 - 11:03

      Is it a bad thing that it is export limiting?

      Are these panels and inverter of good quality?

      Roughly how do I tell what size solar system I need compared to say daily Kw usage?

    • lgacb08 on 05/10/2018 - 11:25

      The grid only take feed in up to 5kw only anyway if you're on single phase so it doesn't matter

  • raiseyoursteaks on 05/10/2018 - 10:55

    Hey Ash, I am interested to pursue only if I'm eligible for the rebate. Double story house though. Drop me a PM?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 10:58

      Sure.. Will do :)

  • Zoop on 05/10/2018 - 11:02

    Is this applicable to people with existing solar installation ?
    I have a 1.5kw setup right now. https://imgur.com/a/bg87TZ9

    I think there is spare space on the roof, however the 1.5kw currently takes up the north facing portion of it.
    Is it possible to go with this deal ?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:06

      Will DM you to discuss mate

  • totoy on 05/10/2018 - 11:07

    Hi Ash,
    Interested as well, single story house single phase. Drop me a PM please?

    Also, do you provide monitoring? warranty?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:11

      WIll PM Mate. Thanks for the warranty reminder. Will add it to the actual post.. stupid me dint do it before

  • placard on 05/10/2018 - 11:10

    I am interested in installing solar in Vic given the rebates, but one thing that concerns me is damage to the tiled roof.

    What is the chance when installing the solar panels that tiles will be cracked or dislodged? What if I have subsequent roof leaks? I'm not sure I have spare tiles anywhere so just want to know what the go is here?

    Thanks,

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:18

      It depends on the type of tiles , how old they are and their condition. We usually recommend our customers to atleast have 4-5 spare tiles so that we can replace it if the need arises. If the spare tiles are not there, we recommend to source it before installation. It is always good to have some spare tiles that match your roof colour

      Older Terracotta tiles is a different ball game altogether. You would need to provide alteast 20-25 spare tiles.

  • iamkuza on 05/10/2018 - 11:20

    interested as well! price and warranty looks good

    i did get a quote last year for a jinko panels and fronius inverter, they were asking 10k (another company) … (with rebate and special discount too)

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:40

      The prices have come down a bit but not so much . But if you were talking to some middlemen marketing companies, i prefer not to comment :D

  • richox on 05/10/2018 - 11:21
    +2

    Just a comment, the use of 290W panels is a weird one, as you are limiting yourself to 6.38kW instead of 6.6kW (because having 23x 290W panels would put you over the 133% of 5kw = 6.6Kw CEC allowance).
    Wouldn't a panel offering of 22x 300W (6.6kW) panels, or 23x 285W (6.55kW) panels be a fair bit better? You are shortchanging your systems by 220W installed capacity. What impact does 220W over the life of the system (lets call it 15-20 years) have? Its nearly a full panel, so I'd say a lot.

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:37

      Cost of the 300W panel at this stage makes this a better option and given that the inverter is restricted to 5 KW at this stage, based on our calculation, they would give the same output.

      That said, we are talking to a supplier to get a bulk discount for the 300W panels. Expecting it to happen early next week. If that happens, we would put in the 6.6KW system for the same price.

      I have already informed some of the customers of this possibility and have pushed the installation dates for those who wanted to wait and see. But dint want to put it out here before we finalise it :)

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 14:36

      Just heard back from the supplier, it would be $100 extra for the 6.6 KW system

  • 2ndeffort on 05/10/2018 - 11:32

    Interested as well but live in Berwick, probably more than 40 km from the CBD, what are the additional costs for Berwick, not too far from Lyndhurst!

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:38

      Berwick wouldnt be an issue mate. the cost would be the same. Only double storey and roof type charger might apply based on your situation

  • guidedlight on 05/10/2018 - 11:37

    Make sure that Sparkin Energy can supply a Solar Provider Statement, per VIC government rebate requirements.

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 11:39

      Yes. We have issued the SPS for many customers and many customers have also taken the post-installation route(including myself)

  • guidedlight on 05/10/2018 - 11:41
    +1

    Note: Longi doesn’t have a registered office in Australia, so any warranty issue may have to be handled by the importer

    Otherwise they look like a good panel.

  • guidedlight on 05/10/2018 - 11:48

    Note to OzBargainer’s interested in this.

    I had a quote for a very similar system recently (6.4kw Jinko + Frontis), it was $5890. So this quote is likely better overall, and does appear to be a good deal.

  • pixelman on 05/10/2018 - 12:00

    Hello is this available in Wallan Victoria please

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 12:39

      Hi, Wallan would have an extra $200 for the travel

  • livingoracle on 05/10/2018 - 12:13

    OP - Longi Panels vs Trina Panels ?

    Fronius Inverter - What will be smart Meter cost ?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 12:19

      Smart meters will cost $350 extra. The fronius comes with wifi based inbuilt monitoring anyways. The smart meter will only help you correlate it with your actual consumption(Explanation for the use of wider audience :))

      Trina is pricier than LONGi and has been in existence longer as a solar Panel manufacturer. But LONGi have been producing solar wafers for a while and are even said to be the supplier for LG panels.

      LONGi in the last 2 years have been able to come up with better efficiency panels and seem to be innovating faster.

      Both are very good choices and have good market share

      We generally recommend Jinko, LONGi or Trina

  • snipe86 on 05/10/2018 - 13:23

    Hey mate, interested. Shoot me a Pm.

    In rockbank VIC

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 14:37

      PMed you mate

  • kwetty on 05/10/2018 - 13:33

    sent rep a PM 2 hours ago, still no reply yet. Guess he's been flooded with PMs

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 14:26
      +1

      OMed you.. yes OZBargain is keeping me busy :)

  • wisc on 05/10/2018 - 14:04

    If i already have panels on my roof, and got the last rebate years ago, I assume i'm no longer eligible for this rebate? - but thought id ask based on your post above to zoop….

    wouldn't mind upgrading my system…to 5-6KWs.

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 14:26

      if your installaiton was before 2009, the rebates will be applicable. But addition of capacity is something that they havent mentioned anything about. I reckon it is best for you to call VIC solar on 1300 363 744 before proceeding.. I said the same to Zoop too

  • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 14:34

    Just heard back from the supplier, the best based on our volumes for a 300W mono panels would cost $100 extra.. hence that would be 6.6 KW system installed at $5699 before rebate. I will edit the post to add it.

    We continuously check with various suppliers to see if we can get better prices. But as at this moment, this is the best

  • ykwon10 on 05/10/2018 - 14:43
    +1

    what is the current installation wait times considering your "increased" workload due to Ozbargain?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 14:51
      +1

      At the moment, it is still within 10 days given a lot of it is still in the enquiries stage.. But i have flagged it to the team warning about an OZBargain wave :)

  • pingMarky on 05/10/2018 - 15:21

    How many m2 of roof do you need for this many pannels?

    • guidedlight on 05/10/2018 - 15:47

      If you put an enquiry through they will check your roof using high quality aerial imaging.

      It’s not just about roof space, but also orientation and shading.

      But the panels are 1m x 1.7m each.

  • placard on 05/10/2018 - 16:13

    Where is the inverter usually mounted? Is it on an external wall open to the weather or on garage wall for example?

    I've heard it's good to keep them shaded?

    • guidedlight on 05/10/2018 - 17:29

      Shade is the only requirement as they get pretty hot. They are rated for external or internal installation.

      They should ideally be within a few metres of your meter box, if not right next to it, because the highest power losses are on the AC side between the inverter and the meter.

      Edit: Bunnings sells small aluminium awnings which can be mounted above inverters

  • forkus on 05/10/2018 - 19:45
    +1

    Highly recommend those who are interested to opt for the 300w panels. 22 of these will fully max out the 5kw inverter.

    Just had same panels installed today.

  • taker312 on 05/10/2018 - 22:49

    interested in 6.6KW LONGi Mono panel system(300W*22) with 5KW Fonius Primo 5.0.1, please PM

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 05/10/2018 - 23:12

      Replied to your PM mate!!

  • markis on 06/10/2018 - 14:48

    Good system and panels. Although the hidden extras for double story, colorbond roof and what not is a shame.

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 06/10/2018 - 19:09
      +3

      There is manual labour, wiring , accessories etc are more for double storey etc. Keeping the cost same to everyone means, we are having to charge a higher cost for a customer whose installation is simple.

      That to us felt unfair hence we moved to this model.

  • chiprillis on 06/10/2018 - 19:20

    I'm also interested in 6.6KW LONGi Mono panel system(300W*22) with 5KW Fonius Primo 5.0.1, please PM

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 06/10/2018 - 23:02

      PMed you!

  • shujaat on 07/10/2018 - 11:37

    interested in 6.6KW LONGi Mono panel system(300W*22) with 5KW Huawei Inverter SUN2000L and cost of optimizers. please PM

    • ialam99 on 20/10/2018 - 07:29

      What was the cost of the Huawei?

      • shujaat on 20/10/2018 - 21:01

        Have not got a quote to answer the question.

  • slickvic on 07/10/2018 - 21:12

    I'm also interested in 6.6KW LONGi Mono panel system(300W*22) with 5KW Fonius Primo 5.0.1, please PM

    Also a noob question, once you have installed this system can you later upgrade the number of panels or change inverter or add battery to the setup?

    I'm wondering in case my energy use expands in the future.

    • guidedlight on 08/10/2018 - 08:58
      +3

      You can’t add panels without changing the inverter because you can only oversized the inverter by 33%, which this deal already does.

      The Fronius Primo isn’t battery-ready, but some battery systems can work with any inverter including the Primo (notably the Telsa Powerwall 2).

      The best option is always to purchase the best system you can upfront for the money & roof space you have, rather than purchase small and upgrade later.

  • HmrW on 07/10/2018 - 21:49

    Hi Op,
    hope you still here but I'm interested to in : 6.6KW LONGi Mono panel system(300W*22) with 5KW Fonius Primo 5.0.1.
    Got 2 quotes already but i guess another one would not hurt.

    please PM me.

  • k336 on 15/10/2018 - 15:43

    Hi OP,

    Interested in the 300W*22 setup. Can you please PM?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 15/10/2018 - 15:52

      Hi,

      Guess you haven't enabled the PM.. you could PM me or call me on 0449237187

  • tobteey on 16/10/2018 - 09:58

    Hi Ash,

    Am still waiting for my quote. Kindly pls send asap.

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 16/10/2018 - 10:50

      Hi,

      I haven't got any communication from you. Can you please PM me the details

      • tobteey on 16/10/2018 - 10:55

        You said you’ll send me the quote over the weekend. Then you said you send it yesterday. I’ve yet to receive them.

        • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 16/10/2018 - 11:01

          Can you please let me know your email address and to whom you sent out the email, whom you spoke to etc. I cant find any PMs from your ID since you are a member only for the last 2 hours

          To search through the emails, i would need your email address

          • tobteey on 16/10/2018 - 11:12

            @SunSpark: Pls return my call from 9.30am this morning.

            I’ll PM you as well.

            Edit: Apparently can’t PM you as my account is less than 1 day old. Will sms you instead.

  • chewkl on 18/10/2018 - 19:38

    Hey mate, just sent you a PM.

  • chan lord on 22/10/2018 - 22:24

    HI, PM me please as I cannot PM you (I am new member). Thanks

  • Pigsy3 on 24/10/2018 - 17:45

    Hey just wondering if this deal is still available? And how much after Vic rebate?

    • AssociatedSunSpark @ Sparkin Energy on 24/10/2018 - 18:28

      It is.. the VIC rebate is $2225 if you are eligible. PM me for further info

  • dustint on 07/11/2018 - 23:05

    Sent you a PM

  • ykwon10 on 08/11/2018 - 10:58
    +1

    Just recently got the solar installation done by Sparkin Energy. It was a job well done. Had some issues during installation but nonetheless Ash was able to overcome it and finished the job. It has only been a few days since but so far so good. Hardworking lad, I think they worked for a total of 10 hours at my place. Communication is a bit lacking but I did make a mention to him and he said he will try to improve on that front. A happy customer here!

  • ozzzie on 19/11/2018 - 22:29

    Hi, is this offer still available? Suburb is Truganina.
    Thanks

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