Fully installed 6.6kW Solar System from $7,468
CHANGE INVERTER TO A SUNGROW 5kw HYBRID WITH LG 9.8kWh BATTERY FOR $17,410 FULLY INSTALLED!
Price advertised is for single storey and single phase dwellings.
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Based in Prestons, NSW, 2170 this offer is valid for clients within a 50km radius.
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Hey mate,
Here is the model number for you. LG NeON H-LG370N1C-E6
Cheers
Nathan
Damn that's expenno
I know WA is another state but i had mine installed for $2,200
I mean yes they are top of the line LG panels but…
Suss reviews as well.
Hey mate,
A 6.6kW with the LG & Sungrow?
Seraphim and Growatt,
But still i can't see how one installation can be 3 X the price of another now that they all have equivalent warranties and the reliability issues are non-existent.
you are comparing apple and orange. LG neon is top of the line panel. Growatt is a budget inverter. Price has also gone up. Just installed my solar in WA couple of weeks ago. No where near $2.2k.
@Drakesy: I doubt they are covered for the same lifetime. Are you talking about the performance warranty, or the actual product warranty? They are two very different things.
In solar, 25 year performance warranty means virtually nothing, but cheap brands use it to hoodwink people that they have some sort of "guarantee".
Seraphim is a bottom of the barrel panel, it certainly doesn't have a 25 year product warranty like the LG Neons.
Personally, I wouldn't pay the LG or Sunpower premium better bang for buck in my view with Jinko/Longi/Trina but there is no way in hell I'd touch a bargain/cheap panel.
I'd also never let a cheap solar install on my roof where the installers take shortcuts to cut costs to meet a budget. Too many risks of 600 volts of DC electrical current arcing in the roof above where my children sleep because of a bargain basement slap up job. Warranties don't matter if my house is gone and my kids and wife in danger.
Sounds dramatic, but I implore people to choose good, local installers with a long history of doing good work. They likely won't give you the cheapest price, but they'll likely be around for warranty claims, likely do a better install, back their products. A short term bargain in solar I've seen blow up in people's faces (literally and figuratively) so many times.
@aleayr: you are right on. I have a look at the spec and understand why LG has a higher price tag than say Jinko/Trina/Longi. Same as the inverter. There is budget vs high end. Installer > inverter > panel. Growatt isn't even ranked. Inverter efficiency matters. You also need a company that will still be around when you need the warranty. Also, price has gone up a lot in the last few months.
@koala123: Hey mate,
That is 100% correct, a lot of people are just after the lowest price, which by all means, being the 21st century where everything is so damn expensive I can understand the reasoning behind it.
BUT, there is a huge difference between getting the best price and getting the best deal. The people trying to negotiate every penny out of the profit margin from the installer, they are the ones that should be concerned whether the installers will be around in the years to come.
@aleayr: I get that
But being able to buy a system 3 times over, you really question where your investment is going.
And chatted to my installers when they were doing it, they're subbies and do everything from $2k installs to $25k installs and were pretty experienced (yes the panels and inverters are different, but they use the same fittings/installation method no matter how much the install costs)
The retailer, similar to synergy just chooses to charge them out at different rates depending on how premium they sell themselves
@Drakesy: Draskesy, I can see we'll not agree. I just hope you never run into issue with your system. All the best to you.
With respect though, I spent 18 months doing research, joined solar groups, talked to industry and educated myself from professionals before I went ahead.
Not everyone has time to do that, I get it, but I saw a huge other side to the cheap solar industry. So when I see people singing the virtues of cheap solar, I feel that people need to be warned not to only shop thinking of the dollar. Maybe you got lucky with some good installers, who knows. Many others are not so lucky with their subbies.
I would never buy from a sales company that subs out the installs. A few examples of companies pheonoxing to avoid warranty claims, but mainly the issue is just closing after a few years and not being around for follow up work.
Most other solar installers won't touch another companies work for a number of reasons. You don't tend to find this until you need it. So if your cheap sales company disappears, I've seen and read heaps of stories of how hard it is to get someone else to do repairs/warranty work etc. koala9 is saying the same thing above too. It's cheap until you need to redo the whole thing because you can't find someone to support it.
As I said, hope it works out for you in the long run. My posts are cautionary tales to others to not simply shop on price. Too many risks in solar.
@aleayr: I mentioned earlier that I've just installed QCell QMaxx-G3 panels. I prefered them to G9+ (which were only $1100 more for 10kW) inspite of they covered with only 15 years warranty (vs 25 years G9).
My motivation was that even 15 years is a very long time. Looking at the evolution of solar in the previous 4 years and how ugly my neighbours few years old panels, I guess even in 10 years period I will be considering replacing the system. So I decided to keep my money (especially because QMaxx-G3 and G9+ are identical in all the other ways)
Where I really focused is the installer and the look of the panels. The panels are actually part of house exterior, I didn't want to pay to make my house ugly. And the installers experience is a big deal in the end result.
I have just installed 10kW Q-Cell panel + 8.5kW Fronius inverter (single phase) for $9,319.65 with a Platinum Rated installer on Solarquotes, at the beginning of this month. Still waiting for AGL to install smart meter so I can switch them on though. I actually had these guys quoted a similar system and they gave me a similar price to what I have now, but I chose to go with the installer reviewed on Solarquotes.
Any chance you can PM me the installer you went with please?
Just switch them on and watch the meter spin backwards in the meantime 😆
But not too far!
The same. Installed 10k Q-Cell (QMax though) + 8kW Sungrow for $7.5k a week ago in Brisbane. The price has gone up by $500 in last few weeks.
I got Q.Peak Duo G6+ which is more expensive (10.5kW which is 30 x 350w panels) and 8kW Fronius Primo.
@Bigboomboom: Yes, I tried to be a bit more practical and made myself to shave off a couple of grants by going QMaxx-G3 and Sungrow instead of G9+ and Fronius.
QMaxx-G3 are actually identical to G9+ - the both look and specs. With only difference in the country of origin (China vs Korea) and the warranty terms (15 vs 25 years)
@Cupa Bundy Drinker: I try to shoot for quality but not too expensive, so I went with the configuration I have. I was looking into adding a battery as well but they are just too expensive at the moment to justify. A Tesla Powerwall 2 would have add $15,000 on top.
agl will waste as much time as possible before they turn on your solar. There's a reason why they make a billion dollars a year.
Actually I'm booked in this week by AGL. They gave me a date as soon the installers put through the form on the date of installation, which is 14 days from there.
We installed Sungrow and Jinco for $3850 in Apr 21 in West Hoxton. Prices seem to have gone up. Is it with battery?
Hey mate,
Prices have basically doubled since then, on some of our panels we are paying 0.15c-0.20c per watt more than what we were in september.
No this is not with a battery or hybrid inverter.
this price hike adds 1-2 years to the return of investment, I think people should wait
Hey mate,
If you wait you will have 10-15% in less STC's which will make your system more expensive. It's not just about the ROI, solar is a 25yr process.
Or in my case, simply wait longer.
With solar PV having gone mainstream, it only makes sense for it to become less subsidised going forward. We started back in 2008 with 75c gross feed in tarrif, and it has all gone down hill from there over the past 13 years.
there is a good chance that the prices will never be as great as in the past again.
Hey mate,
You're right! I don't think the prices will be as low as they every have been. With the STC's diminishing every year until 2030 and the prices of components how they are. Even if production does get better, i don't see the retailers dropping the prices when the installation companies are already paying the higher prices.
Seems higher .. my neighbor recently installed 13.3 KW with 36 tier 1 panels it cost him $7000 out of pocket ..
Wow, that is a good deal. May I know which company?
Btw, If you go to OP's website, on the front page you'll see "Tier 1 6.6kW for $3190". I believe they can install you 13.3kW cheaper than $7k. But the panels won't be LG probably.
Hi mate,
You're right, Tier 1 panels don't really mean much, there are plenty of different panels regarded as Tier 1, we can do a 6.6kW system anywhere from $3,200 to $9,000, it really comes down to budget and personal preference of the client as to what components are used.
A lot of cheap panels are Tier 1
AFAIK Tier 1 simply means the bankability of the panel manufacturer, nothing about the quality or performance of the panels. LG, Q.Cell, Hyundai, REC, Sunpower etc. are more top end panels in term of $$.
These panels are at the top, inverter is also very good.
I have this inverter in 8kw with sunpower panels.
If you want quality you gotta be prepared to cough up a little more….
Hey mate,
That's right, by all mean I understand that every individual has different budgets, which is why we try and cater for all. But you definitely get what you pay for, that's for sure
And lots of customers are bad at maths. Obsolete and/or past their use by date before ROI achievable. Only worth considering if you cannot connect to mains supply.
That's right mate, whilst it is a lot more expensive, the only true way to achieve the perfect ROI is with the full battery setup (dependant on the customers current electricity bills of course)
@rifter: It's the unfortunate world that we currently live in with everybody just going for the best price (again i understand reasoning) rather than the all round best deal, no wonder a lot of companies are smashing out 2 jobs per day to get the profit margins to where they need to be, it certainly does not make it easy for the customers with so many players in the game shoving false information in eyes of the consumers.
@Nathan94: Its not about price its about ROI. If ROI is greater than 2 years forget it. Unfortunately expensive new tech systems are outdated before ROI is reached.
@rifter: I guess it all depends on which way you look at it, by all means I see you point with the ROI, again solar is a 25yr odd investment, whilst the cost of manufacture may come down, the retail amount will not vary by much, and with the declining STC's it's better to get the system whilst it's cheaper now before the higher expense of the systems and the general electricity prices also go up.
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Hey which lg panels are they?