Solar Choice Commercial has brokered 100kW solar system for Perth‘s iconic Sandalford Wines. Sandalford, located on the banks of the Swan River, is known as much for its wines as for […]
Category: Solar Choice Company News
Important Australian solar PV industry updates and Solar Choice company news.
Solar Choice brokers 54kW solar system for Cawarra Cosmetics in North Coast NSW
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 54kW solar PV system for Cawarra Cosmetics in Billinudgel, in the North Coast region of New South Wales. Cawarra Cosmetics originally approached Solar Choice in September […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: October 2015
Average commercial solar system prices have decreased for the second month in a row, according to data from the Solar Choice Installer Network database. The continuing drop follows a sharp […]
Residential solar PV price index – October 2015
Average solar PV system prices edged down to $1.79 per watt this month, coming close to the all-time low of $1.76/W reached in March of this year. Average solar PV […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: September 2015
Average commercial solar PV system prices for September were slightly lower than those from August. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables below are include incentives available […]
Solar Choice brokers 60kW solar system for Robinson Community College in Broken Hill, NSW
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 60kW solar PV system for Robinson Community College in Broken Hill, NSW. Earlier this year, Solar Choice was contacted by a ‘solar facilitator’ representing the college […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Hume Doors & Timber in Perth
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar PV system for Hume Doors & Timber’s location in Perth, WA. Hume’s IT manager initially approached Solar Choice in November 2013 with the aim of […]
Bulli Creek Solar Farm in Ecogeneration magazine
Australia’s Ecogeneration Magazine has published an informative article about Solar Choice’s 2GW Bulli Creek Solar Farm. The piece, printed in the publication’s October edition, covers the project’s journey since the […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar array for SlumberCare in Darwin, NT
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar PV system for Australian mattress manufacturer SlumberCare in Darwin, NT. SlumberCare first approached Solar Choice for an impartial look at the market […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Muswellbrook Workers Club
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW solar PV system for Muswellbrook Workers Club in NSW’s Hunter Valley. The project began in 2013 under round 2 of the Solar in […]
Residential solar PV price index – September 2015
Solar system prices fell on average between August and September, but there was significant variation between cities, especially among the smaller system sizes (1.5kW and 2kW). The rise in average […]
ACT’s largest rooftop PV project reaches financial close
Solar Choice has this week reached financial close on an impressive 600kW project pursuant to a long term Roof Access Agreement negotiated with the ACT Government. The site for the […]
Brisbane Markets 1.06MW rooftop solar array installation complete (NEW IMAGES)
Installation of the solar arrays for the 1.06MW Brisbane Markets project – begun several months ago – is now complete. As we reported previously, Solar Choice Commercial brokered the winning bid on this iconic […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: August 2015
This month Solar Choice upgraded its price reporting functionality to encompass a larger number of commercial installers – with interesting results. While average prices now appear as higher for 30kW, 50kW […]
Solar Choice brokers 30kW solar system for Gold Coast Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 30kW solar PV system for the Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church on the Gold Coast, Queensland. The church’s congregation exhibited uncommon ambition in their clean […]
Solar Choice brokers commercial solar system for Kennards Hire in first stage of broader roll-out
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 15kW solar system for Kennards Hire in Rutherford, NSW. The project is the first in a wider roll-out for the national rental chain. Kennards Hire […]
Solar Choice launches Australia’s first battery storage comparison platform
On the back of the success of our free and impartial Solar Quote Comparisons and mounting interest in energy storage for solar, Solar Choice has launched Australia’s first comparison platform for […]
Solar Choice survey provides snapshot of Australians’ thoughts on energy storage
Since the beginning of 2015 Solar Choice has seen interest in home energy storage grow steadily. We recently conducted a survey of our customers who have told us they would like […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: August 2015
Average solar system prices rose for most system sizes in Sydney and Tasmania between July and August, while dropping or staying flat for all other cities and system sizes. The […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: July 2015
Commercial solar system prices for July 2015 remain steady at around $1.44 per watt ($/W) on average. 10kW solar system prices continue the gradual rise that began about three months […]
Solar system prices in Brisbane, Queensland
Approximately one quarter of households in Brisbane proper have a solar power system, according to the APVI’s solar map; the suburbs surrounding Brisbane have even higher solar penetrations. The number of systems […]
Solar Choice brokers winning bid on 100kW system for prominent retail chain premises in western Sydney
Solar Choice Commercial has successfully brokered the winning bid on a 100kW solar installation for one of the western Sydney locations of a major national retail chain. The completion of […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar array for Doug Hall Poultry in Millmerran, QLD
[Updated on 1 July 2015 with new images]. Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW ground-mounted solar PV installation for Doug Hall Poultry in Millmerran, Queensland. Doug Hall is one of […]
Solar Choice brokers winning 1.06MW bid for Brisbane Markets
Solar Choice has successfully brokered the winning bid for Brisbane Markets Limited’s (BML) epic 1.06 megawatt (MW) solar power system. The array will be the largest privately owned roof-top project […]
Solar Choice’s 2GW Bulli Creek Solar Farm: The lay of the land
At 2 gigawatts of capacity, once completed Solar Choice’s Bulli Creek Solar Farm will be the largest project of its kind in Australia – and among the largest in the world. For […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: June 2015
Average indicative prices for commercial solar energy systems changed little between May and June 2015, continuing to hover around $1.44/W. Commercial solar energy system prices (10kW-100kW): Averages All prices in the […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: June 2015
Average residential solar PV system prices remain largely unchanged between May and June 2015, hovering around $1.86/W nationally. What appears as price rises in Melbourne were actually due mainly to a […]
Solar Choice brokers 30kW system for Bridgestone Earthmover Tyres
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 30kW solar system for the roof of Bridgestone Earthmover Tyres’ facilities in Mount Isa, Queensland. The system uses 115x 260W Trina Solar panels with 2x […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: May 2015
With the exception of 10kW solar systems, prices for commercial-scale solar PV systems in Australia decreased slightly on average between April and May of 2015, according to data from the […]
Commercial PV Price Index: April 2015
Mirroring the trend observed in residential solar systems, average commercial solar system prices increased slightly between March and April of 2015. The increases were clearest among 10kW systems and less pronounced for 30kW, […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: April 2015
Average solar energy system prices have risen for the first time in just under a year, according to pricing data from Solar Choice’s quote comparison platform. The increases took place […]
