The Solar Choice Commercial team has brokered a 30kW solar system for Victoria’s OMNI Connect. OMNI Connect is a telecommunications carrier and internet service provider based in Carrum Downs. The company approached […]
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Important Australian solar PV industry updates and Solar Choice company news.
Residential Solar PV Price Index – January 2015
Average residential solar system prices have held steady into the new year since flattening out in November of last year. Canberra is home to the most expensive systems, while Perth is […]
Solar Choice’s Mount Majura Solar Farm, edging closer to completion, will use QBotix’s sun-tracking robot technology
Solar Choice’s Mount Majura Solar Farm has again been the subject of an article by the Canberra Times‘ John Thistleton. The most recent article provides an update on the progress of […]
Solar Choice Commercial brokers 100kW solar array for Natex Engineering
Solar Choice has independently advised Melbourne-based Natex Engineering through the procurement and installation of a 100kW solar array . Natex was established in 1957 and provides a range of mechanical […]
Solar Choice brokers 79kW of solar across five sites for Galvins Plumbing Supplies in & around Perth
The Solar Choice Commercial team has brokered a total of 79kW of solar capacity across five separate sites owned by Galvins Plumbing Supplies in and around Perth, WA. Galvins contacted […]
Solar Choice brokers 70kW solar array for Downfields Engineering in Toowoomba
The Solar Choice Commercial team has managed the tender and brokered a competitive winning deal on a 70kW solar system for Downfields Engineering. Solar Choice was approached by Downfields in March […]
Solar Choice brokers 1.2MW rooftop solar array for Lebus Furniture UK
Construction will soon be complete on a 1.2MW rooftop solar PV system on the roof of Lebus Upholstery’s headquarters in North Lincolnshire, UK . The project was exclusively sourced and developed by […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar system for Synnex Australia
Solar Choice’s commercial team has managed the tender and brokered a competitive winning deal on a 100kW solar system for Synnex Australia Pty Ltd, Australia’s largest supply chain and distribution […]
Solar Choice delivers aesthetic 100kW solar power system for National Golf Club in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
The National Golf Club (NGC) is now the proud owner of a sleek and majestic 100kW solar array installed across its clubhouse premises at Cape Schanck on the Mornington Peninsula, […]
Commercial PV Price Index – November 2014
Commercial solar prices continue to drop steadily month-by-month, according to data from the Solar Choice installer network. Prices in the tables below incorporate incentives available for systems up to 100kW in […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – November 2014
Average residential solar system prices have leveled out, changing little between October and November according to figures from the Solar Choice installer network database. This follows about four months of […]
Solar Choice brokers 30kW solar system for Slades Beverages in Melbourne
The Solar Choice Commercial team has played a key role in helping iconic Australian soft-drink pioneers Slades Beverages in going solar, brokering a 30kW solar system for the company’s Melbourne […]
70kW solar array for Vector Aerospace headquarters in Brisbane
Solar Choice Commercial has managed the tender for a 70kW solar PV system at Vector Aerospace‘s Australian headquarters in the suburb of Eagle Farm in Brisbane, Queensland. The system is expected […]
Solar Choice brokers 100kW rooftop solar array for Wangi District Workers Club, NSW
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 100kW rooftop solar system for the Wangi District Workers Club on Lake Macquarie, just south of Newcastle, NSW. One of the club’s building committee members […]
Solar Choice brokers 70kW of rooftop solar for Mildura Early Learning Centres
Two early learning centres in the remote Victoria/NSW border town of Mildura have both gone solar with the aid of Solar Choice Commercial. The Mildura Central Child Care Centre on Lime Ave was […]
NSW Club industry choosing solar power, with help from Solar Choice
Solar Choice and Clubs’ Sustainable Futures NSW have teamed up to introduce the Solar in Clubs Program. Working alongside Clubs’ Sustainable Futures, Solar Choice aims to help the growing number of […]
Commercial PV Price Index – October 2014
In addition to the Residential Solar PV Price Index that Solar Choice publishes monthly, we also publish pricing data for commercial systems (10kW, 30kW, 50kW and 100kW). This article contains […]
Let there be light: Australian churches switching on solar power
Homes and businesses are not the only ones investing in solar power in Australia: with electricity prices soaring and environmental concerns at the forefront of the minds of many, religious […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – October 2014
With the exception of Brisbane and (in some cases) Perth, average solar PV prices have continued to drop across all of the cities included in Solar Choice’s monthly analysis, falling down […]
Solar Choice brokers 30kW solar system for ISCAR headquarters in Sydney
Precision carbide metal tool manufacturer ISCAR, the largest of the 15 companies comprising the IMC (International Metalworking Companies) Group, has had a 30kW solar PV system installed on the roof of […]
Rally for Renewables draws hundreds outside Abbott’s office in Manly, NSW
On Friday 26 September around 250 renewable energy supporters gathered outside the office of Prime Minister Tony Abbott in Manly, NSW to participate in the Rally for Renewables. The purpose […]
Report shows electricity from renewables creates more jobs than fossil fuels
A new international report has found that the development of renewable energy resources like solar and wind creates more jobs than the development of fossil fuels. In its inaugural Rethinking […]
Solar Choice teams up with Diamond Energy for solar savings
Australian solar installation brokerage Solar Choice has brokered an exclusive offer for its residential consumers with Victoria-based clean electricity retailer Diamond Energy to deliver increased savings on solar power for customers in […]
Commercial PV Price Index – August 2014
August 2014 marks the 4th month that Solar Choice has published pricing data for commercial solar PV systems (10kW, 30kW, 50kW, 100kW). As of yet there has been little fluctuation […]
Solar PV Price Index – August 2014
Average solar system prices continued with little fluctuation between July and August. Although some regional variability was still observable, numbers held remarkably steady in all cities and across all system […]
Solar Choice’s 22kW demo system to tackle voltage rise, integrate energy storage
As a demonstration project for Solar Choice’s 80,000 residential solar customers on how to maximise roof potential for solar energy despite restrictions from utilities, Solar Choice’s Managing Director, Angus Gemmell, […]
Solar Choice Commercial brokers 20kW solar system for Marrickville Council chambers
The rooftop of the administration building of Marrickville Council is now equipped with 20kW worth of solar panels, with Solar Choice Commercial acting as tender manager for the project. The array, […]
Commercial PV Price Index – July 2014
Solar Choice’s Commercial PV Price Index is published monthly to act as a bellwether for commercial-scale solar PV system pricing trends across Australia. Systems of 10kW, 30kW, 50kW and 100kW in […]
Solar PV Price Index – July 2014
Although higher average system prices in Melbourne and Hobart between this and last month resulted in an apparent increase across all system sizes included in our calculations (except for 1.5kW), […]
Solar Choice Commercial brokers 100kW solar installation for Ainsworth Gaming Technology
International Ainsworth Game Technology recently switched on a 100kW solar array for the company’s office in Sydney through Solar Choice. Ainsworth first approached Solar Choice in November 2013 after receiving a quote […]
Solar’s rise to dominance closer than we think
The use of solar power is increasing at a prodigious rate around the world and Australia is no exception. In fact solar’s growth may be have already reached an unforeseen […]
