Average solar PV system prices dropped slightly between March and April of 2016, following a downward trend that started in February. Based on data from Solar Choice’s installer network database, […]
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Year-to-date Australian solar uptake lags behind previous years
A total of 100MW of rooftop solar was installed around Australia in the first two months of 2016, according to the latest data supplied by Green Energy Markets. With more […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: February 2016
Average prices for commercial-scale solar PV system installations have remained largely unchanged between this month and last, according to figures from Solar Choice’s installer network database. Commercial solar system prices […]
Residential solar PV price index – February 2016
Average solar PV system installation prices for Australia have risen for the 2rd month running, according to data from Solar Choice’s installer network database. The average price per watt for […]
Tasmania government urged to consider strategy to boost wind & solar
The Tasmanian government is being urged to support the development of more rooftop solar and wind energy, as it negotiates the state’s biggest energy crisis after losing the grid connection […]
Australia’s new solar milestone: One panel per capita
There are now as many solar panels installed in Australia as there are humans in the country, according to recent analysis from the folks at Sunwiz, Australia’s leading solar market […]
Residential solar PV price index – January 2016
After about 5 months of steady declines since about August of 2015, the average price of solar PV system prices rose slightly (approximately 5c/W) between December of 2015 and January of […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: December 2015
December marks the second month running where the installer-nominated ‘Solar Choice Discount’ has been excluded from our calculations, resulting in pricing more reflective of actual retail commercial solar system prices […]
Residential solar PV price index – December 2015
On average solar PV system prices dropped for the month of December 2015 were lower across all capital cities for all system sizes than those from November 2015. The drop […]
Find the best solar power system deals in Launceston, Tasmania
Solar power system prices have fallen significantly in recent years in Tasmania, as well as throughout Australia and the rest of the world. It is for this reason that installing […]
Residential solar PV price index – November 2015
Average solar system prices have sunk for the fourth month in a row, reaching a new all-time low since Solar Choice began publishing system prices in August 2012. For the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: July 2015
The average solar PV system price nationally continues to sit at about $1.85 per watt for the third month in a row, with prices for specific system sizes also remaining […]
Average Australian solar system size up to 5kW: Sunwiz
The size of the average solar PV system has reached 5kW for the first time ever, according to industry analysts Sunwiz. The increase – up from 4kW in 2013 – […]
Victoria, NSW will lead the way in residential energy storage uptake
NSW and Victoria will lead the adoption of battery storage by Australian households over the next two decades, the Australian Energy Market Operator has predicted. In its first ever analysis […]
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 […]
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 […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – March 2015
Average residential solar PV system prices for Australia’s capital cities fell slightly between February and March. Systems were dearest in Canberra, while Perth was home to the lowest prices. March 2015 […]
Commercial PV Price Index – February 2015
Commercial solar system prices decreased slightly between January and February of 2015, according to pricing data from installers in Solar Choice’s network. All prices are net, incorporating incentives available through […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – February 2015
Average prices for residential solar systems have dropped slightly since last month. Over all, system prices have dropped by about 25% compared to August 2012 levels. Currently, the average cost […]
Commercial PV Price Index – January 2015
Echoing residential solar system price trends since the end of last year, commercial solar system prices have remained remarkably steady since November 2014 and January 2015. While there was some price […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 PV Price Index – September 2014
Average residential solar system prices took a dip across the board between August and September, with almost no instances in which they increased. The trend was likely spurred by the recent […]
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 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), […]
