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There are four main types of solar inverter used in residential grid-connect solar power systems: string inverters, microinverters, power optimizers with string inverter, and hybrid inverters. Each type of inverters has its pluses and minuses.  Choosing the right solar inverter

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If you’re shopping around for a new solar panel system, chances are you’ll come across SolarEdge and Enphase.  Both are excellent solar inverter systems; arguably two of the best solar systems money can buy. The reason why Enphase and SolarEdge

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If you buy a solar panel system for your home or business, it will be subsidised through a federal government solar rebate scheme which reduces the upfront cost of your solar system by around 30 per cent. This government scheme

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Exciting technologies are being developed that will make our homes – and our cars – smarter, greener, more comfortable, and cheaper to run.  Almost without exception, these new technologies are based on the concept of the all-electric home. This blog

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Most leading solar inverter manufacturers make three-phase inverters for commercial solar installations. These range in size from 10kW to 100kW plus. This blog reviews six of the leading solar inverters in the 20kW to 40kW category.  This size solar panel

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With thousands of solar companies in Australia, how do you choose the right solar company to install your solar power system? This post provides a 15-point checklist of what to look for in a solar company.  Keep this list to

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If your business operates 9-5, installing solar is a great way to reduce your electricity costs and improve your bottom line. It’s also a terrific way to demonstrate your business’s green credentials; something that will win you brownie points with

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Yes, you can install a single-phase inverter on a three-phase home.  It is a good solution because you get the full value of your solar generation across all three phases, and you don’t have to pay for a more expensive

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Hot water heating accounts for 20 per cent of the total energy bill of most Australian homes. The best way to lower your hot water heating bills is to install a heat pump hot water system and power it with

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Most solar panel systems are perfectly safe and cause no harm to property or people.  However, poorly installed solar systems using low quality products can be risky. The risk can arise with solar panel systems that use a string inverter.