Solar Panels for Your Home: Designed and Installed by Our Own Team

A home solar system is a set of panels on your roof, an inverter that turns the power they make into electricity your house can use, and, if you want it, a battery to store the extra. Most of the grid-connected homes we work on sit somewhere between 6.6kW and 20kW.

There is no single right size. The best system for your house depends on how much power you use, when you use it, how much roof you have and what you want to spend. Here is a plain-English look at three common sizes to help you get your bearings.

A 10kW solar system suits a bigger household, or one that uses a lot of power. Think air conditioning in summer, heating in winter, a pool pump, a home office or an electric vehicle.

With more panels comes more generation, which gives you more to use in the day and more to store if you add a battery later. A 10kW solar-only system (no battery) typically costs about $7,500 to $10,000+, depending on the same things as any system: equipment, roof layout, switchboard and your power supply. We can design it so a battery can be added down the track.

If you are weighing up 10kW against a smaller or larger system, we will compare them side by side so the difference in price and in what you get is clear.

For solar panels and an inverter only, with no battery, our typical prices are about $5,000 to $8,000+ for a 6.6kW system, $7,500 to $10,000+ for a 10kW system and $9,000 to $13,000+ for a 13kW system. These are typical ranges, not a quote, and the '+' means larger or more complex jobs can cost more. Adding a battery raises the total, and complete grid-connected projects we install typically run up to about $23,000.

The biggest factors are system size, the brand and model of panels and inverter, whether you add a battery, how complex your roof is, and your switchboard and power supply. A battery adds to the price, which is why we quote the system and the battery clearly and separately.

We give you a written quote that explains what you are paying for, so you can compare it with any other quote you have. Payback depends on how much power you use, when you use it, and what you pay for electricity, so we will walk you through how it is worked out for your home rather than promise a number.

We install Jinko Solar panels because they strike a good balance of reliability, appearance and cost. For inverters, the part of your system that does the heavy lifting, we use Deye, Goodwe, Sungrow, Fronius and Sigenergy, choosing the one that best suits your home and plans.

We only use products from brands that have an office in Australia. If something ever needs a warranty claim, there is a local team to deal with, not an overseas call centre. We will explain the options in plain English and recommend what suits your home, not whatever is on the shelf.

Panels and inverters are the two things you will live with for years, so we are happy to talk through the exact models in your quote, including what each is covered by.

From your first consultation to commissioning, the whole solar panel installation process typically takes four to six weeks. Here is how it goes.

First we talk about your power use and goals, and look at your roof and switchboard. Then we design a system for your home and send a clear quote. Once you are happy, we book the install, and our own team puts the system in. Finally we commission it, switch it on, show you how it works and set up monitoring.

After that, we keep an eye on things. Every system we install has remote monitoring, and if something looks wrong we can often diagnose it remotely, with a site visit when it is needed.

We install home solar across the Central Coast, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Maitland, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley, from the west out to Murrurundi and north up to Bulahdelah. Each of these areas has its own page on our site with more local detail.