You are welcome to submit an inquiry with us via the contact page. Alternatively, there are several articles in our blog that discuss a range of interesting topics. You can click here to access the blog written by the Owner of Tru Blu Solar Co himself. If you want to know more we strongly advise you to give us a call. We are honest professionals that genuinely want to help you.
The Small Renewable Energy Target (SRET) is the policy that incentivises homeowners and businesses to buy a solar panel system. This is for all solar panel systems under 100kW of solar panels.
This policy reduces the upfront cost of solar panels. When we give you a quote, the amount is stipulated as a line item. For every 1kW of solar panels you install you are able to generate 11 Small Technology Certificates (STCs). Each STC is able to be traded for around $39. Therefore the SRET contributes about $420/kW of solar panels.
Tru Blu Solar Co has to record the installation from start to finish with photo evidence of the entire installation. Including scanning in the barcodes of the products that are installed. Each of these products must be listed as a CEC Approved Product in order to be eligible for the SRET financial incentive. This documentation and evidence is recorded and provided to the Clean Energy Regulator in order to create STCs and offer our customers an upfront discount on any of our solar panel systems.
Certainly! We need to use Clean Energy Council approved installers so that we can qualify your solar system for the financial incentives. Alexander Blanco is our leading installer and he is a fully accredited by the CEC for Design and Install of Grid Connected Solar PV and Battery Systems. William Davis, aka Billy, is the Owner Director who is a fully qualified Civil Engineer and is also accredited by the CEC for Design of Grid Connected Solar PV and Battery Systems.
The answer to this question changes at the same rate the energy companies make changes to their electricity pricing. It is case-by-case and depends on seasonal demand of electricity usage and solar production. As a result a certain plan may be great for some but not as good for others.
However, no matter which energy retailer you use, you are still better off with solar panels. I like to help our customers through this process once they get their first bill.
At the time of writing this (04/11/2023) the people we find most happy with their results are using Powershop Super Solar. If you have any questions please contact us. If you use a battery than a VPP might be the best energy retail offer for you. Tesla VPP and Energy Australia Solar Optimiser are great plans for battery owners.
If you are considering installing solar for your business we are definitely the right people to get into contact with. You should read our Commercial Solar Service Page to get some insights. We have in house engineers for the concept design, planning and project management. Our experience in the grid applications with the distribution network service providers all throughout NSW will ensure that their are no nasty surprises at the end of your project. We have delivered many commercial solar and battery projects for major clients such as the NSW Government, Brian Hilton Toyota, Plus Fitness and Booth’s Motor Group just to name a few.
In terms of financial outcomes, we do a solar feasibility analysis for your business. We actually use the historical data of your energy usage. This is the same data your energy retailer uses to record and bill you for your electricity consumption. This allows us to model exactly how your business used its power over the last 12 months and base our solar design on true usage. This takes the guess-work out and we provide the results in a detailed report for you. If this interests you contact us for a free solar feasibility report.
There are several options available to you; power your properties with solar, install solar onto a property you own and then on-sell the electricity to the renter(s) or, build a solar farm and sell the electricity you generate to an energy retailer through a Power Purchase Agreement. If you want to know how to do this please get into contact with us.
Not having solar panels is expensive. Paying for electricity using grid supplied power is always going to cost you more than using solar to power your home. It does not matter whether your electricity bill is $200 per quarter or $20,000 per quarter, we have a solution to help you save a lot of money. Drop your details here if you want to know how!
You might be surprised to find out that they’re actually quite affordable, especially when you consider that they last 25 years or more. For a full installation from start to finish a standard solar installation is around $950/kW. A premium system using microinverters will cost about $1,500/kW. A reliable battery with proper backup capability will cost around $1,000/kW. The cost is amortised over time, meaning your monthly electricity bill will be lower than it would have been otherwise. If you choose to use solar finance we will set it up with intentions to make the repayments less than the savings and the result is you are cashflow positive.
Most of the time a solar panel system pays for itself between 3-5 years and if you add a battery in it generally only adds about 1 year more to the payback period.
In some instances, you might even be able to sell back your extra energy generation to your local utility company for a profit. Especially if you participate in something like the Tesla VPP or get onto an energy retailer with a decent solar feed-in tariff. In other words, solar panels in are a smart investment! They pay for themselves in no time, making them one of the best long-term investments you can make. What other products do you know that guarantee production for 25 years as a minimum? If you want solar panels on the Central Coast be sure to get in touch with us!
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Not having solar panels is expensive. Paying for electricity using grid supplied power is always going to cost you more than using solar to power your home. It does not matter whether your electricity bill is $200 per quarter or $20,000 per quarter, we have a solution to help you save a lot of money. Drop your details here if you want to know how!
You might be surprised to find out that they’re actually quite affordable, especially when you consider that they last 25 years or more. For a full installation from start to finish a standard solar installation is around $950/kW. A premium system using microinverters will cost about $1,500/kW. A reliable battery with proper backup capability will cost around $1,000/kW. The cost is amortised over time, meaning your monthly electricity bill will be lower than it would have been otherwise. If you choose to use solar finance we will set it up with intentions to make the repayments less than the savings and the result is you are cashflow positive.
Most of the time a solar panel system pays for itself between 3-5 years and if you add a battery in it generally only adds about 1 year more to the payback period.
In some instances, you might even be able to sell back your extra energy generation to your local utility company for a profit. Especially if you participate in something like the Tesla VPP or get onto an energy retailer with a decent solar feed-in tariff. In other words, solar panels in are a smart investment! They pay for themselves in no time, making them one of the best long-term investments you can make. What other products do you know that guarantee production for 25 years as a minimum? If you want solar panels on the Central Coast be sure to get in touch with us!
NO! You need a battery if you want to power your home at night.
Firstly, we will explain this in simple terms. Solar panels are installed on your roof and generate electricity when the sun shines on them. This electricity is sent to an inverter which turns that electricity into a useable power source for your home. Solar panels create power all day whether it is raining, overcast or the sun is shining. Rain days will produce a lot less than sunny days and overcast is somewhere in the middle.
Now for the science, solar panels when subject to light will release electrons at the atomic level and these electrons are captured and turned into an electric current. This is known as the photoelectric effect and you can read a little more into it if you click here.
Your energy consumption will determine how many solar panels you need. If you live in a state with many hours of sunshine per day, it may be less. If you live somewhere with fewer sunshine hours, you’ll need more to sustain your household’s needs. Of course, a larger number is better, but don’t go overboard! Now, as we have said before, you also need to take into consideration many other factors in deciding how many solar panels you want. The answer may be dependant on whether your investment strategy is short term driven or long term driven. Also, we like to consider if you are going to renovate or add load to the home with air conditioning or electric vehicle charging for example. You can be limited by the size of your roof. And, you want to take into consideration if you have seasonal electricity usage patterns and how this ties in with the seasonal production patterns with the solar panels. For example if you live in a colder area in Australia and have an air-conditioner to heat your home, it is likely that your winter electricity usage will be higher than your summer electricity usage. As a result, the electricity usage pattern is somewhat opposite to the solar production pattern. This will mean it will take slightly longer for you to get a return on investment as the self consumption will be towards the lower end of the scale. On the contrary, if you live in a hot place in Australia and you use an air-conditioner to cool your home and you love swimming in your pool, you might have a much higher electricity usage in summer than you do in winter. In this scenario, your electricity usage pattern matches the solar production pattern and the self consumption rate of solar is in the higher range. This will shorten the payback period for your investment. Here on the Central Coast there is not one size fits all and we definitely recommend you get a custom built for purpose solar system.
If your system is connected to the grid, solar panels do not work during a blackout because they need power to run. For them to function, they require a grid-connected inverter. A grid-connected inverter needs power from your local utility’s transformer so it can create electricity through your solar panel’s photovoltaic cells. If you use an off-grid system with battery backup, you won’t be impacted by power outages. Talk to our solar installers in the Central Coast, NSW to know more.
