Choice Magazine Solar Panels

Over the past year choice magazine and the csiro have partnered up to test and review some of the most commonly sold solar panels in australia.

Choice magazine solar panels.

Now the results are in. Solar roof tiles solar panel alternatives if your roof isn t suitable for solar panels consider more expensive solar roof tiles. The energy that a panel can produce will vary by its location and its available sunlight but in general most home solar panels have power output ratings ranging from 250 to 400 watts with an. 6 minutes last updated on july 12 2020.

This is excellent for consumers as it highlights the most popular panels and quantifies their features. The most common brands were sma sunny boy 28 and fronius 12. The panels in our solar panel reviews are each about 1 6 square metres in area but they vary in length width and power output. Findings from choice s solar survey some key findings about inverters from our 2018 member survey on solar pv systems.

There are more than a hundred different brands of solar panels and other solar equipment on the market at any given point. Since 2008 we have been trusted by over 3 000 businesses and developed over 750mw of solar farms. Choice members reported buying many different inverter brands. Solar battery installations grow as power bills tumble first tesla powerwall owner reports electricity bills up to 90 cheaper.

With so many solar panel brands claiming to be the most efficient best value or technologically advanced picking one above the rest is no easy task. It s not unusual for the retailer or installer to go out of business by the time an issue arises with your system. We lab test and review the latest solar panels to help you choose. Our solar panel reviews cover both mono and multicrystalline panels from australian and international brands.

You could use four 250w jinko panels taking up 6 5m 2 of roof space to make a 1000w array. An independent study by csiro for choice magazine tested one panel from 15 of the most common solar panels available in australia. During the test they found that 12 out of the 15 panels performed under their claimed nominal power some by as much as 10w. On the other hand james martin from solar brokering company solar choice suggests only buying well known brand name panels and inverters from companies that have a history operating in australia.

Since 2008 our knowledge and sophisticated software has allowed over 180 000 australian households and businesses to make a well informed choice of solar power installer.