Solar & Battery FAQs – Gold Coast and South East Queensland

A typical home system price depends on system size, quality of panels and inverter, roof type, and switchboard condition. All prices reflect the upfront Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) discount. We provide a transparent, fixed written quote after assessing your property.

There is no cash payment sent to you. Eligible solar systems receive Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs), which are applied directly as an upfront discount on your quote. The number of STCs depends on your system size, geographical zone, and installation date.

Payback depends on your energy consumption, electricity tariff, upfront net system cost, and what percentage of power you use during daylight hours. We provide a tailored payback estimate with clear documented assumptions rather than unrealistic generic claims.

Feed-in tariffs are set by individual electricity retailers (not solar installers) and change periodically. We recommend comparing retailers using the Australian Government's Energy Made Easy comparison tool to maximize your feed-in return.

Your distribution network operator (Energex in South East QLD or Ergon Energy in regional QLD) may place limits on how much surplus solar electricity can be exported to the grid (commonly 5kW per phase). We verify and factor these network limits directly into your system engineering.