Faqs

Solar panels are very reliable and rarely fail. When they do, the cause is usually moisture getting in or a poorly fitted connector between panels. Inverters contain far more electronics, so they [...]

Quality solar panels should last 25 years or more, and many premium panels now carry 25-year warranties. Inverters typically last 10 to 15 years, and home batteries usually carry warranties of [...]

Yes (as of October 2026). Solar systems still earn federal small-scale technology certificates (STCs). A 2026 install is credited with 5 years of output, dropping by a year each 1 January. [...]

Rarely. With today’s low feed-in tariffs, most households won’t earn more from exports than they spend on power and daily supply charges. Some people on old premium schemes still [...]

A feed-in tariff is the credit your retailer gives you for solar power you don’t use and send back to the grid. Rates have fallen a long way, from over 60 cents per kWh under early schemes [...]

Not as a government incentive. In Victoria, your electricity retailer pays a feed-in tariff for solar power you send to the grid, and the Essential Services Commission sets a minimum rate each [...]

Micro inverters sit under each panel and convert its power to household AC power on the roof, so shade on one panel doesn’t drag down the rest. A string inverter is one wall-mounted unit [...]

Yes. The main things that add cost are a tile or very steep roof, a two-storey home that needs extra access equipment, panels spread across several roof faces, an old switchboard that needs [...]

For a Velocity Solar install in Geelong, a 6.6 kW system typically costs about $9,400, including GST and after the federal solar rebate (STCs) (as of October 2026). If you qualify for the Solar [...]

Monocrystalline. Almost every quality panel sold in Australia today is monocrystalline, and polycrystalline panels have largely disappeared from the market. Modern mono panels reach efficiencies [...]