• Improve the energy productivity in your home or business to set aside to 30% on your bills. You can do this by turning off appliances not in use, utilizing the dishwasher and clothes washer just when full and obtaining energy productive machines.
• Assess what energy you right now utilize, and the system limit you require (and can afford).
• Check if your rooftop faces the right direction. Just north-bound panels will deliver their full limit.
• Ensure there are no trees, electrical cables or different structures shading your rooftop.
• Find out if there is any local council approval is required. Progressively, local councils have staff close by to help with settling on the best choices on solar systems.
• Try to make sense of your systems payback time.
• Are you intending to have batter storage in future, so you can store the solar energy for evening use? Check the most recent estimations on home battery storage and payback times.
• If you can’t bear the cost of the forthright expenses upfront, consider options of solar system leasing with zero upfront option along with zero interest but in this you will not be able obtain major discounts which you usually get on instant purchases.
• Make beyond any doubt the installer is certify by the CEC and that the systems meet the required standards.

THINGS TO ASK A POTENTIAL INSTALLER AND ENERGY RETAILER

• Will you have to change to another meter and what will it cost?
• What is the expense of the power you buy from your retailer (in pennies per kWh), and will you lose your off-peak rates on the off chance if you install solar system.
• Will you be charged a higher fix rate every day if connect your solar system with the grid.
• Do you need to pay any extra charges?