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Contents
Installation checklist
2
How does solar PV work?
3
How much power do systems generate?
4
How much do solar panels cost?
5
Australian Standards
6
Warranties
6
What government schemes are in place to
lower the cost of purchasing a solar PV system?
6
Renewable Energy Certificates
7
Solar Credits
8
Feed-in Tariffs
10
What does the design and specification of my system involve?
12
What size panels should I buy?
12
What sort of panels should I buy?
13
What angle should the panels be on?
14
Shading/Dirt
14
Temperature
14
What is an inverter? What sort should I buy?
15
What will happen to my meter at home?
15
Quotation/Contract
17
Questions to ask your designer/installer
18
What happens after my solar PV system has been installed?
20
Questions to ask your electricity retailer
21
Questions to ask your electricity distributor
22
Safety inspections
22
Dispute resolution
23
What should I do if the company has gone out of business?
26
Appendix
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Volume 17: 21 May 2012