Return On Investment

Large systems are now an attractive investment

Apart from the incentives that reduce the upfront cost of a solar system, the major factor for long term system return on investment is the Feed In tariff.

The combination of proven and guranateed panel performance (from Mfr), and 7 year feed in tariff legislation make some impressive cash flow graphs (conservative estimation based on real gathered data).

New Solar Power Incentives

Since the solar power rebate closure, a range of new Australian Govt initiatives have dramatically improved the financial returns on Solar Power. For NSW especially, the combination of these initiatives and the new Solar Bonus scheme means annual returns are predicted to be between 15-20%.

Significant financial returns and electricity savings

Your solar payback and ongoing returns will depend on whether you use electricity for the purposes of running a home or your business.

Residential Electricity Customers

System sizes are limited to 10kW per billed powered site for the Solar Bonus Scheme. From January 2010 a Solar Bonus is paid for power that is fed into the grid.

Small Business and Farms

System sizes are limited to 10kW per billed powered site for the Solar Bonus Scheme.
From January 2010 a Solar Bonus is paid for power that is fed into the grid.

Commercial

Commercial locations are not eligible to receive the Solar Bonus Scheme and rates and returns paid to commercial and large business users are generally less than 1/10th of those paid under the new schemes for small business. These systems are not generally financially viable at this point in time.

Detailed information on pricing and incentives is available here:

• Solar Credits
• Feed In tariff