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What size solar system do Australians want in November? What is the proportion of household batteries considered? View the latest auSSII report.

Approximately 80% of Australians using the SQ solar quotation service chose the 5-10kW size range in November. Approximately 9% of people chose the "Fill up your roof" option, which is 12% lower than in October and consistent with the results in September.

If you are not sure about the size of the system, please get some advice on how much solar energy you need from Finn, the founder of SolarQuotes. But don't get too entangled in trying to figure it out, because a good installer will suggest what is best for your situation.

As in September and October, about 25% of inquiries in November indicated that they would buy immediately-there is still high interest in installing panels as soon as possible and reducing electricity bills. As in the past few months, one-third of people consider buying a system in the next 4 weeks.

Note: State subsidies that provide upfront discounts for purchasing systems will be reduced on January 1, just like every year since 2017. The good news is that solar energy will remain a solid investment. Understand the outlook for solar rebates in 2022.

12% of quotation requests selected the "top quality" (most expensive) system option in November, the same as in October. About 81% of people want a system that can strike a good balance between cost and quality, while slightly less than 8% want a good budget system.

Interesting fact: Given the current situation, high-quality solar panels with a 25-year product warranty are currently not much more expensive than budget modules.

Related: Solar price guide (from budget to high-end systems).

The auSSII report covers the needs of Australians-but how much did they actually pay for the system? Use SolarQuotes Australia Solar Price Index to find; update in real time. At the end of this month, we will publish a summary report on the average system cost in November on the blog. You can read our report covering October here.

In November, only 20% of requests expressed interest in learning more about microinverters and optimizer options. Both are PLO (panel level optimization) devices, which are particularly useful in certain installation situations.

In order to effectively manage certain things, they need to be measured-this includes the performance of the solar system. Although all solar inverters now include energy production monitoring, they do not track solar energy consumption. This is where the optional advanced solar monitoring is very worth considering, because it can help you get the most value from the system.

In November, about 39% of Australians using our services were interested in consumption monitoring, which was higher than 37% in October, but still lower than in previous months (September: 40%, August: 43%, July : 42%)

In November again, there was not much change here, with only 6% of people expressing interest in "battery-ready" solar systems. This does not mean that people do not have much interest in batteries. In fact, energy storage can be retrofitted to any solar system. The related questions on the quotation are just to let potential installers know their future intentions in advance, which helps the system design.

There is a lot of interest in installing household batteries while installing solar panels-20% (20% in October, 12% in September and August).

Household batteries are a huge investment. Learn everything you need to know about solar cells-especially worth reading is Finn's new "101" guide to understanding, buying and owning a home battery system.

Also worth reading are Ronald's recent articles-an in-depth SonnenBatterie Evo review (sonnen Evo just released last week) and his report on an important battery test report.

Nearly 6% of those who consider installing solar cells at the same time hope to use them mainly for backup purposes (5% in October, 8% in September, 5% in August), and 35% to minimize the power consumption of the main grid (about 40% in October). % And close to 41% in September and August) and 59% (59% in October, 51% in September, and 55% in August).

47% of Australians who are aware of electricity bills said they spend an average of between US$500 and US$1,000 per quarter — back to the usual 45% range — 47% rose to 49% in October. Fewer than 12% pay more than $1,000 per quarter.

Trivia: Although wholesale electricity prices have been declining (partially due to rooftop solar), this factor only accounts for one-quarter to one-third of electricity bills.

This month's auSSII report is based on information provided by thousands of Australians who used SolarQuotes' quotation service in November.

Since 2009, more than 580,000 Australians have received quotations through SolarQuotes. If excellent customer service and installation quality are your priorities, your business can use SQ's outstanding solar sales leads to find enthusiastic buyers.

You can reuse the information in this report in your publications without submitting a formal request-we only require the content to belong to SolarQuotes and cite this page.

Michael discovered solar problems after purchasing modules in 2008 to piece together a small off-grid photovoltaic system. Since then, he has been covering Australian and international solar energy news.

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