Although 2020 saw most industries shutting up shop that didn’t stop the sun shining for the solar panel installation industry. Here’s how solar hit record high installations in 2020.
Key points:
- In comparison to 2019, 39% more Aussies installed solar over 2020.
- Every Australian state recorded a ‘personal best’ in small-scale solar installations for December.
- 2020 saw Aussies selecting bigger sized systems with the average system size coming in at 9kW.
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New Solar Installation Records
Although lockdowns caused disruptions across Australia, Aussies stuck at home invested in more solar energy than ever, lifting the uptake of solar panels to 39% from the pervious year. According to SunWiz, that’s almost 3,000MW of new solar installations going up on homes throughout 2020.
To put that into perspective, the electricity generated by these new solar panel installations was able to power 1.9 million homes.
In addition, 2020 ended with a bang, with 324MW of all solar installs registered in December.
Solar System Size Choices
As the price of solar continues to fall, SunWiz noted that through 2020 both residential and commercial solar customers were opting for larger system sizes. The average system size selection for 2020 came out at 9kW.
In previous years the 6.6kW has been the preferred model size. This shows that solar customers are looking for a more sustainable lifestyle.
As explained by Warwick Johnston, managing director of SunWiz, “As occurs each year, average system size also skyrocketed in December, as solar companies rushed to complete commercial installations before the STC subsidy reduced.”
Solar in 2021
It looks like the solar train is not stopping any time soon as the Clean Energy Regulator expects another 13GW of new rooftop solar over the next four years.
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