LG Solar panels vs Trina Solar

Solar Panels
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Hi there, I have recently received the quotes below. Would really appreciate your feedback as to if you think they are reasonable or not?

  • Seaford/Victoria

  • Dooley Electronics

  • 12 x LG 335w

  • 5Kw Fronius Primo inverter

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    $6,468.88 (inc STC)

  • Seaford/Victoria

  • Galactic Solar

  • 12 x LG 335w

  • 4Kw Fronius Primo inverter

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    $7,478.23 (inc STC)

  • Seaford/Victoria

  • Space Solar

  • 14 x Trina Honey M-plus 305w

  • 4Kw Fronius Primo inverter

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    $5,225 (inc STC)

Thanks in advance.

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Hi @Jelley

Are you restricted to 4kW with your roof space?

I like the looks of Dooley Electrics quote, very good panels and inverter, fair price, local electrician presumably. However, with 4kW of panels it should really be installed with a 4kW inverter, or get 5kW of panels.

LG is our top ranked solar panel manufacturer. Trina is a good quality mid range option.

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Hi Marty,

Thank you for getting back to me, much appreciated.

We don’t have the biggest roof space, we could probably fit 14-16 at a squeeze. Would you recommend going for the bigger option?

It turns out Dooley had made a typo, it should have said 4 Kw inverter. Still a far price? Correct, he is local.

Thanks again.

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Yeah I wouldn’t recommend going bigger, I was just curious as to the reason for the quoted PV size @Jelley.

There’s a few reasons why I think a local electrician is a good option, which I’m writing up in an article at the moment. His quote with a 4kW inverter is the one I would go for. It’s a bit higher than what you’d pay with a high volume solar retailer probably, but for good reason I believe.

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Thanks Marty, appreciate the honest feedback.

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For comparison, last month I had 16 x LG335 and 5KW Fronius Primo for a total of $7k installed in Sydney.

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@Marty, I appreciate this reply is a long time after my original post, but we didn’t end up going ahead with any of the quotes above and have since been re-quoted by the same supplier.

I would really appreciate your expertise once more:

Option 1.
12 LG panels 340w. Total size….4.08Kw
4 Kw Fronius inverter.
Average daily production is 14.6 Kwh
STC rebate to be signed over to Dooley Electrics as payment (approx. $2000)
Total cost inc GST and cert and inspection is $7,150.00

Option 2
12 Trina panels 315w. Total size….3.78Kw
4 Kw Fronius inverter.
Average daily production is 13.6 Kwh
STC rebate to be signed over to Dooley Electrics as payment (approx. $2000)
Total cost inc GST and cert and inspection is $4,975.00

Option 3
12 Jinko panels 315w. Total size….3.78Kw
4 Kw Zever inverter
Average daily production is 13.6 Kwh
STC rebate to be signed over to Dooley Electrics as payment (approx. $2000)
Total cost inc GST and cert and inspection is $4,400.00

Option 1 appears quite high in comparison with Phil’s above.

Also what’s your opinion of the current process for the Victoria Solar Rebate?

Many thanks,
Ian

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Hi Ian

Good on you for taking your time, not a small decision.

I reckon it’s between 1 and 2 for me, Fronius is worth it I think.

It’s a tough question as to whether the LG are worth that extra $2.2k. That’s a lot of extra money and Trina are a decent panel too. I think it’s a question of personal preference. If it’s straight up payback ROI that you are looking at, I think it would be hard to justify the nearly 50% more. But if you want assurance that you’ve got the best performing panels on your roof day in day out, and the ones most likely to last a very long time and cause you no trouble, then LG is the way.

Sorry to give you a lawyer answer, but also you should be happy with either option I think.

All the best, let us know how you go.

Marty

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Hi Jelly, Marty,
With limited roof space maybe look at 72 cell panels?, 16 at 415w LG = 6.64kW. Just a thought (there’s also 400w Jinko cheetah’s 16 = 6.4kW, depends on what your usage is. I would think that the Lg system would go for about $8,000 with Fronius Primo 5.0.1, Jinko cheetah about $6,000. And don’t you guys have a state govt rebate over there as well? Stc’s should be about $2,200 or more, depending on how they do it. I’m guessing here" you guys quote fairly over your way" I have to compete with idiots LOL.

Regards Den

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