Solar
Townsville homeowners trust

Solar panels

Aiko

Choose Aiko if you want the most power from a small or hot roof, and an all-black look.

• Up to 25% efficiency, the highest in our panel range, so more kilowatts fit on the same roof.
• Loses only 0.26% output per degree of heat, which counts on a Townsville roof in summer.

Solar panels

Winaico

Choose Winaico if you want the longest product warranty on the roof, backed by an Australian company, in an all-black panel.

• 30-year product warranty and 30-year performance warranty, plus 2 years of free system insurance.
• Back-contact cells, so there are no lines on the front. Fully black, with a Class A fire rating.

Solar panels

TW Solar

Choose TW Solar if you want a full-black, dual-glass panel with a 25/30-year warranty at a lower price.

• Priced for value, with strong owner ratings.
• Full-black, dual-glass panel with a 25-year product and 30-year performance warranty in Australia.

Solar panels

Jinko Solar

Choose Jinko Solar if you want a proven tier-one panel from one of the world’s biggest makers at a sensible price.

• One of the most installed panel brands in the world, with the scale to stand behind its warranty.
• Current Tiger Neo panels carry a 25-year product and 30-year performance warranty.

Solar panels

JA Solar

Choose JA Solar if you want a bankable tier-one panel that balances price and output.

• One of the largest panel makers in the world, with a long global track record.
• 30-year linear performance warranty on the DeepBlue range.

Battery & inverter

Sigenergy

Choose Sigenergy if you want inverter, battery and EV charging in one stack, with the whole house kept running in a blackout.

• Inverter, battery and an optional DC EV charger stack into one unit. Start with one battery module and add more later, up to six.
• With the Sigen Gateway it can back up the whole house, and switch over with no flicker when the inverter is sized above your load.

Inverter & battery

Goodwe

Choose Goodwe if you want a well-priced battery with true whole-home backup, on a single- or three-phase home.

• The ESA all-in-one backs up the whole house out of the box, switching over in under 4 milliseconds.
• The single-phase ESA has no fan, so it’s quiet, and it’s rated IP66 from −35 to 60°C.

Inverter & battery

Fronius

Choose Fronius if you want an Austrian-made hybrid inverter with a long warranty, and the choice of Fronius Reserva or BYD batteries.

• The GEN24 Plus has a built-in 3 kVA emergency power outlet (PV Point) that works in a blackout even before you add a battery.
• Register it on Solar.web and the inverter gets a 10-year warranty, extendable to 15. The current offer runs for installs to 31 December 2026.

Solar battery

BYD

Choose BYD if you want a modular battery to pair with a Fronius, GoodWe or Sungrow hybrid inverter, sized in small steps.

• Works with around 20 inverter brands, including the Fronius GEN24 Plus, so it fits most hybrid setups.
• Sized in small steps: 2.56 kWh (HVS) or 2.76 kWh (HVM) modules, expandable up to three towers.

Solar battery

Tesla Powerwall

Choose Tesla Powerwall if you have a single-phase home and want one box doing solar and battery, with strong whole-home backup.

• Powerwall 3 puts out up to 11.04 kW from one unit and can start big loads like air-con, so one unit can run the whole house in a blackout.
• It has a solar inverter built in (up to 20 kW of panels, 3 MPPTs), so a new system doesn’t need a separate inverter.

Whole-home battery

FranklinWH

Choose FranklinWH if you’re adding a battery to existing solar of any brand and want a long warranty, generator backup and load control.

• The longest battery warranty in our range: 12 years or 60 MWh, with 70% capacity at the end.
• Couples to any existing solar inverter, and the aGate can bring in a generator and switch loads like a pool pump.

Inverter & battery

Sungrow

Choose Sungrow if you’re putting in new solar and a battery on a single-phase home and want a value DC-coupled package.

• Inverter, battery and app from one brand. The SH10RS rates 14.5 kW for backup loads and switches in under 10 ms.
• SBR battery in 3.2 kWh steps from 6.4 to 25.6 kWh, with unlimited cycles for self-use under the warranty.