The Simple Guide to Choosing a Solar Provider

Solar Guide, your trusted, independent solar experts here.

has asked us to assist you to choose the right solar system for your needs. Here’s why you can trust us as your independent solar advisors; here’s our bio’s.

Clever you! It’s fantastic that you’re considering a solar power system. We think it’s the best way of reducing your electricity bills, making a return on your investment, and helping the environment.

There are over 5000 solar businesses in Australia. Each claiming to be the best, and listing brands you’ve never heard of, in technical jargon that’s confusing. All of which makes it incredibly difficult to choose the right solar provider for your needs.

Most people in your situation do one of the following:

  1. Spend weeks of research becoming an expert and hopefully then make the best choice
  2. Go with the Goldilocks approach – not too hot, not too cold and choose the warm option in the middle.
  3. Or just assume they’re all the same and just buy the cheapest – which is what most people do when faced with a one-off decision about a product they don’t understand.

Buying the cheapest system is probably the worst decision you could make, but wouldn’t it be nice if someone could make your decision easier?

will help you decide which solar provider and which solar equipment to choose.

We don’t mind if you don’t choose us in the end – though of course we’d love you to choose ! – we just want you to avoid an unsatisfying, sub-par outcome that affects as much as 50% of solar owners.

So, we’re sharing with you this simple guide to choosing a solar provider. Hopefully we’ll help you to make a good decision.

Don’t believe us? Then trust an independent expert!

Sceptical of what we say. That’s only natural. That’s why we’ve engaged a trusted independent industry expert to write our ‘Simple guide to choosing a solar provider’.

Solar Guide is a solar agency dedicated to helping both consumers and businesses get solar systems ethically installed with excellence. Founded by three veterans of the solar industry Warwick Johnston, Russell French and Donovan Craig with a combined 38 years of experience. Solar Guide is an independent organisation led by solar experts, that helps you make wise decisions when going solar.

Please note as Solar Guide is independent, we do not necessarily endorse any one company as being an outstanding solar company.

Warwick Johnston, co-founder of Solar Guide says

“You’re about to invest your money in a solar power asset, that should slash your electricity bills and pay for itself multiple times over its lifetime. But make the wrong choice, and without you even knowing about it until it’s too late, your solar system could horribly under perform, fail outright, or – in highly rare cases – damage your home. And if you’ve chosen the wrong solar company, not only may you have a poor experience to begin with, they simply may not be around to handle your warranty claim.”

Solar Guide’s simple guide to choosing a solar provider

To help you choose a solar provider, in the coming days, we’re going to share:

  • Your Trusted Independent Solar Expert: Why it’s important to choose wisely
  • How to choose the right solar company
  • Don’t risk your biggest investment with a cheap one
  • How to avoid falling for the 6 biggest myths in solar
  • Which solar equipment is right for you?
  • Did you know 50% of solar systems are orphaned?

Solar Guide’s #1 thing to know right now:

Whatever you do, don’t buy the cheapest system you can find.

It’s natural, when faced with options that are incomprehensible, to skip over the bits you don’t understand and just look at the dollar figure.

But a cheap solar system is cheap for a reason. With solar power you truly do get what you pay for. Either it has poor quality equipment, the installer cuts corners, or the solar company has cut its margins to the point where they won’t be around in 12 month’s time when something inevitably goes wrong.

It really makes sense to buy a system that represents good value for money. That is one that pays for itself over and over and over again over the coming decades.


If you’re ready to take the next steps now to go solar and receive the benefits of solar energy as soon as possible, then get in touch today with on . They’ll fast track you as your details are already on file!

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In the coming days we’ll show you how to eliminate the worst providers and the worst equipment, and then to make a choice that’s right for your needs.