A number of people who signed up with a mainland solar sales company have recently had their deposits returned, and been advised that the company has pulled out of the Tasmanian market and their installations will not be proceeding. The company cited a shortage of installers as the reason for abandoning the jobs.
We are pretty sure there are plenty of solar installers available in Tasmania. It’s possible that the solar sales company has been unable to entice anyone to work at the rates they were prepared to pay for the installations. The sales company probably signed up customers with a very low price on their systems, but then relied on squeezing installers to make their profits.
Without an installer willing to work for less than nothing, their scheme has fallen over. The quality of the installation is a key factor in how well a solar system performs. It’s no good saving $700 on the installation price if it costs you many thousands of dollars over future years due to the under-performance of the system because of a shoddy, short cut installation.
Those clients who paid a deposit have got their money back, but they are no longer eligible for the generous 28 cent feed in tariff that they hoped they were signing up for.
In the the area of solar panel installations, just as in all other areas of life, you get what you pay for.
For a free on-site consultation and a detailed proposal on your solar panel installation, including a fixed price quotation and a performance estimate, phone Mance Electrical Launceston on 6331 4711
