South Australia electricity rates ~38c/kWh · Solar battery rebates still available
South Australia electricity rates ~38c/kWh · Solar battery rebates still available
We are based in Salisbury North, about fifteen minutes down Main North Road. Elizabeth has a very particular housing stock, and a system that suits one of these roofs will not automatically suit the one next door. We quote it the way it is.
Elizabeth was built from 1954 as a planned town, and the South Australian Housing Trust put up homes at a rate of roughly a thousand a year to a small set of standard plans. Roofing was varied deliberately between cement and terracotta tile and corrugated metal sheeting, which is why a street here can look uniform and still need three different mounting systems.
That history is useful to you. The solar installers Elizabeth residents should be talking to are the ones who have already been on these roofs, because the roof type decides the hardware, the switchboard age decides whether an upgrade comes first, and both of those decide the real price.
None of these are deal breakers. They are the things that separate a price that holds from a price that moves once someone is on the roof, and they are what good solar installers Elizabeth wide look at before writing a number down.
Housing Trust homes around Elizabeth were finished in tile or in corrugated metal, sometimes on the same street. Tile needs the tiles lifted and proper flashed feet. Metal needs the right fixings into the purlins. A quote that does not say which roof you have was written without looking.
We confirm it on siteHomes of this era frequently have a board that will not take a solar circuit as it stands. It is not always the case, but it is common enough that we check it before quoting rather than after. Finding it on install day is how a fixed price stops being fixed.
Checked before you get a numberSince late 2023 every new solar system in South Australia must be installed with flexible export capability. Under Flexible Exports your limit moves with the network rather than sitting fixed, which for most homes is better than the fixed alternative. We lodge this with SA Power Networks as part of the job.
Handled in your applicationSystems are sized off your bill and your roof rather than sold as a package. We are not tied to one manufacturer, so the gear can be chosen for the house instead of for whatever a supplier wants moved this month.
Rebate levels change, sometimes more than once a year. Everything below applies as at 2026, and any solar installers Elizabeth residents deal with should be applying these to the quote rather than leaving you to claim them back afterwards.
Small-scale Technology Certificates are applied to your quote upfront through the federal scheme, so the figure you see is the figure you pay.
The Cheaper Home Batteries program reduces the cost of storage. We apply it at quote stage rather than leaving you to claim it.
The connection and flexible export application with SA Power Networks is lodged by us, not left with you.
We look at the roof, the switchboard and your bill. No obligation and no charge.
One price with the equipment named and rebates already applied.
Grid and flexible export application lodged with SA Power Networks by us.
Our own electricians install it, test it, and show you the monitoring.
We work as solar installers Elizabeth wide and right across the Playford and Salisbury council areas. If your suburb is not on this list, call and ask, it is very likely we cover it.
Just south of here? See solar installers Salisbury.
Yes. We work as solar installers Elizabeth wide from our base at Salisbury North, roughly fifteen minutes down Main North Road, and we cover the surrounding Playford suburbs regularly. Being close matters more than it sounds, because it is the difference between a service call next week and a service call next month.
Almost always yes. The two things worth checking first are the roof covering and the switchboard. Homes from that era were finished in tile or in corrugated metal, which changes the mounting hardware, and the board sometimes needs work before a solar circuit can be added. Both are checked at the free site visit so the quote reflects your house.
Sometimes, and we would rather tell you before you have paid for anything. It is common in older homes but it is not automatic. If yours needs it, it is itemised on the quote rather than appearing as a surprise on install day.
Since late 2023 new South Australian solar systems have to be installed with flexible export capability. Instead of a fixed cap, your export limit moves with what the network can take at that moment. For most households it allows more export than the fixed alternative, and SA Power Networks reports the large majority of eligible customers choose it.
Less than people expect. The practical limits on an Elizabeth roof are usually the unshaded north-facing area and the switchboard, not the total roof size. We work the array out from your actual consumption rather than filling whatever space is left.
No. The electricians who quote the job install it. If something needs checking in five years, the person who comes back already knows how your system was wired.
A typical home solar install is a single day. Adding a battery usually takes it into a second day. Timing depends on grid approval and stock, both of which we confirm before giving you a date.
We are the solar installers Elizabeth homeowners can get out this week. We look at the roof, the switchboard and your bill, then send a fixed price within 48 hours with every rebate applied.
Peace Electrical & Solar, SAA-accredited solar and battery installers and licensed electricians, 14 Evergreen Drive, Salisbury North SA 5108. Rebate levels, feed-in tariffs and export rules change, so figures on this page name the year they apply to. Nothing here is a quote; your roof, switchboard and usage are assessed at the free site visit.
