South Australia electricity rates ~38c/kWh · Solar battery rebates still available
South Australia electricity rates ~38c/kWh · Solar battery rebates still available
Mawson Lakes is a newer suburb than most of the north, and that changes the job in ways a package price never accounts for. Smaller roof planes, more two-storey homes, and switchboards that are usually already up to scratch.
Mawson Lakes was created in the late 1990s as a master-planned community, a joint venture between the state Land Management Corporation and Delfin Lend Lease alongside the University of South Australia and the City of Salisbury. The result is a suburb where almost every home is modern, built to a plan, and laid out at a higher density than the older northern suburbs around it.
For solar that cuts both ways. The wiring and switchboards are generally in good order, so there is rarely an upgrade to pay for first. The trade-off is roof space. Narrower blocks, two-storey homes and split roof planes mean the array has to be designed rather than simply laid out, and that is where the solar installers Mawson Lakes residents choose actually earn their money.
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.
In older suburbs the board decides what you can fit. Here it is usually the roof. Narrower blocks and split planes mean less unshaded north-facing area, so panel wattage and layout matter far more than they would on a 1960s roof with space to spare.
Measured, not estimatedA lot of Mawson Lakes housing is two-storey. That affects access, edge protection and how the cable is routed down to the board. It is all routine work, but it is work, and a quote written without seeing the house will not have allowed for it.
Allowed for in the quoteMaster-planned estates sometimes carry design guidelines or an encumbrance that has a say in what goes on the roof, and some properties sit under a body corporate. Not every home here does, but it is worth checking yours, because finding out afterwards is expensive.
We will flag it at the visitOn a constrained roof, panel efficiency stops being a marketing line and starts being the difference between a system that covers your usage and one that does not. We size off your bill and your actual roof area, not off a package.
Our own photographs, not stock. These are jobs from around Salisbury and the northern suburbs rather than Mawson Lakes specifically, so you can see the standard of finish before anyone is on your roof.
More of these on the solar installations Adelaide page.
Rebate levels change, sometimes more than once a year. Everything below applies as at 2026, and any solar installers Mawson Lakes 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 measure the usable roof area, check the board and read 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 Mawson Lakes wide and right across the Salisbury and Port Adelaide Enfield council areas. If your suburb is not on this list, call and ask, it is very likely we cover it.
Yes. We work as solar installers Mawson Lakes wide from our base at Salisbury North, about ten minutes away, and we cover the surrounding Salisbury suburbs regularly. Being close is the difference between a service call next week and a service call next month.
Usually yes, it just has to be designed properly. Higher-output panels put more generation into the same square metre, and an array can be split across two or three roof planes rather than crammed onto one. We work the system out from your actual consumption, so you find out what your roof can genuinely carry before you spend anything.
Less often here than in the older northern suburbs. Mawson Lakes homes are mostly from the late 1990s onwards, so boards are generally modern enough to take a solar circuit as they stand. We still check it at the site visit rather than assuming.
Some properties in master-planned estates carry design guidelines or an encumbrance, and some sit under a body corporate. Not every home in Mawson Lakes does. Check your title, and we will flag anything we notice at the site visit, because sorting it out beforehand is far cheaper than afterwards.
Yes, and a good share of the work here is two-storey. It affects access and how the cable run is handled, which is why we quote after seeing the house rather than over the phone.
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, and SA Power Networks reports the large majority of eligible customers choose it over the fixed alternative.
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.
We are the solar installers Mawson Lakes homeowners can get out this week. We measure the roof, check the board and read 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.
