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Hindsight is foresight's poor cousin. Here's what's about to happen in solar
Hi there, Small solar retailers need to understand what large retailers already know: Hindsight is the poor cousin of foresight. Especially for the solar industry. Hindsight vs Foresight You…
Solar Farms 2023
In January 2023, SunWiz predicted 2023 would be the worst year for energization of new solar farms since their rollout began in earnest. Unfortunately, we were proved correct. 1.1GW of…
Outlook 2024
If 14 years of solar industry analysis has taught me one thing, it is the impossibility of predicting future solar power deployment volumes. The monthly ups and downs of the…
The best places for solar power in 2023
For the Australian PV industry, 2023 was a year that was better by most accounts than 2022, unless you were in solar farm construction. But that growth didn’t apply evenly…
Commercial
The 2024 Annual SunWiz Australian PV Report has been released. Here’s what it has to say about the market for commercial solar energy: The STC commercial market grew by 25%…
4.6GW of PV installed in Australia in 2023
Accurately reporting on the Australian PV market isn’t an easy task. Courtesy of the REC Registry, SunWiz provides accurate and timely reports on the STC market in the first week…
System sizes
The monthly ups and downs of the Australian solar industry have rightly been described as a “solar coaster”. But there’s one figure that’s risen again and again, without falling since…
Near record year for residential solar power installations
Near record year for residential solar power installations Rooftop solar power systems were installed 11% faster in Australia in 2023 than in 2022, and fell just short of record levels,…
The 2024 Annual SunWiz Australian PV Report
The 2024 Annual SunWiz Australian PV Report has been released. Here’s what it has to say: 4.6 GW of PV capacity in total was installed in 2023, which lifted total…
Top Volume Retailers 2023
What does it take to be a Top Volume Retailer? The 2024 Annual SunWiz Australian PV Market Report provides the volumes and trends of the Top 50 STC retailers nationally…
This video reveals how dynamic the Top 30 Retailers are
The PV retailer leaderboard is incredibly dynamic, as this video reveals. Watch how drastically the ranks and volumes change each month. Even as you pan out to a quarterly basis,…
Instantly prioritise your All Energy opportunities for Maximum Impact - here's how
Chances are you’ve got enough opportunities from All Energy to keep your sales team busy for the next two weeks. Some of those opportunities are clearly red-hot. Those ones will…
10+3 Things you must know when you attend All Energy
Here’s SunWiz’s list of things you must know when you attend All Energy 2023 will likely be a record year, and 2024 will start strong. Average system sizes are increasing,…
Connecting with the decision makers of local businesses that should buy from you
In our recent opinion piece, we discussed The biggest challenging emerging for the Australian solar industry, and what to do about it. One of the key recommendations was as their…
How to Partner with the Most-Reputable Retailers
In our recent opinion piece, we discussed The biggest challenging emerging for the Australian solar industry, and what to do about it. One of the key recommendations was as their…
Sizing up Every Australian Solar Retailer - Here's How
In our recent opinion piece, we discussed The biggest challenging emerging for the Australian solar industry, and what to do about it. One of the key recommendations was manufacturers should…
The biggest challenge emerging for the solar industry (and what to do about it)
The plunging price of solar panels is the biggest challenging emerging for Australian solar industry. Whereas low price panels benefits consumers and stimulates demand, this plunge will have a wide-felt,…
Mid-scale solutions providers are the future, not solely solar retailers
The solar industry is heading towards convergence that will reshape solar retailers. Why consolidation hasn’t happened, but that’s about to change. For a long time, people have predicted the…
SWOT Assessing your Competition - Panel & Inverter Manufacturers in the Australian PV Industry
Plenty of panel and inverter manufacturers have a good grasp on their own business. Many have loyalty programs or direct relationships with their key retailers, and collect feedback via…
Grow market share with retailer partners using luminate - here's how
Using Luminate to Grow Market Share through Retailer Partners PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION June 2023 If you’re providing equipment or services to the solar industry, you’ll be selling to retailers. Solar retailers…