Average Solar Power System Prices in March 2018
The tables below show average solar power system prices for August 2017 including complete system purchase and installation and the price per kW for solar electricity generation.
Average solar PV system prices for the month of March 2018.
| State | 1.5kW | 2kW | 3kW | 4kW | 5kW | 7kW | 10kW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, SA | $2,730 | $3,750 | $4,160 | $5,130 | $5,580 | $7,630 | $12,640 |
| Brisbane, QLD | $3,140 | $3,620 | $4,140 | $5,070 | $5,640 | $8,110 | $12,810 |
| Canberra, ACT | $3,110 | $3,570 | $4,450 | $5,350 | $6,640 | $8,700 | $13,100 |
| Darwin, NT | $3,900 | $5,130 | $6,830 | $8,070 | No data | $9,990 | $15,700 |
| Hobart, TAS | $3,260 | $4,480 | $4,960 | $6,390 | $6,840 | $10,190 | $14,110 |
| Melbourne, VIC | $3,200 | $4,020 | $4,480 | $5,330 | $6,040 | $9,010 | $13,660 |
| Sydney, NSW | $2,680 | $3,410 | $3,990 | $4,670 | $5,360 | $7,610 | $12,190 |
| Perth, WA | $2,370 | $2,630 | $3,420 | $4,160 | $4,780 | $6,800 | $12,550 |
| Average | $3,049 | $3,830 | $4,550 | $5,520 | $5,840 | $8,510 | $13,350 |
Solar PV System Prices per Watt March 2018
All prices in the table below include the federal STC incentive which installers ordinarily include in final system prices. GST is also included.
| 1.5kW | 2kW | 3kW | 4kW | 5kW | 7kW | 10kW | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide, SA | Median (Primary) | $1.80 | $1.75 | $1.35 | $1.22 | $1.09 | $1.08 | $1.26 |
| High (Primary) | $2.19 | $2.68 | $2.22 | $1.93 | $1.74 | $1.74 | $1.88 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.09 | $0.95 | $0.85 | $0.77 | $0.68 | $0.69 | $0.79 | |
| Premium | $2.10 | $2.00 | $1.55 | $1.42 | $1.28 | $1.18 | $1.26 | |
| Microinverter | $3.16 | $2.34 | $1.86 | $1.65 | $1.54 | $1.46 | $1.47 | |
| Brisbane, QLD | Median (Primary) | $1.85 | $1.65 | $1.32 | $1.20 | $1.08 | $1.12 | $1.25 |
| High (Primary) | $2.55 | $2.35 | $1.77 | $1.56 | $1.98 | $1.71 | $1.88 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.16 | $1.16 | $0.85 | $0.77 | $0.68 | $0.69 | $0.79 | |
| Premium | $2.10 | $2.00 | $1.60 | $1.43 | $1.26 | $1.21 | $1.32 | |
| Microinverter | $2.67 | $2.40 | $1.95 | $1.76 | $1.70 | $1.53 | $1.56 | |
| Canberra, ACT | Median (Primary) | $1.66 | $1.65 | $1.42 | $1.26 | $1.27 | $1.19 | $1.29 |
| High (Primary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.57 | |
| Low (Primary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.79 | |
| Premium | $2.17 | $2.03 | $1.69 | $1.51 | $1.54 | $1.34 | $1.37 | |
| Microinverter | $2.80 | $2.16 | $2.01 | $1.89 | $1.94 | $1.85 | $1.79 | |
| Darwin, NT | Median (Primary) | $3.90 | $2.53 | $2.16 | $1.93 | $1.90 | $1.42 | $1.72 |
| High (Primary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Low (Primary) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Premium | $4.67 | $2.79 | $2.41 | $2.05 | $2.16 | - | - | |
| Microinverter | $4.50 | $3.50 | $3.05 | $2.88 | $2.71 | - | - | |
| Hobart, TAS | Median (Primary) | $2.03 | $2.10 | $1.62 | $1.55 | $1.34 | $1.43 | $1.40 |
| High (Primary) | $2.55 | $2.68 | $2.22 | $1.93 | $1.74 | $1.74 | $1.88 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.52 | $1.63 | $1.28 | $1.36 | $1.04 | $1.17 | $1.08 | |
| Premium | $2.61 | $2.39 | $1.98 | $1.72 | $1.56 | $1.53 | $1.37 | |
| Microinverter | $2.96 | $2.61 | $2.10 | $1.82 | $1.70 | $1.67 | $1.52 | |
| Melbourne, VIC | Median (Primary) | $2.01 | $1.91 | $1.45 | $1.28 | $1.18 | $1.27 | $1.35 |
| High (Primary) | $3.32 | $2.68 | $2.22 | $1.93 | $1.74 | $1.74 | $1.88 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.09 | $0.95 | $0.85 | $0.77 | $0.68 | $0.69 | $0.98 | |
| Premium | $2.41 | $2.21 | $1.70 | $1.54 | $1.40 | $1.45 | $1.48 | |
| Microinverter | $2.68 | $2.24 | $1.55 | $1.84 | $1.89 | $1.73 | $1.64 | |
| Sydney, NSW | Median (Primary) | $1.66 | $1.62 | $1.28 | $1.13 | $1.04 | $1.06 | $1.20 |
| High (Primary) | $2.30 | $2.68 | $2.22 | $1.93 | $1.74 | $1.74 | $1.57 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.09 | $0.95 | $0.85 | $0.77 | $0.68 | $0.69 | $0.72 | |
| Premium | $2.08 | $1.92 | $1.51 | $1.37 | $1.26 | $1.24 | $1.24 | |
| Microinverter | $2.48 | $2.21 | $1.79 | $1.57 | $1.51 | $1.53 | $1.38 | |
| Perth, WA | Median (Primary) | $1.44 | $1.19 | $1.06 | $0.96 | $0.88 | $0.92 | $1.23 |
| High (Primary) | $2.25 | $1.67 | $1.61 | $1.57 | $1.34 | $1.22 | $1.57 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.01 | $0.94 | $0.79 | $0.74 | $0.65 | $0.61 | $0.88 | |
| Premium | $1.78 | $1.54 | $1.28 | $1.19 | $1.08 | $1.09 | $1.20 | |
| Microinverter | $2.37 | $1.99 | $1.70 | $1.58 | $1.46 | $1.43 | $0.97 | |
| All | Median (Primary) | $1.78 | $1.70 | $1.36 | $1.23 | $1.13 | $1.15 | $1.28 |
| High (Primary) | $3.32 | $2.68 | $2.22 | $1.93 | $1.98 | $1.74 | $1.88 | |
| Low (Primary) | $1.01 | $0.94 | $0.79 | $0.74 | $0.65 | $0.61 | $0.72 | |
| Premium | $2.14 | $2.02 | $1.65 | $1.47 | $1.34 | $1.24 | $1.32 | |
| Microinverter | $2.95 | $2.43 | $2.00 | $1.87 | $1.81 | $1.60 | $1.48 |
Source: Solar Choice. Reproduced with permission.