When it comes to solar for Aussie homes, there is no one in the industry who emphasises quality more than GEM Energy.
Why Australians are choosing our quality solar energy and service over the rest.
A solar system should be on your roof for 20+ years and it is an investment that cannot be rushed.
There is a constant tug of war between price and quality. Far too often, the low upfront costs of a cheap system draw people in, but in the long run, they are left high and dry with a broken or under-performing system and no company to help them.
At GEM Energy it is our mission to combat this by providing a consultative approach, specifying the highest quality products on the market, and using the best local installers.
What You Need To Know About Us
- CEC Approved Retailer
- Offices in Brisbane & Darwin
- 3-year pipeline of projects secured
- 70% of our customers are referrals
- 3 CEC Design & Installation Awards
- Master Electricians Austraila Member
- Over 50 full-time staff and more subcontractors
- QLD, NT, VIC & NSW licensed electrical contractors
- ISO Quality Certified, Environment Certified, and Safety Certified
- CEO is on the CEC Board, advising on policies to improve the industry
- Diversified revenue streams (commercial, residential, consulting, LED lighting & more)
I Want Solar For My Home - Where do I start?
Solar power in Australia provides a fantastic opportunity for investment to reduce the costs of owning a home. Energy costs have continued to rise over the years, and they’ve gotten a lot of market attention over the years.
The governments don’t really seem to know what they’re doing, prices continue to rise and alternately the buck stops when you get your energy bill and have to fork out the extra money to pay the higher energy costs. Because solar has come down in price now significantly, you’ve got retailers offering very good feed-in-tariffs, that’s where you export excess energy you don’t use, back onto the grid and you receive a credit for that, solar represents a fantastic opportunity for investment.
Often we’ll see residential solar installations get a 40% return on investment. That means it pays for itself in a little over 2 years. With homes that are unoccupied, with no energy usage to speak, exporting all of their extra energy can still see a 5-year return on investment. That’s a 20% return on your money on a solar system that should easily last 10, 15, 20+ years if you’ve installed a quality system. That means worst case if you were to go away on holiday, you would still be seeing a 20% return on your solar system and if you were in the house using energy during the day, that investment return would be better.
This is why we see a lot of people investing in solar today. Australia is washed with sunshine as we know. That means your solar system will be producing a lot of energy and really drive down your energy costs. And I’m sure you would want to see that money going towards your family compared to one of the big energy companies. In Australia, solar panels must have a 25-year performance warranty (Note: that this is the minimum warranty in Australia. All solar companies will have this claim. The performance warranty isn’t worth the paper it’s written on).