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How Solar
Works

Wondering How Solar Systems Work?

With increasing electricity demand in the modern world, what better way to power your home than with clean, free energy from the sun? Here’s how it all works:

Solar Made Simple

  1. Sunlight hits the solar panels on the roof and produces DC electricity even when the sun’s not out.

  2. The DC gets sent to the inverter which converts the DC electricity to AC, which is usable in our homes.

  3. Any appliances in the house now run off this power during the day meaning you are no longer buying power from your energy provider.

  4. Any unused electricity is fed back into the grid through your import/export meter, which calculates all the exported electricity. At the end of the billing cycle it gets added up and you get paid credit for it! Happy days.

  5. Your home is now protected from rising electricity costs, you’re saving money and you’re saving the environment.

Solar System Setup

Solar systems work by capturing the sun’s energy and efficiently converting it into electricity for your home or business. Here’s the equipment you need for solar success:

Solar Panels

A multiplex of cells make up a solar panel and panels are connected to form a solar array. The more panels you set up, the more electricity you generate.

Inverters

Along with inverting DC to AC, inverters also provide ground fault protection and system stats. These include voltage and current on AC and DC circuits, energy production and maximum power point tracking.

Batteries

Batteries capture and store unused electricity produced by your solar panels to use when the sun goes down. Using stored energy created by the sun is a cleaner solution and a way to achieve energy self-sufficiency.

Monitoring Systems

A monitoring system will compute your:

  • Energy consumption 
  • Solar electricity production
  • Grid exports
  • Grid imports 
  • Battery charge and discharge power

This system will relay the data to your app every few seconds, you’ll be given a login where you can see various graphs and numbers that tell you what’s going on.

To learn more contact us today!

See Why Our Clients Are Loving Think Renewable

We have 1000s of customers saving $1000’s annually on their energy bills across Australia. With our knowledgeable sales team, friendly customer service staff and SAA Electricians we have you covered from start to finish!

Richard Bartley – Google

Think Renewable, did a great job from sign up to instal. The guys were prompt, and efficient. Now to save some $$$ on our bills.

Peter Vinciullo – Google

Very efficient and punctual. Said it might take 6 hours but was completed in four. Contacted me early to see if they could install a day earlier. Highly recommended this company. Jedd was amazing!

Rana Higham- Google

Think Design Consultant (Michael) was very professional, ensuring he understood my requirements and that I understood proposed installation and process. Installation guys arrived on time and were very quick.

R Anderson – Google

We decided to install a 6.6 kw solar system with Think Renewable as they were the only company to personally come out and walk us through the process from start to finish. Jedd McLernon was very friendly and professional and explained everything to us in a clear and understandable manner.

Tina Behn – Google

Excellent service. From the initial consultation, to installation and support, everyone was really helpful, friendly and patiently answered any questions I had - even the dumb ones!

Samson Woodford – Google

Jedd Mclernon was really helpful with explaining every detail from the instillation of the system to the financial side as well. I found the support team highly professional and helpful, honestly making everything stress free from start to finish. I will definitely recommend Think Renewable to anyone looking to get a solar system.

Josh McLernon – Google

Great product ...great service.... Very simple ... we actually did nothing but said YES was all taken care of.... Defiantly be recommending to friends and Family.

Jack Partridge – Google

My solar experience has been great, wanted solar as my bills have been increasing but thought the process was very complicated. Mark helped explain every aspect of solar and the team have made the process very simple and straight forward. I couldn’t be happier with the savings, would highly recommend Solar to everyone and Think Renewable are a great company to go with!

Shannon Power – Google

I am so grateful for the support and service offered by Think Renewable. From the very beginning, their expertise shone through and they made the whole purchase and installation process a breeze. Our head installer Drew was specifically impressive, clearly a professional in his solar tradecraft. Think Renewable are highly recommended, 5 stars is not enough!

Robert Cameron – Google

Think Renewable is a great company to deal with, the guys arrived promptly. Tradesmen were polite and worked quickly will definitely recommend

Monique Turner – Google

The initial contact came from 2 gentlemen door knocking in our estate which I am never thrilled by, however the guys at Think Renewable were very friendly and respectful and had a wealth of knowledge. Think Renewable never rushed us into a contract or hassled us to go through them and that's what sold us. I cannot recommend them enough!

John Reynolds – Google

Getting solar at our home with Think was an easy and pleasant experience. From our first contact and contract signing with sales person Mark to working with the installation team all went without a hitch. Their installation follow-up was spot on when I had trouble connecting my phone to the system. They had someone there the next day. We are glad we took the step to solar.

Kalen Grondin – Google

They were quick and tidy. No hassles throughout the entire process. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to go Solar and pay no upfront costs.

Alana Pike – Google

The process from start to finish was well supported and we were guided through it clearly. All the staff who we interacted with were easily contactable, friendly, knowledgeable and willing to help. We would both highly recommend Think Renewable!

Heather Lambert – Google

Highly recommend!! From initial contact right through to installation being finalised, the process was seamless, smooth and informative. A big shout out to Cassie in sales who fitted in with my busy schedule for consultation and was so knowledgeable and helpful and the wonderful electrician/installer who installed our system. Very happy and definitely a 10/10 for service, reliability and Product!

Richard Gunningham – Google

I had a fantastic experience with Think Renewable. Lucas was super efficient, friendly, a great communicator and delivered exactly as promised. His after sales care has been 10/10. You can trust this man and the Think Renewable team for your solar power!!! 💯 ☀️

Wade Malan – Google

Got Solar with Think Renewable when we moved into our new house. Being a first homeowner we didn’t really know where to start. The customer service was great, very helpful throughout making the process smooth from start to finish - would highly recommend. Ellie was a great help.

Nakita Ronto – Google

I used Think Renewable for my solar journey and I'm really happy with the service I received. Sam is really knowledgeable and made me feel at ease with my decision. I would definitely recommend Think Renewable for anyone looking at installing solar.

Kay Higlett – Google

Very happy with our recent experience purchasing solar for our unit. The initial appointment with Sam was fantastic and he explained everything and answered all our questions in great detail. The team of workers that did the job were professional and friendly and completed the job quickly. I would highly recommend Think Renewable.

Nicole Taylor – Google

My husband and I just had solar panels installed and can not recommend Think Renewable Gold Coast highly enough. Luke and Justice where utterly professional and very knowledgeable. The entire process was seamless, professional and stress free from start to finish.

Bradley Daniel – Google

The whole experience was amazing, we just got our first bill after installation of our new solar system would like to thank the whole Think Renewable team.

Domingo Marcano – Google

From start to finish, it was an amazing job by the installation crew. So happy with the solar installation and aftersales service provided by Think Renewable. We have experienced a fantastic feeling knowing that they did a magnificent job I can not recommend them highly enough thanks Think Renewable.

Rui Rodrigues – Google

We just had our Solar installed by Think Renewable, George Hutchinson met with us designed the system to meet our needs provided an in-depth knowledge of the Solar industry. we have no hesitation in recommending him and Think Renewable to any future customers.

Maria Gerakios – Google

Think Renewable has made the process of getting solar panels installed for our home very easy. From our initial chat with Jack, who explained everything and came up with the best option for us through to Tom and the installation team who got the job done quickly and effortlessly.

Brett Higgins – Google

Professional, informative & friendly. These guys are the gold standard for service providers.....10/10, highly recommend if you're looking for solar

Reean – Google

From consultation to finalising the plan to the final installation. Think renewable has made it easy and effortless. Customer service is helpful and easy to reach.

Damian Green, General Manager Brecken Health

After shopping around looking for solar panels for our group of medical centres, we stumbled across Think Renewable. Issy our sales contact was prompt, attentive and provided various quotes for our choosing based around return on investment. We are thoroughly delighted with Think Renewables sales, service and install process. We have seen a dramatic decrease in our electricity bills already. After having solar installed by other providers for a few of our other practices, Think Renewable has decreased our electricity bills far greater than any other provider. I can’t recommend Think Renewable enough

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