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True solar underperformance rarely comes from catastrophic breakdowns. Instead, it’s the cumulative effect of routine oversights: missed inspections, inadequate monitoring, reactive maintenance, diffused accountability, and the lack of a long-term lifecycle plan. These issues quietly reduce generation, inflate O&M costs, and erode your ROI. For optimal performance, regular system checks and integrated maintenance are not…

Australia’s commercial solar sector is growing fast—but so are the cracks in quality and compliance. We dug into inspection data from the Clean Energy Regulator (CER), and the results are sobering: 1 in 5 systems are technically substandard, and a small but consistent share, around 1.5%, are considered unsafe or potentially unsafe. That’s not just…

Q: Peter, for those who aren’t familiar, can you tell us about Solar Service Guys, now part of Omnidian, and what sets you apart in the solar industry? Peter Matthews:Absolutely. Solar Service Guys have been at the forefront of solar maintenance and repairs in Australia for over 19 years. In 2024 alone, we completed over…

With Labor’s re-election and a $2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries battery Program on the way, battery adoption is expected to surge—cutting system costs by up to 30% and accelerating uptake across the country. For battery OEMs, this presents a massive opportunity to gain market share. But it also brings new challenges. Batteries Bring More Complexity…