Reading your quote

Understanding your quote

A solar quote is really six building blocks bundled together. Here's what each one means and why it's there.

01 Solar panels

Panels are rated in Wp (watt-peak) — their maximum output under ideal sun. Add up all the panels on your roof and you get your system's size in kWp: its peak generating capacity on a clear day.

02 Hybrid inverter

The traffic cop of the system — it decides, moment to moment, whether power comes from solar, battery or grid, and where it goes. Sized in kVA. See how a hybrid inverter works.

03 Battery

Sized in kWh — the energy it can store, not the power it can deliver at once. Almost always LiFePO4 chemistry: stable, long-lived, and safe for home use. See how long a battery lasts.

04 Mounting & rails

Your roof type — tile, IBR sheeting, flat concrete — determines the mounting hardware, the fixing method and how many rails and clamps the job needs.

05 Electrical & compliance

DB board work, surge and earth protection, and the legally required Certificate of Compliance (CoC) once the electrical work is done.

06 Installation & commissioning

The physical install, registering the system on the monitoring platform so it can be watched remotely, and a handover walk-through so you know how to use it.

In plain words

kW vs kWh vs kVA

kW: Power — how much energy is flowing right now. Think of it as the size of the tap.
kWh: Energy — how much has flowed over time, or how much is stored. Think of it as the size of the bucket.
kVA: How inverters are rated — very close to kW for home systems, with a small margin built in for how motors and electronics actually draw power.

Every home is different, and the sizes on your quote were chosen for your roof, your usage and your goals — not a generic package. If anything on your quote doesn't make sense, ask us — that's what we're here for.