Compare Solar Providers
Solar Panels
| Solar Panel Brand | Trina | Seraphim – not stated though | Qcell | Qcell best panels over all ranked by Clean Energy Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Ranking | Best of Budget Panels | Ranked 10th | Top 5 | CTSM offers more options |
| Power Wattage | 290 | 275 | 275 and 330 | CTSM offers the best type of panels |
| Poly, Mono or Multi | Multi | Poly | Poly and Mono | Best warranties CTSM |
| Warranty Panel | 10yr | 10yr | 10yr & 12yr | CTSM BEST Performance Warranties |
| Performance Warranty | 81% ats 25yrs | 80.7% at 25yrs | 82% at 25yrs and 85% at 25yrs | Only panel which has proven itself to being the best |
| Awards | None can be found | None can be found | EUPD Research Top Brand PV Modules Europe 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 – Inter solar award 2018 winner – Solar+Power award winner 2017 | |
| Austalian Call Centre | Sydney | Melbourne | Sydney | |
| Price Panel Comparrison | 32% cheaper than Qcell 330W | 54% cheaper than Qcell 330W panel | Standard to compare from | CSTM panel is more expensive so other system should be that much cheaper |
Inverters
| Inverter Brand | Zever Solar | Solis | Goodwe, Huawei, Fronius & SolarEdge | CTSM Best range of inverters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand Ranking | Don’t Rank | Don’t Rank | Fronus and SolarEdge top 2 inverters. Huawei and Goodwe: Runners up with honurable mention | CTSM Inverters all rank in the best inverters the other companies don’t even make it in |
| Single and Three Phase | Both | Both | Both | |
| Battery Ready | NO | NO | YES – Battery ready options Available | CTSM have solaredge and huawei which are battery ready. Future proofing you power needs |
| System Monitoring | Yes | Yes – very hard to get to work | Yes – nice clear systems | CTSM have monitoring in system packages and will set it up for you at completion of install |
| Warranty | 5yr | 5yr | 5 – 12yrs | CTSM Best Warranties |
| Price range | Budget Friendly | Cheap | Budget Friendly to High End | CTSM are able to be flexible for every customer budget and needs |
| Optimiser Compatible | NO | NO | Huawei Optional & SolarEdge Standard | CTSM only offer a Optimsed option for solar for difficult installations and increased system |
Company Summary
| Competitor 1 | Competitor 2 | Local CE Certified Company |
|---|---|---|
| Large electrical supply company | Preditory Sales tactics | Local Company |
| No local Support | Hidden costs not told to customers | All jobs approved by qualified Clean Energy Certified Designer Before final quote is given |
| use sub contractors no quality control measures | No knowledge of what they are selling, customer | All jobs are site inspected |
| Just another number | left with deliberate misinformation | With final quotes full design is given with payback period from savings on power bill |
| don’t give back to local community | Terrible back up service | Donates $1 from every panel to local sporting groups |
| System should be cheap for the price of gear used | Use whatever sub contractor is the cheapest | All systems installed by own business |
| Sales orrientated – sale first customer need 2nd | Regularly systems installed which void warranty of gear used | Every system has qualified tradesman on site for entire install |
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No inspection of roof and site before final quote or installation |
Installation – no quality control | Every system is signed off by the owner of the business |
| Call centre in India | Design each solar system to customers needs not what best sale return for company | |
| Donates $1 per panel to a charity | Been selling and installing solar for 5yrs | |
| Off shoot of another solar company which went into liquidation. | Industry combined experience over 20yrs | |
| Don’t do inspections to make sure system sold will | All systems are installed within manufactures specs to makes sure all warranties are not void | |
| Actually fit on roof | Local support and after sales quality assurance | |
| lie on voltage rise calculations to get systems approved | updates training regularly on standards and products |