Insights, guides and news on solar design, quoting and sales.
Published: June 4, 2026
How single line diagrams differ for battery storage, the extra elements to show, the relevant standards, and how to produce a battery SLD.
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A step-by-step guide to drawing a compliant solar single line diagram, what to include, the order to work in, and how to do it faster.
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What to look for in a solar SLD template, the elements a compliant one needs, and why generating an SLD from your design beats a static template.
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What AS/NZS 5033 means for your solar single line diagrams: the key elements an SLD should show and how to keep documentation compliant.
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What a single line diagram is in solar PV, what it shows, why it's required in Australia, and how it's generated, explained for installers.
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A fair look at Aurora Solar for Australian installers: its design and simulation strengths, its Australian compliance and cost gaps, and who should consider it.
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Aurora Solar pricing explained for Australian installers: the US-dollar subscription and credit costs, what's extra, and how it compares to local per-project tools.
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When switching from Pylon makes sense for Australian installers, when staying is smarter, and how to move to a new platform without disrupting your pipeline.
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Pylon pricing explained for Australian installers: how the pay-per-project model works, what's included, and when a subscription tool might suit you better.
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An honest Pylon review for Australian installers: what the Australian-built platform does well, where its limits are on templates and commercial depth, and who it suits.
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When switching from OpenSolar makes sense for Australian installers, when it doesn't, and how to move to a new platform without disrupting your sales pipeline.
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OpenSolar pricing explained for Australian installers: what the free platform really costs, how it makes money, and the hidden costs around API access, imagery and SLDs.
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An honest OpenSolar review for Australian installers: what the free platform does well, where it falls short on SLDs and AU compliance, and who should consider an alternative.
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Solar pricing software for Australian installers: how to keep pricing consistent across your team, handle STCs and GST automatically, and avoid the costly errors of manual spreadsheets.
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Using Nearmap for solar design: why high-resolution aerial imagery improves panel layout and measurement accuracy, how it compares to free imagery, and how it works inside Solar Proof.
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Multi-inverter solar design explained: when to use multiple inverters, how MPPTs and strings are split across them, common pitfalls, and how Solar Proof handles multi-inverter systems.
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How to quote a solar job in Australia: a step-by-step guide to gathering usage, sizing the system, applying STCs and GST, modelling savings on the real tariff, and presenting a winning quote.
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How to quote a home battery in Australia: sizing to usage, applying the tiered Federal Battery Rebate, modelling solar-plus-storage savings, and presenting an honest payback the customer believes.
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How to design a solar PV system in Australia: a step-by-step guide covering site assessment, sizing, panel layout, string and inverter selection, shading, and AS/NZS 5033 compliance.
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Auto-stringing explained for solar installers: what it is, how string sizing and MPPT matching work, the AS/NZS 5033 voltage-window rules involved, and how Solar Proof automates it.
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