Solar carports are now growing in popularity in Australia – best affordable solar carports in Australia. 

Solarcarportsonline.com.au offer the best affordable Solar Carports or Pergolas in Australia. They introduced the first solar carports in Australia over 3 years ago and while customers are limited in sizes and choice of panels and inverters, the same business has now introduced another option. Standard skillion (flat roof) and gable carports less expensive than most Australian carport manufacturers are now available. They are strong enough and quite capable of taking the load of retrofit solar panels of the customer’s choice.

A single solar carport will cost around $11,000, a Solar ready single carport can be purchased for less than $3000; add another $3000 or so for a solar installation and the whole thing is probably just around $7000 after installation.

Double solar carport in Far North Queensland - solarcarportsonline.com.au
Solar Carport in Queensland

Why a carport with solar panels?

Would you invest in a solar carport? Why is a makes a solar carport or a solar ready carport worth the extra money? You can still have your ‘traditional’ carport which: –

  • which will add value to your home
  • offer protection to your vehicles or
  • offer the protection you need in the garden as a Pergola
  • Solar carports offer more efficient use of space than ground mounts
  • you can use all the of space that is under solar system.

A Carport or pergola installation that makes you money!

… But most of all, it will pay for itself and more in a few years! Its an investment in you and your family’s future.

Adelaide residents had the best annual savings – looking at around $3771 per year over the quarter-of-a-century, followed by Sydney at $3150, Brisbane at $2683 and Melbourne at $1988.

That would see an Adelaide system paying itself off in six years. In Sydney, it would take seven years, eight in Brisbane and nine in Melbourne.”

Source Domain – How long does it take for solar panels to pay for themselves?”

Solar panel carports can have less restrictions and conflicts than ground mount or or home roof solar systems in a lot of circumstances they are preferred.

Best affordable Solar Carports or Pergolas in Australia

A great benefit of a solar carport is providing extra energy to your home if you have a smaller roof. It also is used for protection for your car. A solar carport is like an extension of your garage but can be placed anywhere. It is not limited to where the roof of your home is and how large it is. A carport can be installed large enough for two or three vehicles and you will not have to worry about having too many panels on your home roof.

Carport or pergolas can be installed in your driveway or in your backyard and not be limited to where your home itself is. This means a carport essentially extends the solar power from your home roof.

EV’s (Electric Vehicles)

You can also install and angle the solar panels to be most efficient unlike your home roof.  

EV’s (Electric Vehicles) are becoming more common and soon will replace fossil fuel. With minor upgrades your carport can be your free charging station! Natural energy from the sun will charge up your car and your fuel bills will disappear.

You may already have panels on your roof but using your carport as an extra energy source gives you the option of either storing the extra energy in a battery or sell it back to the grid.

You can have the energy you need if there is a blackout or a natural disaster – be self-sufficient!

Professional Choice solar-ready skillion
                                                                                                                             Large solar ready skillion carport in WA – Solar -ready come in all sizes and any colour.

What are solar carports?

Solar carports have the most in common with ground mounted solar panels. Solar panels are installed on the ground as opposed to a rooftop but high enough to use the area underneath as a pergola or carport.

Carports are free-standing installations so do not need to be attached to anything. The same results can be had by installing the solar panels on one of the Professional Choice carports or garages. These are built to Australian Standard in Australia to take the weight of a solar array. Carports currently installed in Australia can not be fitted with solar panels. They are not made to take the extra weight of a solar installation and they do not have enough beams at the correct distances apart to install solar panels.

Residential and commercial carports

Commercial installations of solar carports are becoming quite common in factories, shopping centres, zoos, and general parking areas. The only real difference between residential and commercial is in size. In most commercial settings, the solar installation will be big enough to have many parking bays. Generally in a residential setting you are only looking at a single or double bay carport. www.solarcarportsonline.com.au has any size of solar carport installation whether it be 30 car bay parking or single car parking.

Best affordable Solar Carports or Pergolas in Australia

Maybe its time for you to do the sums and work out how long it will take for your new solar ready or solar carport to become a passive income generator for your family.

3 Comments

  1. We are interested in getting a quote on a pergola with solar panels in Underdale SA

    could you please email back cost for a standard size pergola.

    thanks
    Josie & Jon

  2. Could you please email me a rough estimate of the cost of solar awnings? I am interested in how much it will cost and how big the panels are so I can work out how long or take pay for the awning and save any money thank you

    1. Hi Kathy,

      Please phone 0421 924 150. We would need much more detail. We can make a solar ready very small to sit in the garden or we can cover a huge big store car park with hundreds of car spaces.

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