Solar installers Carindale
Big 1980s brick homes, big roofs and Brisbane's highest install count: Carindale is where 10 kW systems are the norm.
- 30-year workmanship
- NETCC approved
- QLD #88205-licensed
- Postcode
- 4152
- Council
- Brisbane City Council
- Network
- Energex
- From our Ormeau depot
- 40 km · ~40 min
- Wind region
- Region B, non-cyclonic
- Sun-hours per day
- 5.2 avg
- STC zone
- Zone 3 (1.382)
What makes Carindale different
Carindale is a 1980s masterplanned suburb 11 km south-east of the CBD, wrapped around the Westfield centre and Bulimba Creek. The homes are large brick-and-tile family houses on 700 m2 blocks, many with pools, and postcode 4152 has more rooftop solar than any other in inner Brisbane. If your neighbours have panels, it is because the roofs here are excellent.
- 9,627 systems installed in postcode 4152, the highest count of any Brisbane City Council postcode we serve
- 592 new systems in the year to July 2026, averaging 10.8 kW each
- 920 batteries installed in 4152 in the 12 months to July 2026
- Large hipped tile roofs regularly fit 23 to 30 panels on north and west faces
- Three-phase supply is common, lifting the Energex export cap from 5 kW to 15 kW
What postcode 4152 has already put on its roofs
Every accredited solar and battery install in Australia is registered with the Clean Energy Regulator by postcode. These are the numbers for 4152, which covers Carindale.
Source: Clean Energy Regulator, postcode data for small-scale installations, data as at 31/07/2026. Counts are for the whole postcode, and the last 12 months will still rise because installers have a year to register certificates.
Carindale sunshine through the year
Twenty years of satellite-measured sunlight at the Carindale centroid, turned into the kilowatt-hours a 6.6 kW system would produce each month.
- Best month
- Nov
- Lowest month
- Jun
- Winter low as a share of summer peak
- 44%
- Annual output, 6.6 kW
- 10,538 kWh
- Hottest month, average max
- 40°C
Source: NASA POWER, MERRA-2 / CERES SYN1deg climatology, 20-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2020). Output assumes a north-facing array and an 85% performance ratio.
Solar savings estimate for Carindale
Pre-loaded with Carindale's own sun-hours, Energex tariffs and a typical local home. Slide the bill to match yours.
Preset for a typical Carindale home: Two-storey family home, pool and ducted air. Adjust to match yours.
Many Carindale homes were built with three-phase supply for ducted air, which removes the 5 kW export ceiling and makes 10 to 13 kW systems pay back fastest.
- Share of your bill covered
- 63%
- Indicative installed price
- $10,000
- Used at home / exported
- 5,592 / 10,386 kWh
- STC rebate (Zone 3)
- about 69 STCs, $2,691
Estimate only. Uses NASA POWER 20-year average sun-hours for Carindale, Energex tariffs from the 2026 Default Market Offer, a 85% performance ratio and 2026 installed prices after the STC rebate. STC value assumes $39 per certificate and a 5-year deeming period. Your roof, shading and quote will change the numbers.
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What we find on Carindale roofs
Carindale roofs are the easy kind: big hipped tile planes with few penetrations and generous eaves. Most homes can take 10 kW across two faces and many fit 13 kW without touching the front elevation. Tiles from the 1980s are generally sound. The two-storey homes need a longer ladder and edge protection, which we bring as standard.
- Housing era
- 1980s to 1990s project homes, some 2010s knock-down rebuilds
- Roof material
- Concrete tile, with Colorbond on the rebuilds
- Roof pitch
- Moderate, 20 to 25 degrees, large hipped planes
- Typical block
- Generous, 650 to 800 m2
- Home type
- Detached family homes, often two storey
- Shading
- Low, established gardens but wide setbacks
Panel counts at 440 W per panel, about 2 m² each. We confirm the real count from satellite imagery before quoting.
| System | Panels | Roof area |
|---|---|---|
| 6.6 kW | 15 | about 30 m² |
| 10 kW | 23 | about 46 m² |
| 13 kW | 30 | about 60 m² |
Two-storey family home, pool and ducted air: 10 kW, self-consumption around 35%, three-phase common.
What applies to a Carindale install
Council and network
There are no character or heritage constraints in Carindale. The main design questions are electrical: three-phase homes can export up to 15 kW on Energex's standard connection, while single-phase homes are held to 5 kW static or 10 kW on a dynamic connection. Pools are common, so we time the pump for the middle of the day in the commissioning handover. Council requires no application for panels on an existing house.
STC rebate in Carindale
Carindale is in STC Zone 3 (rating 1.382). With a 5-year deeming period, a 6.6 kW system earns about 45 certificates, roughly $1,755 at $39 each, and a 10 kW system about 69, roughly $2,691. We claim it for you and take it off the quote.
Battery discount
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program cuts roughly 30 percent off the installed cost of a home battery, stepping down each year to 2030. Postcode 4152 added 920 batteries in the year to July 2026. We size the battery to your evening use, not the biggest unit on the truck.
Asked by Carindale homeowners
What size system do most Carindale homes install?
Around 10 kW. The Clean Energy Regulator data for 4152 shows new systems averaged 10.8 kW in the year to July 2026, which matches what we quote for a family home with a pool and ducted air.
Do I have three-phase power?
Check your switchboard for three main switches side by side, or three service fuses. Many 1980s Carindale homes with ducted air were wired three-phase. It changes the inverter we quote, so tell us either way.
How long does a Carindale install take?
A 10 kW tile-roof install is a single day for our crew, with Energex connection paperwork lodged beforehand. Carindale is 40 km from our Ormeau depot, so we are on site by 7 am.
Suburbs we cover near Carindale
Carindale is 40 km from our Ormeau depot, about 40 minutes by road, so our own crew does the install.
30 year workmanship warranty
30 year panel warranty
10 year inverter warranty
10 year battery warranty
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