The questions Gold Coast and Brisbane homeowners ask us most — about system sizing, batteries, rebates, EV chargers and electrical work. If yours isn't here, call Donna and ask.
Honest answers to the things worth knowing before you commit to solar — including the parts other installers gloss over.
Yes. We're based in Nerang on the Gold Coast and install across the Gold Coast, Brisbane and the surrounding areas of South East Queensland — including Nerang, Robina and Coomera. If you're not sure whether you're in range, call 0412 706 716 and Donna will tell you straight away.
Yes. Focus Solar & Electrical is fully SAA (Solar Accreditation Australia) accredited, and every installation crew is made up of licensed Queensland electricians.
Accreditation matters for two reasons: it's the national standard for installation quality, and the federal government requires an accredited installer for your system to qualify for STC rebates. If your installer isn't accredited, you lose the rebate entirely.
It depends on how much power you use and how much usable roof you have. Two common residential sizes are a 6.6kW system (14 × 475W panels) and a 13.3kW system (28 × 475W panels). Larger systems suit households that use a lot of power during the day, are adding a battery, or are charging an electric car.
We size the system to your actual usage rather than selling you the biggest one that fits on the roof.
Yes. We install batteries alongside a new solar system and we also retrofit batteries to existing systems. A battery lets you store the power your panels generate during the day and use it at night, instead of exporting it cheaply and buying it back at full price. Tell us what you already have installed and we'll quote the retrofit.
Your home uses solar power first and draws from the grid only when your panels aren't producing enough — at night, or on a heavily overcast day. Adding a battery narrows that gap considerably, because the power your roof made during the day is still there in the evening.
Price depends on system size, your roof and switchboard, and whether you're adding a battery — so we quote each job individually. What we can tell you is that the federal STC rebate typically takes $2,000 to $5,000 or more off the price of a residential system, and it's already deducted on the quote we hand you. Quotes are free and there's no obligation.
No. When you sign the contract you assign your Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) to us, and we apply the equivalent discount straight to your price. We handle the registration and submission with the Clean Energy Regulator — you never touch the paperwork and there's no rebate to chase afterwards.
Yes. Since July 2025 the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program has offered around a 30% discount on the cost of installing an eligible battery, applied through your installer at the time of purchase. Not every battery qualifies, so ask us to confirm which systems attract the discount when we quote. There's more detail on our solar rebates page.
Yes. The federal STC scheme is scheduled to phase out by 2030, and the number of certificates your system earns reduces each year. Waiting doesn't make the system cheaper — it makes the discount smaller.
Four stages: a free quote, installation day, grid connection, and switch-on. After the physical install your system has to be connected and approved by the network before it can start exporting — we handle that process and confirm the expected timeframes for your job when we quote.
You call us and someone answers. Being able to reach the people who did the work after the job is finished is one of the things customers mention most in our reviews, and it's deliberate — we're a local operation, not a national call centre.
Yes — EV charger installation is one of our four core services, alongside residential solar and batteries, commercial solar, and residential electrical work. Pairing a charger with solar means you're charging the car on power your own roof generated rather than buying it from the grid.
Yes. We're licensed Queensland electricians and take on general residential electrical work — switchboard upgrades, new circuits and wiring, safety inspections and fault-finding. You don't need to be a solar customer to book us.
Yes. For commercial sites we run the numbers on your actual consumption before quoting, so the system is sized against your real load profile rather than a rule of thumb. Commercial installs include WiFi monitoring for every panel, which means underperformance shows up as a specific panel rather than a vague drop in output.
Donna handles the enquiries and quotes — she's the person who answers the phone. Aaron founded the business, is the lead installer, and holds full SAA accreditation. As the business has grown he's built out installation crews who work to the same accreditation and licensing standard he set.
Focus Solar backs its own workmanship for seven years. The equipment carries the manufacturers' warranties on top of that — panels and batteries are warranted for different periods depending on the product, and the exact terms are set out on the datasheet for whatever we quote.
You get those datasheets with your quote, before you commit to anything.
Yes — free and no obligation. We'd rather talk you through your options honestly than pressure you into a system that doesn't suit your situation, and we're happy for you to compare us against other quotes.
Call Donna on 0412 706 716, email enquiries@focussolar.com.au, or send an enquiry through the website. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 7am–5pm.
Ask it directly — no sales script, no pressure, and no obligation to book anything.
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