True Value Solar Reviews 2. Solar Installer Reviews. True Value Solar is one of Australias largest solar installation companies. But big is not necessarily better, and in my opinion they are nowhere near to being the best. They dont have the worst reputation of a large solar installation company in Australia. But my opinion of True Value Solar is still not good. While they are better than they used to be, as recently as April 2. Australian Competition Consumer Commission ACCC took action on account of their business practices. They still have long way to go before Solar. Quotes would ever recommend them as an installer. When reading reviews and looking at ratings for True Value Solar, be aware that they have been investigated by the ACCC for paying customers for positive reviews, so there are definitely grounds for suspicion about any review rating totals you see for them. True Value Solar Today Tonight ExposThe True Value Solar company was founded in 2. This Today Tonight segment from 2. True Value Solar forging signatures and performing incompetent and potentially dangerous installations. True Value Solar Improperly Claimed 9,6. Renewable Energy Certificates On the 2nd of June 2. Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator required an enforceable undertaking from True Value Solar for creating 2. Large scale Generation Certificates LGCs they were not entitled to between 2. How To Become A Solar Power Installer In Florida' title='How To Become A Solar Power Installer In Florida' />Get 3 100 Free Solar Power Quotes from Qualified Installers in Your Local Area. No obligation to buy and youll receive your quotes within 24 hours Browse our solar energy myths facts online. SolarCraft offers dependable solar system installation services throughout California. A provider of solar power information and an easy way for New Zealanders to get three quotes from solar power installer companies. January 2. 01. 0 and 2. August 2. 01. 0. True Value Solar was required to. I presume this means they were required to surrender 2. True Value Solar was hit with a second enforceable undertaking for the creation of 9,4. Small scale Technology Certificates STCs they were not entitled to between 1. October 2. 01. 0 and 2. March 2. 01. 1. The Office Of The Renewable Energy Regulator stated True Value Solar Vic Pty Ltd was not entitled to create those Certificates namely, the units were not designed and installed by the person who was nominated as the accredited installer for the purposes of the creation of the Certificates. True Value Solar was required to have an independent accredited installer return to check the installations in question and ensure they met the requirements for the issue of certificates. True Value Solar ACCC Infringement Notices For Misleading Advertising. In January 2. 01. True Value Solar advertised a 1. In other words they stated it was twice as large as it actually was. That is like a butcher giving you one kilogram of steak and charging you for two. As a result, they were investigated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC and issued with infringement notices totalling 1. ACCC chairman Rod Sims stated Companies need to ensure that their advertised claims accurately reflect the product or service being offered. The ACCC has reported that True Value Solar has acknowledged its advertising was likely to have contravened Australian Consumer Law. Personally, I am sure as hell that selling one kilogram of steak as two kilograms and selling a 1. Australian Consumer Law. As far as I am concerned there is nothing likely about it. It is bloody obvious. True Value Solar also undertook a court enforceable undertaking regarding misleading advertising, which means they would be in more trouble if they did something similar again. But it appears they did not learn their lesson and were investigated by the ACCC again in 2. True Value Solar Is Owned By German Company MWIn 2. German engineering firm MW purchased 6. True Value Solar and in 2. Why they did this I do not know. But MW started off in 1. The letters MW used to stand for Meissner and Wurst. As True Value Soar has improved since the Germans took over it appears that taking a turn for the Wurst has made things better. However, they have not improved nearly enough to rehabilitate their reputation as far as I can see. MW is a large engineering firm involved mostly in electronics but also in both solar and nuclear power, which is an interesting mix. As a large multinational company they definitely have a vested interest in maintaining a good reputation, so I would like more people to be aware that True Value Solar is owned by MW and its behaviour reflects upon them. True Value Solar ACCC Investigation Into Paying For Positive Reviews. In 2. 01. 5 True Value Solar began offering a free solar system servicing for which they would normally charge 1. They only made this available to people who said their experiences were positive and they did not disclose that these reviews had been paid for. After being contacted by the ACCC in April 2. True Value Solar discontinued this particular example of paying for positive reviews. Of course it would have been nice if they didnt need the ACCC to tell them they shouldnt be doing this kind of thing. True Value Solar Fake Reviews From Eastern Europe. The Solar. Quotes site has received fake positive reviews for True Value Solar from Eastern Europe. There is no way to know that anyone at True Value Solar had anything to do with these fake reviews, but it is not a good sign. Sending fake reviews about solar companies to Australia is probably not the sort of thing Eastern European teenagers do for a laugh. True Value Solar Bosch Inverters. At the time of writing in July 2. True Value Solar advertising prominently features German made Bosch inverters. But while they were German made, they are no longer made anymore as Bosch has discontinued them. This is not to say they arent good inverters and Bosch will still back its 5 year warranty, but people should be aware that Bosch inverters are now a thing of the past. It appears that True Value Solar has bought a very large consignment of them at a low price and it will be interesting to see how long they can manage to keep using them. True Value Solar Panels. True Value Solar Panels include quality, tier 1 brands. However, they have also used panels that are not tier one on any list that I am aware of. If you use True Value Solar, make sure the panels they install are of good quality. Servicing True Value Solar Panels. True Value Solar recommends having their rooftop solar systems serviced every two years and as of writing they currently charge 2. In my opinion no rooftop solar system that is competently installed needs to be serviced every two years. For peace of mind Id recommend getting it checked every 5 years, but every two years is a waste of money and suggesting they need such regular servicing is fleecing the customer in my book. True Value Solar Prices. True Value Solars prices are low. This is how they bring customers in. While bringing down the cost of solar power is a wonderful thing, it only makes sense if quality is maintained. In my experience a low cost system is often a false economy that results in more expenses down the line. The good news is the average quality of True Value Solars installations appear to have improved since they were taken over by MW. Their prices are also no longer quite so low, compared to the competition, as they were. If the extra expense is going towards more competent and reliable installations, and better service then that is all for the good. Microsoft Project 4Shared.Com. True Value Solar Is Not A Solar. Quotes Client. Solar. Quotes has never recommended True Value Solar as an installer through our Get Quotes service. Our goal is to make sure people have a great experience buying solar and, in my opinion, recommending them wont help us achieve that. The good news about True Value Solar is that they seem to have become better over time.