Why there has never been a better time to buy solar

LOWER government subsidies may be causing people to hesitate about investing in solar power, but energy groups say with summer electricity bills likely to cause some nasty shocks, solar is still a smart purchase.

Australian Solar Energy Society chief executive John Grimes says a huge fall in solar panel prices and rising electricity prices mean there has "never been a better time to buy" solar panels.

"In the past 18 months prices have dropped by about 80 per cent," Grimes says. READ MORE>>