Mission
The solar market suffers from a fundamental information problem. Manufacturer marketing overstates performance. Installer recommendations are shaped by margin. Review sites are compromised by affiliate deals. Consumers and trade alike are making five-figure purchase decisions on unreliable data.
Solar Analytica exists to fix that. We produce rigorous, reproducible, source-anchored scores for every major solar product available in the Australian market. We publish our methodology openly. We take no money from manufacturers. Our scores change when the data changes — not when commercial relationships change.
Independence policy
Our independence is structural, not just stated. The following commitments are permanently in effect:
- We accept no payment, sponsorship, or consideration of any kind from solar manufacturers, distributors, or installers in exchange for ratings, placement, or inclusion.
- All products with a publicly available English-language datasheet are eligible for rating. Inclusion cannot be purchased and cannot be blocked.
- Scores are derived exclusively from manufacturer datasheets using the published rubric. No adjustments are made for brand reputation, market share, installer feedback, or commercial relationships.
- When our methodology changes, we publish a new version number, document the changes, and re-score all products. Score changes are attributable to either product changes or methodology changes — never to undisclosed adjustments.
- Solar Analytica staff and contractors are prohibited from holding financial interests in any solar manufacturer, distributor, or installer whose products appear in our ratings.
Publications
review.solar is our flagship public publication. It makes our full product database available to consumers, installers, and media — free, without login. Every scorecard on review.solar links back to the methodology and source datasheet.
Additional publications — including market research reports and trade-focused digests — are in development. See the publications page for current status.
Licensing & data access
Solar Analytica data is available for licensing to platforms, publishers, and tools that want to embed independent scores in their product. Licensing arrangements are structured to preserve the integrity of the data — scores cannot be filtered, suppressed, or modified by licensees.
If you are interested in a licensing arrangement, white-label integration, or bulk data access, use the contact form below.