PowerSmart Solutions Reviews 1,270

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Review summary

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Looking at 154 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their professionalism, helpfulness, and friendly demeanor, making the entire process pleasant. The service provided is frequently highlighted as outstanding, with many people appreciating the smooth transitions, efficient communication, and excellent customer support. Reviewers also found the user experience to be very positive, noting the ease of installation and the clear explanations provided. However, some people were dissatisfied with the product, mentioning issues with system sizing not meeting expectations or problems with the installation leading to additional costs and faults. A few other people also felt that post-installation service was lacking, and some experienced delays or incorrect equipment being brought to the site.

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Staff

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Service

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Product

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User experience

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I meant to leave it a few weeks and then provide feedback and forgot, oops! The whole process was great, a friendly and professional team, all done thoroughly. The system is great, I'm paying almo... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Master Brad an exceptional sale's guru....Nothing too much trouble and up for a laugh.. The installer's exceptional although a couple of hiccups with Sonner itself... Rachel is an asset to the bus... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From first contact it has been a seamless process with very prompt and helpful customer service. We highly recommend PowerSmart Solutions to anyone who are thinking of Solar panels and/or battery back... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy with the explanation of how the batteries work. The customer service is outstanding no pressure applied during the sales, just honest open communication. Contact via email to set everythin... See more

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Company details

  1. Solar Energy Company
  2. Electrical engineer
  3. Energy Equipment and Solutions
  4. Green energy supplier
  5. Solar energy equipment supplier
  6. Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant

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We are a 16-year-old, independent, family-owned, CEC Retailer solar business covering the East Coast of Australia. All of our Installation Teams are employees of PowerSmart Solutions. Our Installations come standard with a 30-year workmanship warranty. With sales and service outlets in Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Yatala, Rockhampton, Mackay, and Townsville, local service is very close at hand. Service and backup are what we specialize in. We strive for customer satisfaction with every customer we see.

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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gracemere CQ 6.6 kW System Installed

From start to finish of having our solar system commissioned everything ran smoothly and installed a week earlier than planned.
The level of preparation from the quote from Trent our sales rep and the communication, updates and authorisation paper work to service providers from head office was handled seamlessly and in plain English so we could understand what the process was and where it was up to.
The same can be said of the electricians that fitted the system they were very friendly and very thorough in explaining to us every step of the installation and explaining how it all worked.
The work site was clean and tidy when they finished and installation time was less the five hours.
Our system was sending power back to the grid in less than 24 hours after installation due to us already having a digital meter so the power service provider configured the meter remotely.

14 May 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome service

Great to deal with from start to finish - professional, honest and no hard sell. Install was as promised, hassle free and very neat and tidy! Highly recommend to anyone who wants solar!

19 May 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not a hands off procedure

The installation went well and a support team helped me out when I over complicated the procedure. Many thanks

6 May 2025
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Reply from PowerSmart Solutions

Diane,
We just tried to call you and have left a message. We are a bit confused as to what you are trying to achieve with your review. Could you please give us a call so we can assist you on 1300800963

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My solar panels

This was the best experience I’ve had
It took a little while (only due to weather)They tried everyday to come out to do what they could til the weather changed
Overall get solar from this company.

7 May 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great overall experience.

Great overall experience. Javier was helpful, personable and knowledgeable in breaking down the process and benefits of solar. The install team was very careful and communicative. They were patient with body corporate hold-ups and took care in delivering a neat and thorough service without any fuss. Well done, team!

8 May 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very happy with my purchase

Very happy with my purchase, I got an excel deal and the sales consultants answered all of my questions. The installation was quick and easy. I can easily see the production from my solar panels without an issue. I couldn't ask for much more.

22 April 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor experience with the Sales Rep

Poor experience with the Sales Rep! From the start, we asked the sales rep if there were any hidden charges, he straight out said "NO". Spent 3 hours in our house talking about the solar system and at the very end during the last 10 minutes before he leaves, he revealed an extra charge of $650 from the payment plan company Humm. Super disappointing and what a waste of time. False marketing is a lie!
Well that is basically half the story, after many heated discussions, we managed to get in touch with the CEO and managed to clear the problems, we would rate the CEO and the technicians that did our solar panels 5-star though. Saying that "we made money from his mistake with the additional $600 discount off" is a massive stretch - that should have been the cost of our solar system that was quoted without the extra charges to begin with. But we wasted a lot of our time trying to argue the point that all the "hidden charges" weren't mentioned at the start when we specifically asked about them before the meeting began. Even during the preliminary sales call before the face-to-face meeting, we specifically asked about any hidden charges, and the salesperson on the phone assured us that the company is different from the other solar companies and there are definitely no hidden charges. Also our first electricity bill after the solar installed did not come close to $0, which also was a high selling point of the sales rep. We did not change the way we were using electricity, and we were travelling half the billing period. Overall we weren't very impressed with the whole solar experience.

17 February 2025
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Reply from PowerSmart Solutions

Betty,
This is a very surprising review being a 1-star as yes agreed that the rep did forget to mention the $ 8 per month account keeping fee (he is only human, and there is a lot to cover) on the zero deposit, zero interest payment plan. What is surprising and you failed to mention is that we gave you an additional $ 600 discount off the cost of your solar system to cover this cost so you actually made money from his mistake.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First impressions do count

First impressions do count! I met with Tonny Widarma and he was very professional and technically very prepared. The crew of installers arrived promptly and were very professional, clean and tidy and in no time the solar panels were up and running. The application is very useful and easy to navigate.

20 January 2025

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