GI Energy

GI Energy was formed in April 2011. Back in 2010, Our founding Director had been working in the Energy Industry for a national energy retailer called Integral Energy. The solar Industry was still in its infancy stages back then and the Government was offering large feed-in tariffs for residential systems in Queensland. Daniel had long been an admir... er of solar energy and had vast experience with LED lighting, as well as in the energy market place in general. At the end of 2010 a friend of a friend had a small 2kW solar array installed on their home. The company that installed the system did not do a good job on the install at all, and they were extremely difficult to work with when trying to get the system connected. They also refused to come back to site to fix up work that was not completed in a satisfactory way. When another friend was considering a small system for their home, they asked Daniel for help finding a reputable company to install for them. Daniel was really happy to help and started searching for suitable suppliers. The results of his searching were nothing short of alarming. After speaking to eight different solar energy companies in SE QLD Daniel found that there was no consistency with pricing, the explanation of how products worked was not accurate, the financial breakdown was unreliable and the general advice being given was extremely poor. There were also lots of high pressure sales tactics being used, as well as unethical recommendations being offered to suit the companies needs, rather than the customers genuine requirements. After further research, Daniel found that this was actually a trend that was embedded in the industry with almost every supplier he came across, and finding honest advice was very difficult. Daniel saw a gap in the market for an honest and ethical solar energy company that could provide truthful advice and deliver good quality systems for fair prices. So GI Energy, which was initially known simply as Green Incentives, was born. In 2013 a second Director was ...Read More