tl;dr: "Two of the largest ways that Australia’s solar industry has reduced overall solar pricing is through easing both the permitting and inspection processes

tl;dr: "Two of the largest ways that Australia’s solar industry has reduced overall solar pricing is through easing both the permitting and inspection processes for new solar homeowners. These aspects of a solar installation require time and money. In fact, these “soft costs” of solar–or non-component costs–can add up to $1 per Watt to every installation, or $6,000 for an average 6 kW system."