Over 2 million homes and counting around the country now have solar panels on their rooftops and the solar energy market is now a $1.5 billion dollar market in Australia and we are seeing a rising number of international brands enter the market providing cheaper solar panels in comparison to our local brands but we are now seeing many cases in which these panels are not lasting half as long as they should be. For more on this topic we spoke to  Lawrence Mcintosh from PV Labs Australia.