Off-grid and hybrid solar for Glen Innes
Glen Innes is New England high country. Cold winters, hard frosts, sheep and cattle, and granite. Town houses in the middle, grazing properties and lifestyle blocks once you leave it. Hybrid means solar plus a battery with the grid kept as backup.
What power's like out here
Glen Innes is on Essential Energy's network. The town grid is the easy part. The lines across the tablelands run a long way through open grazing country, and outages after storms and in bushfire season can take time to clear.
A cold shed is a poor place for a battery. The design says where the gear sits, and it counts the homestead, the pumps and the shed as separate loads.
Properties are large. A new block a long way from the last pole is a common reason people ask about stand-alone power.
How we work here
We design it in Lismore. An accredited local partner on the tablelands does the install. We do not pretend the Lismore crew drives this road every week.
- Tell us about the property on our design form.
- We design the system in-house and send you the design.
- A vetted, accredited local partner installs it. See our recent work.
Common questions
Do you install off-grid solar in Glen Innes?
Yes. Glen Innes and the grazing country around it are designed in Lismore and installed by an accredited local partner.
Is off-grid cheaper than connecting a rural block near Glen Innes?
Often the grid connection price for a new rural block covers a complete stand-alone system with a generator for backup, and there's no daily supply charge afterwards. The design compares both paths with the working shown.
Does a cold winter change where the battery goes?
Yes. Frosts are normal on the tablelands. The design names a spot that stays dry and out of the worst of the cold, and it counts the pumps and the shed with the house.
Can I get help with the cost?
Federal support can apply to eligible solar and batteries. We check it on each design. See our rebates page.
Get a custom design
Four quick questions and a designer comes back to you:
- Postcode
- On the grid or off-grid?
- Rough quarterly power bill
- Phone number
Nearby places we cover
Glencoe, Dundee, Deepwater, Emmaville, Red Range, Wellingrove, Stonehenge, Matheson
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Get a custom design
Four quick questions and a designer comes back to you: postcode, on the grid or off-grid, rough quarterly power bill, phone number.
Prefer to talk it through? Call or text 0483 927 257.