Solar for Hamilton and Waikato Region

Solar panels are installed on your roof and produce electricity. This electricity will go via your house's switchboard, into your appliances, like your television and heat pump. Any excess electricity generated, will be sent back to the grid, for which you will get credit if your electricity retailer has a buyback offer.

Installation will depend on the size of the solar power system and the roof condition, but typically takes anywhere between 4 and 8 hours.

Solar panels generate electricity by sunlight and UV ray. Cooler sunny days actually provide a higher production, however we must remember the daytime hours are less during winter. When designing a solar energy system, we take into consideration the change in seasons when estimating the annual energy production.

If your house is built to code, you will be able to install a solar power system on it. If the roof of your house is suitably flat and faces north, west or east, then it is suitable.

Solar power is the most abundant renewable energy resource. Solar power systems do not emit any CO2 and their costs have been consistently reducing. In contrast, fossil fuels are being depleted, with prices unpredictable and trending upwards, and of course, they are not renewable. Solar power is clearly the answer for the future of energy. Although many large entities are not committed to solar power, a household can proactively choose to have a solar power system on its roof.