Off-grid solar power systems for New Zealand Homes

An Off-Grid Power system has no connection to the national electricity grid, which means that you are totally independent.

Most homes in New Zealand are already connected to the national electricity grid, so going off the grid would not usually make financial sense. If however, you are building a new home or require energy in a location without a grid connection, it could be worth investigating. An Off-Grid Power system consists of renewable energy generation, such as PV Solar Panels, Wind Generation, and Micro-Hydro. Inverters or controllers manage the energy which is either used directly by your loads or stored in batteries, the energy stored in your batteries is used when there is no renewable generation available, and a backup generator supports the system in times of high load or extended bad weather.

 Some recent off-grid PV solar installations