Service area
Solar and batteries in Allendale.
A former deep lead mining village north of Creswick, once home to about 1,500 people.
Allendale
What Allendale needs from a system.
Allendale grew around the Berry deep lead mines, and at its height about 1,500 people lived here. The footy club dates from 1882, and the railway line that once ran through closed in sections in 1976 and 1986. Today it is a small farming community.
A village that shrank this much has plenty of old houses on large blocks, and sheds from a time when the town was busier. The sheds are often the useful part, as old roofs can carry panels, and large blocks leave room for a ground mount if a roof cannot.
Local work
Recent work in and around Allendale.
Real jobs we have finished lately. Our shed is in Trentham, about 35 km from Allendale.
Allendale
20.7 kW solar and a 48 kWh battery
TW Solar panels, a Fronius GEN24 inverter and ten PowerPlus lithium modules.
Hepburn
Heat pump hot water
A Thermastore Heatwave 270.
About 20 km from Allendale.
Hepburn
8 kW solar and a battery
A GoodWe inverter.
About 20 km from Allendale.
Daylesford, April 2026
A 19 kWh battery
A Fronius GEN24 inverter and a BYD HVM stack.
About 20 km from Allendale.
Daylesford, September 2026
7.4 kW solar and a 16.6 kWh battery
16 AIKO panels, a GoodWe inverter and two 8.3 kWh GoodWe battery modules.
About 20 km from Allendale.
Musk, September 2026
13.7 kW solar, a 54 kWh battery and heat pump hot water
29 AIKO panels, a Sigenergy 10 kW single phase inverter, six Sigenergy battery modules at 9 kWh usable each and a Haier 200 L heat pump.
About 25 km from Allendale.
Questions
Asked about solar in Allendale.
- Is an older iron shed roof good enough for panels?
- It depends on the condition of the sheeting and the frame under it. We inspect the fixings and structure first, and if the roof is near the end of its life, it is usually wiser to reroof it before panels go on.
- What size solar should I be looking at in Allendale?
- Nearby, we have installed anything from 7.5 kW to 20.5 kW, with about 9 kW in the middle. The right size for you comes from your bill and your roof.
- How big a battery do people get around Allendale?
- The batteries we have finished nearest to Allendale run from about 16.5 kWh to 54 kWh, with about 19 kWh in the middle. What you use after dark decides yours.
- Who handles the connection to the power network?
- We do. The connection application is part of the job.
What we do here
Everything, in Allendale.
We design the whole system rather than just the panels: solar, storage, hot water, climate and the electrical behind it. One design, one point of contact, and one company carrying the warranty afterwards.
Nearby
We're in these towns too.
Thinking about solar in Allendale?
Send us a recent power bill and your address. We will come back with a right sized design and a straight answer.