Service area
Solar and batteries in Barrys Reef.
A goldfields hamlet in the forest ten kilometres south of Trentham, once home to six hotels.
Barrys Reef
What Barrys Reef needs from a system.
Barrys Reef sits at about 662 metres, roughly ten kilometres south of Trentham and not far from Blackwood, and is often confused with North Blackwood. It was once known as Bayup, and it was established in 1856. At the height of the gold rush it had six hotels, and its population has dropped steadily since.
It is Trentham's climate and Trentham's forest, so this is cold, high, treed country where heating takes a big share of the energy and the shade study decides the size of the array. Storms that bring trees down are an obvious reason to think about a battery.
Local work
Recent work in and around Barrys Reef.
Real jobs we have finished lately. Our shed is in Trentham, about 8 km from Barrys Reef.
Barrys Reef
Solar and a battery
PowerPlus lithium batteries.
Blackwood
Heat pump hot water
A Thermastore Heatwave 270.
About 3 km from Barrys Reef.
Blackwood, August 2026
An EV charger
A Zappi charger.
About 3 km from Barrys Reef.
North Blackwood, August 2026
11.3 kW solar and a 32 kWh battery
AIKO panels, a Sigenergy 10 kW single phase inverter and four 8 kWh Sigenergy modules.
About 6 km from Barrys Reef.
North Blackwood, October 2026
18.6 kW solar and a 48 kWh battery
AIKO panels, a Sigenergy 10 kW three phase inverter and six 8 kWh Sigenergy modules.
About 6 km from Barrys Reef.
Trentham, August 2026
7.6 kW solar and a 24.9 kWh battery
15 AIKO panels, a GoodWe inverter and three 8.3 kWh GoodWe battery modules.
About 8 km from Barrys Reef.
Questions
Asked about solar in Barrys Reef.
- Is Barrys Reef the same as North Blackwood?
- No, they are different localities that people often mix up. For us the address that matters is the property itself: where the roof faces and which trees shade it, so we work from that.
- What size solar system suits a home around Barrys Reef?
- The systems we have finished nearest to Barrys Reef run from about 5.5 kW to 24 kW, and the middle of that is about 10 kW. Your bill and your roof set the real number.
- What size battery suits a home near Barrys Reef?
- About 24 kWh is the middle of what we have fitted closest to Barrys Reef, and the range goes from 5.5 kWh to 54 kWh. We work yours out from your evening and overnight use.
- Do you work with single phase and three phase supply near Barrys Reef?
- Yes. Our recent jobs nearby include both, and the inverter is chosen to match the supply at your place.
- Who handles the connection to the power network?
- We do. The connection application is part of the job.
What we do here
Everything, in Barrys Reef.
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.
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Thinking about solar in Barrys Reef?
Send us a recent power bill and your address. We will come back with a right sized design and a straight answer.