Service area
Solar and batteries in Smeaton.
A small farming town at the foot of Mount Kooroocheang, with a mill from the 1860s.
Smeaton
What Smeaton needs from a system.
Smeaton was founded in the 1840s by a Scottish squatter, Captain John Hepburn. It has the Cumberland Hotel, said to be the oldest weatherboard pub in Victoria, and Anderson's Mill, built in 1861 and 1862, and it sits at the foot of the dormant volcano Mount Kooroocheang.
Today two large seed and grain processors in the town mean big motors and long running hours, which is a very different load from a house. For the farms and businesses around it the questions are about three phase supply, motor starting and when the load actually runs.
Local work
Recent work near Smeaton.
Real jobs we have finished lately. Our shed is in Trentham, about 35 km from Smeaton.
Allendale
20.7 kW solar and a 48 kWh battery
TW Solar panels, a Fronius GEN24 inverter and ten PowerPlus lithium modules.
About 4 km from Smeaton.
Hepburn
Heat pump hot water
A Thermastore Heatwave 270.
About 15 km from Smeaton.
Hepburn
8 kW solar and a battery
A GoodWe inverter.
About 15 km from Smeaton.
Daylesford, April 2026
A 19 kWh battery
A Fronius GEN24 inverter and a BYD HVM stack.
About 20 km from Smeaton.
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 Smeaton.
Coomoora
9.2 kW solar and a 24 kWh battery
AIKO panels, a Sigenergy 8 kW single phase inverter and three 8 kWh Sigenergy modules.
About 20 km from Smeaton.
Questions
Asked about solar in Smeaton.
- Does a business with grain handling equipment need three phase solar?
- If the site runs on three phase supply, the system should match it so the solar offsets the loads you really have. We look at the motors, their start currents and the hours they run before deciding on the inverter.
- What size solar system suits a home around Smeaton?
- The systems we have finished nearest to Smeaton run from about 7.5 kW to 24 kW, and the middle of that is about 9.5 kW. Your bill and your roof set the real number.
- What size battery suits a home near Smeaton?
- About 19 kWh is the middle of what we have fitted closest to Smeaton, and the range goes from 16.5 kWh to 54 kWh. We work yours out from your evening and overnight use.
- Who handles the connection to the power network?
- We do. The connection application is part of the job.
What we do here
Everything, in Smeaton.
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
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Thinking about solar in Smeaton?
Send us a recent power bill and your address. We will come back with a right sized design and a straight answer.