Service area
Solar and batteries in Strathlea.
A very small farming district west of Castlemaine, on the boundary of two shires.
Strathlea
What Strathlea needs from a system.
Strathlea is a tiny rural locality out to the west of Castlemaine, towards Maryborough, on the boundary between Mount Alexander Shire and the Central Goldfields Shire. A few dozen people live there.
It is rural country where distances are long and neighbours are few. For a property like that the useful questions are about reliability and self sufficiency, such as whether a battery is worth having, how a pump or workshop is powered, and how a system can be kept simple.
Local work
Recent work near Strathlea.
Real jobs we have finished lately. Our shed is in Trentham, about 40 km from Strathlea.
Tarrengower, May 2026
11 kW solar and a 24 kWh battery
AIKO panels, a Sigenergy 10 kW single phase inverter and three 8 kWh Sigenergy modules.
About 15 km from Strathlea.
Hepburn
Heat pump hot water
A Thermastore Heatwave 270.
About 25 km from Strathlea.
Hepburn
8 kW solar and a battery
A GoodWe inverter.
About 25 km from Strathlea.
Allendale
20.7 kW solar and a 48 kWh battery
TW Solar panels, a Fronius GEN24 inverter and ten PowerPlus lithium modules.
About 25 km from Strathlea.
Porcupine Ridge, August 2026
A 16.6 kWh battery
A GoodWe inverter and two 8.3 kWh GoodWe battery modules.
About 25 km from Strathlea.
Glenlyon, May 2026
14.2 kW solar
AIKO panels and a Fronius GEN24 inverter.
About 25 km from Strathlea.
Questions
Asked about solar in Strathlea.
- Is a ground mount better when the nearest neighbour is a kilometre away?
- Distance from neighbours gives you freedom, since glare and appearance are rarely issues, but a ground mount still needs a trench for the cable and a fence if stock are around. We compare it with the roof on cost, output and ease of maintenance.
- What size solar should I be looking at in Strathlea?
- Nearby, we have installed anything from 8 kW to 20.5 kW, with about 11 kW in the middle. The right size for you comes from your bill and your roof.
- Who handles the connection to the power network?
- We do. The connection application is part of the job.
What we do here
Everything, in Strathlea.
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 Strathlea?
Send us a recent power bill and your address. We will come back with a right sized design and a straight answer.