Site assessment
Shading, orientation, mounting options, cable runs and where the plant room will sit, assessed on the ground rather than from a map.
Off Grid Solar · NSW & QLD
Off Grid Solar Built for Remote Properties
Panels, inverters and controllers sized to what your property actually uses, installed and commissioned by a CEC accredited electrician licensed in both New South Wales and Queensland.
Off Grid Solar That Suits the Property
Off grid solar is not a smaller version of a suburban rooftop system. There is no grid to lean on when the weather turns, so every decision about panel count, orientation, inverter capacity and controller type has to hold up on the worst week of the year rather than the average one.
CW Rural Power & Electrical designs and installs off grid solar for rural and remote properties across New South Wales and Queensland. Chris Weaver is a licensed electrician in both states, CEC Solar Accredited, and a qualified High Voltage Cable Jointer. On rural jobs, where the solar array is only one part of a much larger electrical picture, that combination matters.
Every system starts with what the property actually uses, measured rather than estimated. That single step is the difference between a system that carries you through a bad fortnight and one that has you starting the generator every second evening.
What an Off Grid Solar Install Includes
From the first site visit through to commissioning and handover.
Load profiling
What the property actually draws and when. Pumps, refrigeration, welders and seasonal peaks all change the answer.
System design
Array size, inverter capacity, controller selection and battery sizing set together rather than chosen one at a time.
Supply and installation
Panels, inverters, controllers and mounting, installed with DC and AC wiring, protection and earthing to AS/NZS standards.
Ground and roof mount arrays
Frames built for the site, oriented properly, and positioned so the array can be cleaned and serviced without a scaffold.
Commissioning and handover
Tested under load, labelled, monitoring configured, and documented so the next person who works on it can see what is going on.
How the Job Runs
No surprises, and no vague quotes that grow once we are on site.
Talk it through
Call us with the property, the location and what you are trying to power. We will tell you early if there is a smarter option than the one you called about.
Site visit and assessment
We come to the property, look at shading, orientation, access and existing wiring, and work through your real daily energy use.
Design and quote
You get a system specification and a fixed quote that shows what is included, not a headline number with the details left vague.
Installation
Mounting, wiring, protection and earthing, done on an agreed schedule so you know when we are on site and when the power is off.
Commission and hand over
We test under load, walk you through the monitoring, and leave you with documentation and labelling that means something.
Support after the install
We service what we install, and we are contactable when something changes on the property or you want to expand the system.
What We Get Called Out to Fix
A large share of our work is correcting off grid solar that was never designed properly in the first place. The same handful of problems come up again and again:
If you have inherited a system like this, we can assess it and tell you honestly whether it is worth upgrading or replacing. For the full picture of how generation, storage and backup fit together, see off grid power systems, and for the storage side specifically, battery installations.
Why CW Rural
Qualified for complex systems. Built for remote jobs.
Licensed in NSW and QLD
Dual state licensed, so a property near the border or a business operating in both is one contractor with no handover gap. NSW 163931C, QLD 1512016.
CEC Solar Accredited
Clean Energy Council Solar Accreditation S2931181, which is the credential that matters for solar design and installation in Australia.
Rural work is the business
Off grid systems on remote properties are what we do week in and week out, not an occasional trip out of town.
✓ NSW Licence 163931C ✓ QLD Licence 1512016 ✓ CEC Solar S2931181 ✓ High Voltage Cable Jointer ✓ ABN 40 487 732 822 ✓ Allianz Insured
Off Grid Solar Questions
How big does an off grid solar system need to be?
It depends entirely on your daily energy use, not on the size of the house. We profile what your property actually draws across a full day, including pumps, refrigeration, workshop tools and any seasonal load, then size the array and battery bank to carry that through the worst run of overcast days you are likely to see.
Do I still need a generator with off grid solar?
Most properties keep one as a backup, but a correctly sized system should mean you rarely start it. We design for autonomy through poor weather so the generator becomes an emergency measure rather than part of the weekly routine.
Can you install off grid solar on a property with difficult access?
In most cases yes. We work regularly on properties where access is limited and plan the logistics, mounting method and component sizes around what can realistically be brought to site.
Is off grid solar cheaper than connecting to the grid?
Once you are more than a few hundred metres from the nearest line, a grid extension quote often runs well past the cost of a complete off grid system. We are happy to look at both numbers with you before you commit either way.
Should the array be on the roof or on the ground?
Ground mount is usually the better answer on a rural property. It is easier to clean, easier to service, easier to expand, and it can be oriented properly rather than following whatever pitch the shed happens to have. Where roof space is the only practical option we mount on the roof and design the access to suit.
Can you take over or upgrade an existing off grid system?
Yes, and a good share of our work is exactly that. We assess what is installed and give you a straight answer about whether it is worth upgrading or whether the existing gear is not worth building on.
Get in Touch
Ready to talk through your power needs? Call directly or send us a message and we'll get back to you promptly.
0483 347 898 chris@standalone.energy Servicing NSW & QLD
We travel to rural and remote properties across both states. No job too far.
We travel to rural and remote properties across both states. No job too far.