Off-Grid Solar in New Zealand: A Complete Guide to Going Off the Grid with Solar Power

Despite solar power becoming more accessible and more popular across the world as an alternative energy solution, there are still many misconceptions about this growing technology. Let’s put a few of them to rest.

In New Zealand, more and more people every year are choosing to have solar installed on their homes and businesses. But good solar requires the right roof, so you may be asking: is your roof right for solar?

Every year, more and more New Zealanders are choosing to install solar power systems into their homes and businesses. Some choose solar because they want to reduce their impact on the environment, others want to reduce their reliance on their utility company, and some just want to cut their electricity bills.

There’s only so much you can do to make an existing home more energy efficient. To truly go carbon neutral and use less energy, sometimes you have to build an energy efficient home from scratch.

With solar energy advancing and becoming more popular, we are seeing people very eager to explore greater options for their solar power systems. We are happy to announce that ZEN is now offering the full range from GoodWe, the world-leading PV inverter and energy storage solutions manufacturer. With GoodWe's broad product offering, there is definitely a solar inverter to meet all applications.

Had enough of watching your solar generation flow back to the grid and receiving next to nothing? Still sitting in the dark in power cuts, even though you already have a solar energy system?

Grant was clear about his goal: "Reduce his power bill and become as independent from the grid as possible". Within a few days of getting in touch with Grant, our team provided the optimal solution for Grant to meet his exact needs.

Redback Technologies has just launched its latest generation of hybrid inverters - both single and three phase! ZEN Energy Systems, as Redback's New Zealand partner, is incredibly happy to announce that these latest release systems are now available in New Zealand - offering further enhanced capabilities from this market leading all-in-one hybrid solar and energy storage system.

Solar energy has definitely become more popular in New Zealand in recent years and there are a lot of options in the market for homeowners to choose from, especially when it comes to systems with solar batteries.