A home battery stores the solar you'd otherwise export for a few cents and uses it at night when power costs the most.
5.0 from 57 Google reviews · A-Grade licensed · REC 33326
We assess electricity use, existing solar, switchboard capacity, backup priorities and compliant battery positions before recommending a system. The quote covers sizing, installation, connection, commissioning and available rebate paperwork. For battery types, backup options, sizing and installation details, see the full detail on battery storage.
Around 1957 people per square kilometre in Ferntree Gully means detached homes with a board that can usually take a battery circuit with minor work. Sitting at about 150 metres, Ferntree Gully has the kind of blocks where an outdoor battery needs shade from western sun.
Ferntree Gully sits about 30 kilometres out in Knox. Electric vehicles are more common here, and charging pattern changes the right battery size. Being part of Knox, Ferntree Gully follows the standard position: no council permit, strict clearance rules, and a certified installation.
Boronia, Knoxfield and Ferntree Gully are close enough together that we treat them as one run rather than three separate jobs. There were 27398 people living in Ferntree Gully at the 2021 census, spread over around 14 square kilometres in Knox, postcode 3156.
Local context worth knowing: The area became more accessible to visitors with the arrival of a railway line extension from Ringwood, completed in 1889. Housing age is a fair guide to roof form and therefore to how much the array can charge. The area we cover around Ferntree Gully runs through Boronia, Knoxfield, Lysterfield and Rowville, and a booking in any of them is treated the same way.
Ferntree Gully is around 2.7 kilometres south of our workshop in Boronia, close enough that the van is stocked for the job before it leaves. Also worth knowing about the area: Officially opened on 17 October 1959 as the Mountain Gate Estate, it was marketed as the "town of a thousand homes" incorporating a modern car-oriented shopping centre and public parkland.
Also worth knowing about the area: == Transport == Ferntree Gully has a railway station located on Station Street, near the shopping district, which was previously known as Lower Ferntree Gully, followed by Fern Tree Gully, having been changed to the latter on 29 February 1972.
A-Grade licensed, REC 33326, fully insured, CEC accredited.
Luke and his team installed our solar panels over the space of 2 days. Great service arrived on time and communicated well, took away all rubbish made sure the place was left tidy and walked me through the app and next steps. Would highly reccomend!
Christie V · Solar install
No travel charge applies. At around 2.7 kilometres south of our Boronia base, Ferntree Gully is standard territory, and the call-out plus the first half hour is quoted up front.
Yes. The suburbs immediately around Ferntree Gully are Boronia, Knoxfield, Lysterfield and Rowville, and all of them are on the same run at the same rates.
Ferntree Gully is in Knox (3156). Council approval is not part of a standard job, and we will tell you plainly if your property is the exception.
Usually. Either we add AC-coupled storage alongside your existing inverter, or we replace it with a hybrid. Which one is cheaper depends on the age and brand of what's already there.
Tell us about your solar, electricity use and backup priorities. We’ll assess capacity, siting and connection requirements, then provide a clear battery quote. Book an assessment or call our Boronia crew to discuss the system.
5.0 from 57 Google reviews
