6.6kW
Everyday
- About 15 panels and a 5 kW inverter
- Suits 1–3 people, bills under about $450 a quarter
- Monitoring app so you can see every watt
Sample price, installed$6,900
Solar & batteries · Townsville, QLD
Put the Townsville sun to work.
Solar and batteries designed around your roof, your routine and North Queensland weather. Drag the sun across the sky to watch a 6.6 kW system follow the day.
Time of day
Drag the sun across the sky, slide the time, or press play.
4.2 kWgenerating now
11.8 kWhso far today
0.8 kWhome is using
52%battery
Peak sun. Run the dishwasher, pool pump and washing now.
Today’s generation
Illustrative clear day · 6.6 kW system · 10 kWh batterySolar outputTypical home useRest of the day
Systems
Three sizes that suit most Townsville roofs.
Every system is designed for your roof and switchboard, with panels laid out to dodge shade and cyclone-rated racking chosen for your site.
10kW
Family
- About 23 panels and an 8 kW inverter
- Suits pools, aircon and 4+ people
- Battery-ready wiring included
Sample price, installed$9,800
13.2kW
Big roof
- About 30 panels, three-phase ready
- For home offices, sheds and EV charging
- Split across two roof faces if needed
Sample price, installed$12,900
Sample prices for a fictional business, including GST. Your price depends on roof type, height, switchboard and wind region — we confirm it in a written quote.
Batteries
Keep the midday sun for dinner time.
Most homes make their surplus at noon and need it at 6 pm. A battery soaks up the difference so your evening runs on your own sunshine.
10 kWh
Covers a typical evening: lights, cooking, TV and a few hours of aircon.
13.5 kWh
Evenings plus overnight, and backup for chosen circuits in an outage.
Sample prices, installed, including GST.
How it works
From your roof to your kettle.
Your home always uses its own solar first. Only the leftovers charge the battery or head out to the grid.
Panels make DC power
Sunlight knocks electrons loose in the cells — no moving parts, no noise.
The inverter converts it
DC becomes the AC your appliances use, and the app logs every kilowatt-hour.
Your home goes first
Whatever’s running right now — fridge, pool pump, aircon — uses solar before anything else.
Leftovers are stored or sold
Surplus charges your battery, then flows to the grid for a feed-in credit from your retailer.
Estimator
What could solar do for your bill?
Three questions, an illustrative answer and every assumption laid out. It takes about twenty seconds.
Suggested system
6.6 kWabout 15 panels
Illustrative generation9,500–11,400 kWh a year
Illustrative bill savings$1,150–$1,480 a year
The assumptions behind these numbers
- About 85% of your bill is usage at 32c/kWh; the rest is supply charges. Both are illustrative — yours depend on your retailer and plan.
- Feed-in credit of 7c/kWh for exported power (illustrative).
- North-facing panels in Townsville average about 4.4 kWh per kW per day; north-east/west ≈ 96%, east/west ≈ 87%, south ≈ 72% of that.
- Share of solar used at home: 25%, 40% or 55% depending on daytime occupancy, plus 25 points with a battery (max 85%).
- System sized at about 1.25× your daily use, rounded up to a standard size. No shading, panel ageing, rebates or incentives included.
General information only — not financial advice. Real figures need a roof check and a written quote.
Book a roof checkInstallation
Five steps, no surprises.
One local crew from first chat to switch-on. You’ll always know what happens next and who’s turning up.
- Quick chat15 min · phone or video
Your bills, your roof and your plans — pool, EV, kids home all day.
- Roof check45 min on site
We measure, check shade through the day and look over your switchboard.
- Design & quotewithin a few days
A panel layout drawn on your roof, with expected output and cost in writing.
- Install dayusually one day
Panels, inverter and any battery fitted, tested and tidied up.
- Switch-onafter network approval
We connect, test again and show you how to read the monitoring app.
FAQ
Good questions we hear every week.
Still wondering? Call us — a real person in Townsville answers.
Do panels still work on cloudy days?
Yes, just less. Thick wet-season cloud can halve a day’s output or more, but the long, clear dry season more than makes up for it across the year.
What about cyclones?
Mounting has to suit your site’s wind region. We design racking and fixings for North Queensland cyclone loads and check your roof structure before we quote.
Will solar keep the power on in a blackout?
Not on its own — for line workers’ safety, grid-connected systems switch off during an outage. Some batteries can run chosen circuits in a blackout; ask us about backup.
How long does an install take?
Most homes are done in a day. Two-storey homes, tile roofs and battery installs can take a second day.
Is my roof suitable?
North-facing is best in Townsville, but east–west roofs work well too and spread generation across the day. Shade from trees or a neighbour’s second storey matters more than direction.
Talk to a local installer.
Weekdays 7:30 am – 5 pm, Saturdays by appointment.
Townsville, Kirwan, Annandale, Douglas, Bushland Beach, Condon and surrounds.