How disruptive was the solar power installation process at Palmerston College in Darwin?

During the installation of a solar panel system, the school staff were given an induction about where the equipment would be stored, how it was going to be installed on the roof and the location of the manhole. The team were able to perform their job without any disruptions to the school and kept the staff informed about their next steps, including when they would be turning off power. Through the installation of the solar panel system, the school staff are now saving around $40,000 a year which can be used elsewhere in the school. The team will also provide assistance with any future issues.

So we had a bit of an induction when they all came down and there was quite a team of them. And we were advised where the different equipment was going to to be stored, how it was going to be put on the roof, where there was going to be a manhole put in, which is really good because now we have access to the roof. It was quite easy going. I realised that it was in safe hands and we were able to really just let them move in and do their work and they did it without any interruptions to the school at all. They were terrific, they were very communicative and we were able to liaise with them on everything. They kept us apprised of when they were going to be coming in or especially when they were going to be turning the power off to actually connect up the system. So that's really important in school because we can't have anything going off.

The team was able to communicate with us really well and just keep us apprised of what the next steps were. That was very helpful. We know that we have plenty of savings coming up. We're saving around three and a half thousand a month. And that will actually eventually add up to around $40,000 a year. That is a huge savings. That kept money is used elsewhere within the school. They also are going to be monitoring and helping us out with any difficulties from now to lifetime I believe.