Why should you choose high quality solar panels and a local installer if you're living in rural Australia?

Being a local supplier has been a major advantage for this farm, not only in terms of a better relationship with local employees but also in terms of the quality of solar panels and workmanship provided. The longevity of the machinery and supplies is vital, especially when located in the bush, where the sunlight is abundant, and the transmission of electricity from the grid is challenging due to various obstacles such as wind storms and trees. The farm's backup solar system has been a no-brainer for them.

With a reliable solar power system set up, the farm can ensure they don't have to worry about things failing on them. The solar power is free, and they can keep an eye on the system's performance from the supplier's office. Choosing a local supplier has been beneficial for the farm, and they are more than happy to talk to anyone with queries about their system.

And then being a local fellow is a huge advantage for us too. There's plenty of solar companies around that can come and go from Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane or wherever, but being a local supplier has meant a lot to us with local employees. And we knew he wasn't far away if we ever had an issue with a solar system. The panels he put up, I know they've got better and better over the years. We haven't had an issue at all with them, and when they set it up, the workmanship was great. One of the few sparkie's set up I've seen that actually pick up all their mess when they leave. So that was a nice benefit on the side.

I think it comes down to longevity, basically. We don't want to be mucking around. We're out in the bush here, we don't want to be mucking around with things failing on us. So always tended to look for better quality of machinery and supplies. It was a no-brainer for us. We'd rather buy something that we know is going to have a better lifespan. So obviously the solar power is free, the sunlight's here most days of the year. And as far as getting transmission of power, electricity out of the grid onto farm there's inherently a few obstacles there. We have troubles of issues with trees going over, wind storms knocking power lines over, one thing or another. We've got the backup with the solar, it's a no-brainer for us really.