Why was a higher quality solar power system installed by a local business important to Greg?

Located in Minyama, Queensland, Greg Young's solar system had to withstand harsh environmental conditions and work well in a saltwater environment. With the help of a local installer, he was able to engineer a functional system that minimised the visual impact on his house. The 18-kilowatt system has remote capabilities for easy monitoring even when he's away from home.

Having a local installer allowed for quick responses to any sales or service needs, as well as supporting the local community. Greg's solar system was designed to last and stand up to the harsh elements of the Sunshine Coast. With remote monitoring capabilities, he can ensure that everything is running smoothly even when travelling away from home.

My name's Greg Young, we're located in Minyama which is on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. We're quite close to the coast. We live in a salt water environment, and that was an important factor in the decision on our system. It had to work well in this environment and also be able to withstand relatively harsh environmental conditions. We had to plan the solar system in such a way that it would work well in a Marine environment. We're very, very close to salt water and we wanted solar panels and a racking system that was going to last. We needed a system that would stand up to the elements, particularly the harsh elements on the Sunshine Coast, very close to a salt water and a salt environment.

A local installer is important. Not only does it, of course, support the local community, but you want somebody that's able to respond quickly to your needs. Hopefully you don't have any problems after a sales or service that you need but it's good to have somebody that's close by that can respond. Their understanding of my needs, their ability to work with me because we wanted to instal and engineer a system that was of course functional, met our performance, but also minimised the visual impact and the aesthetics on the house. When I installed a battery system, we acquired the battery system and had it installed within a week. And that's part of the benefit of them being a local supplier, and a local service company.