Ferny CreekWorking in Ferny Creek
Ferny Creek is in the Yarra Ranges Council foothills, about 50 minutes from Somerville. Sloping blocks, tree cover and homes from the 70s through the 90s, most of them on ducted gas or an old wood heater. Shade is the design problem for solar here, so we spend more time on panel placement and optimisers in Ferny Creek than almost anywhere else, and reverse cycle heating is the biggest win for the cold winters.
With no mains gas to remove, the Ferny Creek plan is about generation and storage: a solar array sized for the property, a battery big enough for the evening and for outages, heat pump hot water timed to the solar, and an EV charger where the cars are. Solar Victoria rebates and loans and the federal battery discount all apply, and three-phase supply where it exists opens up larger systems.
We have been working in Ferny Creek and around Sassafras, Upwey and Kallista for years. Site inspections are free, the quote is fixed with every rebate already applied, and the same in-house crew does the electrical, refrigeration and plumbing. If you are weighing up where to start, our home electrification page walks through the order, or call and we will tell you straight for your house.