Compact roofs, original switchboards and plenty of units. We lay out Jinko panels to make the most of the roof you have, match a GoodWe or Sigenergy battery to what the household really uses, and install it all with our own A-Grade electricians.
Frankston North was largely built in the 1960s and 70s, much of it as public housing, and the streets around the Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve still show it: modest single-storey homes on regular blocks, low-pitched tile roofs, and a fair number of later units built beside or behind the original house. Plenty of owners have been here for decades and look after their homes well. Others rent their property out and want to know whether an upgrade is worth it.
Whichever applies to you, the roof is usually smaller than in Langwarrin or Frankston South, so every panel has to earn its spot. We count what fits on each face, check which faces catch the afternoon sun, and size the battery to what the household uses after 4pm rather than to the biggest number in a brochure. Next door in Seaford, 23 panels gave the owners 10.925kW on a single-storey roof, which shows how much a well-planned layout can hold.
Two things get checked before anything else. Many original homes still have the switchboard they were built with, and it needs bringing up to date before a battery connects. Units need owners corporation approval and a clear answer on which part of the roof belongs to which unit. Both are covered at the site visit, along with the rest of our work in Frankston North.
Good hardware matters more on a compact roof, because there is less room to make up for a poor choice.
Jinko Tiger Neo and Aiko panels, placed on every face of the roof that is worth using, east and west included. Where a neighbouring unit, a carport roof or a tree shades part of a face, we leave that section empty rather than drag the rest of the string down.
GoodWe ESA, Sigenergy SigenStor, Sungrow or Tesla Powerwall, chosen from your actual usage. A retired couple at home all day and a family out until 5pm need different batteries, so we look at a recent bill first. Modular batteries can take extra modules later.
Original boards with ceramic fuses or no safety switches are common in homes of this age. We replace them with a new board, RCD protection on every circuit and spare positions for the heat pump, cooktop or EV charger that may come later.
For units we confirm owners corporation approval, the meter position and which roof section is yours. Landlords are quoted the same way as anyone else, and we check which incentives that property can use instead of assuming they all apply.
The full range is on our products page.
Tier-one panels with 25-year performance warranties, laid out for the roof faces you have.
Hybrid and string inverters, chosen so a battery can join the system now or later.
Home batteries sized to the evening peak, with backup circuits set up for outages.
Home chargers wired into the same system and set to charge from your solar first.
None of these is in Frankston North itself. They are in Seaford and Frankston, on single-storey homes of a similar size.
Just north-west in Seaford, 23 Jinko Tiger Neo III panels feed a single-phase GoodWe inverter and three battery modules in the garage. The switchboard was upgraded and the Solar Victoria rebate handled for the owners, who say the monthly bill went from $185 to $35.
A few minutes south in Frankston, 26 panels and four GoodWe battery modules, with the old board swapped for a new switchboard that has room for later circuits. Solar Victoria rebate handled.
29 Jinko panels on a single-storey tin roof and 24.96kWh of GoodWe storage on the north wall, with cement sheeting, a shade awning and concrete pads built for the battery. Finished in one day. No Solar Victoria rebate on this job.
We are about 17 minutes away in Somerville, so the site visit fits around your week.
Or a photo of it. The usage figures size the battery, and the time-of-use pattern shows how much of the evening it needs to cover.
Panel faces, shade from neighbours, the condition of the switchboard and the places a battery is allowed to go.
Layout, brands, battery size and any board work in a single fixed figure, with the STCs and battery discount already deducted.
Network connection, Solar Victoria where the household qualifies, and owners corporation sign-off for units.
Our own crew fits it, usually in a day, then shows you the app and what the battery does in a blackout.
Some incentives depend on who owns the home and who lives in it, so we check against your situation before quoting.
Federal small-scale technology certificates come off the panel price at the point of sale. You do not lodge anything yourself.
Around 30 percent off an approved battery with no income test. It is a federal discount and appears as a line on the quote.
For solar panels and inverters only, for eligible owner-occupiers. There is no Solar Victoria battery rebate or battery loan now; both closed in 2025. If the heating is next on your list, see heating and cooling in Frankston North.
We would rather install the right modest system than the wrong big one.
There is no default quote. The panel count comes from the roof and the battery size from your bills.
The A-Grade electricians who fit the solar also replace the board, so there is no second contractor to wait for.
SAA accredited design and install, New Energy Tech Approved Seller, and every installer is a Powerband employee.
Close enough that a follow-up visit is a short trip from Somerville, not a day out.
Live Google reviews. Look for the Sigenergy, GoodWe and Powerwall jobs.
Got a question about a particular property? Call 0466 355 441 and an electrician will answer it.
Usually, yes. A compact single-storey roof still takes a useful array when every good face is used, and a battery lets the household use more of what it makes. If the roof is too shaded or too small to be worth it, we will say so.
Often. The owners corporation has to agree, and we need to confirm which part of the roof belongs to your unit and where your meter is. We can supply the information the owners corporation usually asks for.
Yes. Landlords are quoted the same way as any other owner. Which incentives apply depends on the property and the program rules at the time, so we check before the price is final.
It has to be replaced before a battery is connected, and it is worth doing for safety in any case. The cost is part of the fixed quote, so you see it before agreeing to anything.
Modular batteries from GoodWe and Sigenergy start with a couple of modules and can be extended later. We size the first stage to your evening use and leave room to add more if the household grows or goes electric.
A photo does not show shade through the day, the state of the switchboard or where a battery can legally go. The site visit is free and carries no obligation.
We look at the roof, the board and your bills, then send one written price with the layout, brands and discounts shown. No obligation.
