Your roof makes one part of the decision. When you use electricity makes the other. We’ll help you work through solar, a battery or both, using your home and power bills as the starting point.
Examples of SEN work. These photos are not identified as Strathmore installations.
Strathmore’s Napier Park preserves indigenous river red gums and protected woodland. If your roof is near tall trees, the useful question is when their shade reaches the panels. We assess the roof as it stands, including neighbouring trees and buildings, rather than assuming an open roof from an aerial view. Read about Napier Park.
At a home in a Heritage Overlay, visibility from a street or public park can affect the solar planning requirements. Check your address and proposed panel layout with Moonee Valley City Council before committing to the design. A park-facing roof deserves the same attention as a street-facing one. Council’s solar and heritage guidance explains the checks.
A battery needs a suitable installation position as well as enough stored energy. Tell us about narrow side access, wall space, doors and windows, and how you use the adjoining area. For a unit or shared roof, establish who can approve changes to common property before settling on a plan.
Finally, bring your household routine into the decision. Solar used for lunch-time appliances and electricity bought for evening cooking are different needs. A recent bill and any available usage history help us compare the options without asking you to choose equipment first.
The SEN person who assesses your home also designs the system. Our in-house team installs it, from our Tullamarine base.
These examples show SEN solar and battery work. The roof array and wall-mounted equipment illustrate two different parts of an installation. They do not establish the layout, system size or performance your property needs.
For your Strathmore home, we’ll explain the proposed panel arrangement, where a battery could go and how the equipment works together. The person assessing your home also designs that plan.
A call about your home. Tell us what you have now and what you want solar or a battery to do.
A proposal you can review. We put the proposed system and price in writing, so you can see what is included.
A site visit before a firm price. If you want to continue, we check the installation details at your property and put any changes in writing.
Start with what you already have and when you buy electricity. For a home without panels, assess the roof and daytime use first. With existing solar, compare spare daytime generation with evening demand before choosing a battery. A combined design can consider both needs together.
Check shade and planning requirements separately. Trees can affect the useful sun reaching panels, while visibility from a public park matters under Council’s solar heritage guidance if the home is in a Heritage Overlay. We assess shade; Council can confirm the planning requirements for your address and layout.
Yes, tell us about future storage when we design your solar. The inverter converts the electricity from panels for use in your home; its type and the electrical arrangement affect the options for adding a battery. We can consider those choices before equipment is selected.
Backup needs a system designed and connected for that purpose. Tell us which appliances matter most during an outage. Suitable equipment and the selected circuits determine what can run; stored energy and power limits affect how long and how many appliances can run together.
A recent electricity bill, your address and details of any existing solar are useful. Tell us whether you’re considering storage, blackout backup, an electric car or other changes to your electricity use. You do not need to choose a system size first.
You don’t need a panel count or a battery size to begin. Tell us about your Strathmore home, any existing solar and the times you use most power. We’ll work through the options and explain the next steps.
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