Solar Generation
Professional advice
Experienced installers
Solar can be a great investment for your home or business but finding the right system can be a difficult process. The solar industry has complex regulations, a vast range of products and many differing opinions.
At ElectraServe we make the process easy for you and believe that delivering the right system begins with the right design. Rather than kitset systems, we offer free in house design to give you a custom system tailed to suit your environment and achieve a better outcome.
You can trust our local experienced team of designers and installers with over 10 years of experience in solar installations to give expert service and advice. Our experience extends beyond solar into all aspects of the electrical industry so we can look at the bigger picture and how solar will interact with your whole installation. Our team regularly engages in research and training to find the most reliable brands and bring you the latest technology.
Residential
Single phase, three phase, string inverters or micro inverters we can help you make the right decisions for solar that is optimized for your home. Panels can be mounted flush to your roof, extended up on brackets or even on the ground.
If your circumstances mean your energy usage is high outside of daylight hours we can design options to better utilize the energy you produce. This may include load management, hot water diversion or battery storage.
Batteries can also be a great consideration to drive your power bills further into the ground and power your home during a grid outage.
Commercial
Installing solar on your business will reduce operating costs with savings often covering the initial investment in as little as 5-10 years. Generally business have higher energy usage during daylight hours so the energy you generate is immediately used and less is purchased from the grid.
We can design a system to suit almost any roof, use ground mounting systems or even float panels on water.
Ask us about energy monitoring and load management to further reduce your energy costs, with or without solar.
Off-grid
Independent off-grid generation systems are becoming increasingly popular due to expensive network and grid connection costs. While the initial investment may be large, it can often be a similar or less cost than installing long mains cables in rural environments. Once installed your energy costs are limited to some simple maintenance.
Our smart off grid systems can manage generation from solar or hydro while charging the batteries, controlling loads and automatically starting a backup generator, if required.
Independent inspections
Is your solar system performing optimally or do you have concerns about work carried out by another contactor? We can make assessments of existing solar installations to review performance and compliance.
Servicing
Solar system are reasonably low maintenance but having your system serviced can help to optimize its performance and identify issues before they become a problem.
We offer a comprehensive servicing plan that includes cleaning your panels, thermal imaging, structural and electrical checks along with a performance assessment.
Hydro and wind generation
Additionally to solar our team is experienced in hydro and wind generation. While not as common in Mid Canterbury, there are some great areas where these natural resources can be utilized for electricity generation.
Our trusted brands
Interested in a brand that is not listed here? We are happy to discuss working with other brands to suit your requirements.
What our clients say about us…
What a pleasure it was to have your Installers. They did a great job and worked so professionally and cooperatively as a team. We all enjoyed positive conversation and managed to work around each other. The advice offered by Andrew about the placement of the heat pump was much appreciated and the big kitchen, dining and living room warmed up very quickly after they left at 5pm. Everything was left very clean and tidy. Thank you also for you continued excellent service you have provided me with since 1997.
Kate Syme – Heat Pump Install
For the Murney Main Building and the Fine Lion Restaurant we required a system that was easy to use for multiple employees that controlled several facets of the building. Importantly the end result needed to have a clean look that suited the décor. To achieve this, Blair & James from ElectraServe recommend Control4 & its partner products as it is easy for the end users to control all of the lighting, heating, A/V, blinds and louvers from one device hidden from customers. Using Control4 partner brand speakers with copper clad and painted finished to blend into surroundings as well as hiding all the switches gave us the clean look we requested.
Willie Murney – Murney Trust
RM Designs brief for The Fine Lion was to create a bar and restaurant with high end finishes and meticulous detailing. ElectraServe came to us with the idea of automating the various functions within The Fine Lion during the design phase of the work which we eagerly jumped on board with. The automation of lighting, AV, window treatments and exterior louvres meant that we did not have to have numerous wall mounted switches or remote controls. Not only did this allow us to keep the walls clear of visual clutter, it also streamlined the operation of the venue for the staff working there. Furthermore, ElectraServe went above and beyond in terms of finishing visible elements such a speaker grilles. Speakers were either custom wet sprayed or bespoke manufactured in copper in order to blend in with the architecture.
Laura Hedwig – Creative Lead | RM Designs
We had an incident recently when we had to call on ElectraServe late in the day for an urgent check and Callum came to the rescue without complaint. It was so appreciated.
Jo Broadfoot | On behalf of Community Properties Ashburton
We have been super impressed with ElectraServe staff that worked on our house. Andrew, James, Hamish and everyone that has been involved have been amazing and a pleasure to deal with – you have a great team! It was great to get everything installed over the last week or so and especially appreciate them finding time prior to Christmas to remove switches etc so the house could be repainted at the start of January. Andrew & James just made the whole process so easy to work through.
Ally & Mike
I had two young men come to my house to install a heat pump and they were totally amazing! They introduced themselves when they arrived, took their boots off to come inside and were just generally fantastic. When they had finished I was shown how the heat pump worked and how to clean it. They answered my questions and then made sure I was happy before leaving. Thank you!!
Fiona
Ashburton’s biggest fleet of electricians servicing all of Mid Canterbury
From repairs to your iron to new home and dairy shed wiring, you can rely on ElectraServe and their workmanship – guaranteed!