30kW – Tristan’s Auzion Solar Farm
Tristan Rankin lives with his wife, Jenni and two boys, Max and Sam on a beautiful 6-acre property in Cooroy Mountain where they own and operate an eco-friendly homestead, Kuri’bi’gilba.
Already making use of the many natural resources available including solar hot water, rainwater and the Cooroy Mountain natural springs that run through the property, there was only one thing left to make this environmentally friendly oasis complete, solar.
“Solar fit well into our eco-friendly homestead ideal and the Government incentives were very attractive,” Tristan said.
Tristan was originally signed up with a different solar company to perform the installation, but after hearing about Auzion, their affiliation with the University of the Sunshine Coast and impressive custom-designed products, he switched to Auzion.
“I met with one of their sales representatives and really liked what Auzion had to offer,” Tristan said.
“Our experience with Auzion has been really good and we have been really impressed with the friendly team and their knowledge of solar,” Tristan said.
“With such a large custom-designed system, we did have a few obstacles but Auzion jumped to help us and we overcame all the problems really quickly,” Tristan said.
Tristan decided to install a 30kW solar farm, the largest system able to operate on three-phase power, to completely offset the power used by the homestead and generate an income.
Tristan was lucky enough to sign up for his install before the Queensland Government Solar Bonus Scheme changes in June earlier this year that limited grid-connected solar PV systems to a maximum of 5kW capacity.
This large, ground-mount system is a huge 120 panels divided into three-separate banks and is expected to generate enough energy to power several households.
“We will eventually look at storing some of the solar power generated in battery systems to be used as backup for when the power goes out during Queensland storms so we are able to run sewage, water pumps and receive bookings,” Tristan said.
To find out more about Kuri’bigil’ba, click HERE to visit their website.
