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My Solar Quotes provides 3 free quotes for solar power installations. We cover households and businesses New Zealand wide. This includes the greater Hawkes Bay area including Napier, Hastings, Havelock North, Waipukurau and Wairoa.
Typically, Napier receives 2281 sunshine hours a year - well above the average amount for New Zealand, making Hawkes Bay a great place to install solar power. As of December 2020, there are 1,367 solar power systems in the Hawkes Bay region.
Searching for the best solar power system installers in the Hawkes Bay? Click here for 3 free quotes.
The Hawke's Bay Regional Council has a Solar Power Funding From The Hawkes Bay Council to assist homeowners who would like to install clean heat, insulation, and solar power systems. The council will provide funding for a retrofit photovoltaic solar power between $1000 and $20,000 over a 10-year term, with an interest rate of 3.5%.
To obtain funding for a solar power system the solar installer
Consents and applications for solar power are (generally) taken care of by solar installation companies the buyer has chosen. Both the Hastings District Council and Napier City Council do not require consent.
Connection approval will be required from Unison; they are the lines company that service Napier, Hastings, Havelock North, Waipukurau, Wairoa and the wider Hawkes Bay region. Unison charge an application fee of $160 and have in place what has been dubbed a solar tax, which is the equivalent of between $128 and $258 a year. The Hawkes Bay lines company are very negative toward solar power, whereas many other : New Zealand lines companies are embracing solar power and new clean technology, read more here.
Hans in Hastings, Hawkes Bay installed a 10kW solar panels system. Hans explained that "For us, this was an excellent investment. Power is an expense that keeps coming back, year-after-year. We simply enjoy seeing how the system is performing."
Bart from Hastings, Hawkes Bay installed a 4kW solar power system. Two months into owning a solar power system Bart found that his "power bill has more than halved". Bart looks forward to the price of solar batteries falling so he can "use more of my own power instead of selling it back at a low price".
1. Complete the online quote form to receive 3 quotes. Click here to start.
2. Your quote request is sent to 3 different local solar power installation companies.
3. You will receive 3 no-obligation quotes from reliable & professional installers, quick smart!
1. Complete the online quote form to receive 3 quotes. Click here to start.
2. Your quote request is sent to 3 different local solar power installation companies.
3. You will receive 3 no-obligation quotes from reliable & professional installers, quick smart!
We are a New Zealand and operated solar power quote service provider and an unbiased source of information on solar power. Our goal is to make it easy for you to get three quotes from reliable solar photovoltaic installers. In doing so we hope that more New Zealand will be able to lower their power bills and become more energy independent.
The website helped explain how solar power worked for the home and there was no pressure to buy any product.- Maureen, Auckland
The website does some of the hard work for you. It has access to the companies having done it's research to find the best ones to use.- Jane, Wellington
All solar installers have the tick of approval from SEANZ
(Sustainable Energy Association New Zealand)