Tamsin O'Neill and Tom Bodycomb's property showcases smart and efficient energy design with solar panels, solar battery and an EV charger installed by RACV Solar.
Case Study
Powering through blackouts: Gippsland home solar and battery system
Powering through blackouts in Gippsland
In 2022, we installed solar panels, battery storage and a hot water heat pump for Leah in Gippsland and she started seeing the benefits straight away.
Leah runs her own communications business from her home in Willow Grove where power outages are frequent. Within weeks of the system going in, a blackout hit. Leah’s Tesla Powerwall battery kicked in so quickly that she didn’t lose her computer or internet while she was working away on a proposal.
“If you’re considering getting battery backup for your solar, I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s been a game-changer for me and RACV Solar is the best in the business.”
- Leah
“I recommend RACV Solar to anyone who will listen,” Leah says. “The team answered all of my questions, explained the options in a plain-speak way, and communicated clearly which is hugely important to me. The installation team then delivered a quality service and product that I could not be happier with. Thank you RACV Solar.”
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Savings are or solar and storage only, and exclude heat pump savings.
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*The statistics for RACV Solar customers have been calculated based on the following assumptions: the site's prior electricity consumption and tariffs, 3D modelling software for commercial and complicated residential sites (identifying shade/structures that impact performance), local sunlight irradiance and climate data, Victorian grid electricity emissions intensity factor of 1.12 kg CO2 eq / kWh, and average home system size in Victoria.