Shortland: solar from the air

Shortland sits on the wetlands edge in Newcastle's west, with a lot of single-storey homes on generous blocks. Roof space is rarely the constraint here, which makes it easier to build an array that actually matches a household's usage instead of settling for whatever fits.

We survey by drone before designing. It shows roof condition, aspect, obstructions and shading far more honestly than a satellite image, and it means the layout you see in the quote is the layout that gets installed.

The same drone footage doubles as a handover record. Homeowners can see exactly how their panels are arranged, how cable runs were routed and how the finished job sits on the roof.

Everything here was installed by our own licensed electricians out of Hamilton North, about ten minutes away.