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About Solar Options

Simone Mangner is one of the co-owners of Solar Options. She is very knowledgeable about all things solar.

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How solar power can protect you from power outages

After the extreme weather we have experienced this ‘summer’, especially the terrible conditions in the eastern part of the North Island following Cyclone Gabrielle, we received a high volume of calls asking about solar power and its capabilities and limitations in power outages and gloomy weather. On the 14th of February, Transpower declared a grid emergency following the loss of power in some regions, advising people “should be prepared to be without power for days to weeks, rather than

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Why off-grid solar systems are becoming more popular

There has been a steady rise over the past decade in off-grid solar systems here in New Zealand, a rise boosted by the pandemic. But as things return to normal, interest in solar panels has increased, not decreased. Read on to discover why off-grid solar systems are more popular than ever. What are off-grid solar systems? Off-grid solar systems, also known as standalone solar systems, generate electricity using solar panels, but are not connected to the traditional power grid. Typically, solar panels on

Back To The Island: Living Off The Grid During Coronavirus Lockdown

Back to the Island: Living off the grid during Coronavirus lockdown

Pandemic, terror, fear – these words completely at odds with our island home.  Beyond the barriers of our bubble, Coronavirus had taken grip of the globe. What a strange, surreal existence to be locked down in paradise. We had so many expectations for 2020 and Coronavirus Pandemic certainly wasn’t one of them. Life as we knew it came to a resounding halt at stage 4 of COVID-19 lockdown. Aotearoa was in an inconceivable national state of emergency? Quite unbelievable for most