Power on Point

We provide professional and reliable electrical services in the Wanaka Central Otago region that include:​

• Solar PV
• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial contracting
• Heat pumps and air conditioning
• Electrical design
• Eco energy-efficient solutions

Whether you are building a new home, renovating or simply need an extra power point installed we can assist you with all of your home electrical needs. We can also assist you with Energy Efficient alternatives that can help save you money long term while also decreasing your energy footprint.

​We use quality products professionally installed by qualified local Wanaka electricians to meet New Zealand standards.

Residential​

• New build design, wiring and fit-out
• Solar PV systems
• Home energy audits
• Home automation systems
• Heat pumps and air conditioning
• Panel heaters
• Undertile/ underfloor heating
• Landscape lighting and design
• Alterations and renovations
• Power and lighting
• LED lighting and eco-solutions
• Home entertainment and data cabling
• Heat transfer and ventilation
• Faults and repairs.

Commercial

• Shop and office fit-outs
• Solar PV systems
• Energy usage monitoring
• Lighting and maintenance
• Test and tag
• Emergency lighting
• Security lighting
• Heat pumps
• Data cabling

Solar

• System design and install
• Grid connect solar
• Grid connect hybrid solar
• Off-grid solar systems
• Lithium and Lead battery options
• Energy audits
• Performance monitoring
• Energy monitoring systems.

At Power On Point, we only use quality products for our solar installations. Here are the solar panel manufactures we use for our solar installs in Wanaka and around the Central Otago Queenstown Lakes region.

JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of solar panels. In 2018 they produced more panels than any other manufacturer in the world. The company was founded in 2006 and manufactures high-quality solar panels out of China and Malaysia. They have over 15,000 employees spread across eight global production facilities. JinkoSolar offer a 10-year product warranty and 25-year performance warranty.

REC Group
REC Group is Europe’s largest manufacturer of solar panels and has offices in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. The company was founded in Norway in 1996 and manufacture high-quality solar panels out of Singapore. REC have produced over 26 million panels for the global market and offer a 20-year product warranty and 25-year performance warranty.

At Power On Point, we only use quality products for our solar installations. Be it a grid-tied solar system, hybrid solar system or off-grid solar system we have a solution for your needs. Here are some of the solar inverter manufacturers we use for solar in Wanaka and around the Central Otago Queenstown Lakes region.

Fronius Inverters
Fronius inverters are efficient and reliable. They come in a number of sizes ranging from 1.5 to 27.0 kW and are suitable for virtually any system size – from a family home to a large-scale system. Fronius impresses with outstanding performance and innovative technology coupled with the best quality available on the market. All Fronius solar inverters are engineered, designed and manufactured in Austria. Fronius string inverters come with a standard 5-year warranty and are upgradable to 10 years if registered via Fronius Solar.web

Fronius provides Wi-Fi monitoring via the app or online portal. You can also upgrade this to more comprehensive system monitoring with the addition of a smart meter. Fronius Solar.web online portal allows operators to easily and conveniently monitor, analyse and compare their photovoltaic systems, whether on a computer in the office, on a smartphone when out and about, or on a tablet at home.

SMA
SMA is a world-renowned solar inverter manufacturer and one of the few companies to offer leading solar inverters designed for residential, commercial and utility-scale grid-tie systems, as well as advanced off-grid systems. With German engineering and German quality, SMA manufactures one of the world’s most trusted, reliable and efficient brands of solar inverter and is one of the most recognised names in the renewable energy sector. SMA inverters also come with a 5 or 10-year warranty.

The SMA inverters have Wi-Fi monitoring through the Sunny Portal that allows basic monitoring of your system. It provides insight into the performance of the solar system showing the yield in real-time and graphed across the day/months. Self-consumption information can also be obtained with the addition of a SMA energy meter.

Victron Energy
Victron Energy is based in the Netherlands and have been manufacturing power conversion equipment since 1975. The company has earned a reputation for producing reliable, affordable solar controllers and off-grid battery inverter/chargers. Victron Energy have one of the widest range of solar products on the market today. With such a wide range of product, they have a solution for most solar installations.

Victron Energy has multiple options for monitoring your solar equipment. The Color Control provides intuitive control and monitoring, and when set up with Wi-Fi you can also monitor your system remotely through the VRM portal or app from all over the world.

At Power On Point, we only use quality products for our solar installations. We also prefer to use Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries (LiFePO4), being the safest Lithium battery chemistry available. Here are our preferred energy storage manufacturers we use for solar in Wanaka and around the Central Otago Queenstown Lakes region.

Founded in 2010, SonnenBatterie is the leading German lithium battery system manufacturer and the largest residential battery storage company in Europe (with over 45,000 storage assets installed worldwide).

SonnenBatterie
SonnenBatterie Advantages

• Intelligent All-in-One residential energy storage system
• Safe and reliable Lithium-Iron-Phosphate technology
• Modular Design for individual households
• Energy management to maximize self-consumption
• Monitoring via portal and app
• Energy security & optional emergency power protection
• 10 year/10,000 cycle full warranty - 20-year design life
• Black start function on hybrid model

SonnenBatterie systems are a premium German-made offering from one of the world’s largest residential and most experienced solar battery manufacturers with proven performance and a great warranty.

BYD
BYD is one of the world’s largest manufacturer of rechargeable batteries. BYD is a Chinese company headquartered in Shenzhen. Many people may not have heard of BYD despite the company being bigger than Tesla. With more than 220,000 employees and a market value of about $22 billion, they are a powerhouse in the battery industry.

BYD Battery Advantages

• Safe lithium battery chemistry LiFePO4
• High power output
• 10 year 10,000 cycle warranty
• Modular design with flexible storage options
• 3 different models available
• Great for off-grid solar
• Integrates seamlessly with SMA Sunny Island or Victron Inverters

BYD are also the world’s largest producer of electric cars and they have recently signed a joint venture deal with Toyota for research and development of battery-electric vehicles. They will continue to roll out high quality, reliable and safe batteries for solar energy storage.