Out here the plan usually starts with generation: solar and a battery sized for the house, sheds and pumps. Then the wood heater, LPG bottles and old tanks are replaced with electric options that run on it.
The home electrification Bittern properties need looks different from the suburbs closer to the city. Many properties run on bottled LPG or a wood heater rather than a full set of gas appliances, the supply is often three-phase, and the load includes sheds and pumps as well as the house. So the first question is not how to get rid of gas. It is how much solar and battery the place needs to run itself.
Once that is sized, the electric appliances follow: reverse cycle heating and cooling to replace the wood heater or old gas space heaters, heat pump hot water in place of the bottle or element tank, induction instead of the LPG cooktop, and an EV charger for the driveway or shed. Each runs on the property's own generation as much as possible, with the battery covering the evening.
Because each step is sized against the others, it pays to set the plan out in one go even if you install it over a few years. Our Bittern page covers the rest of what we do locally.
The home electrification Bittern owners plan with us, piece by piece. Designed together, installed by our own electricians, plumbers and ARC licensed technicians.
Rooftop solar sized for the house plus the sheds and pumps, and a home battery with backup circuits for the outages. Single or three-phase confirmed at the board before anything is chosen.
Split systems or multi-head for open living areas, a few hours per unit, or ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 insulated ducts where the roof space suits, usually one to two days. Braemar, Mitsubishi Electric or Hisense.
Emerald, Reclaim, iStore or Haier, replacing an LPG, gas or electric tank and set to run on midday solar.
Induction on its own circuit to retire the cooktop bottles, and an EV charger up to 22kW on three-phase for the car. Both fixed price, no rebate.
The full range is on our products page.
Ducted reverse cycle on new R1.5 ducts, or split systems, in place of ducted gas or a wall furnace.
A heat pump in place of the gas storage or instantaneous unit, usually changed over in one day.
The last gas appliance in most kitchens, replaced with induction on its own circuit.
Solar and storage sized for the new electric load, with an EV charger on the same system.
Two from Mount Martha and one from Blairgowrie, each with the full write-up.
Heating, hot water and cooking all electric, the gas line removed, 15.2kW of solar, 24.18kWh of SigenStor with a backup gateway, and a new flush-mount switchboard. Installed in one day.
The gas wall furnace was decommissioned and replaced with reverse cycle, an Emerald heat pump went in, plus 29 Jinko panels on tile and 27.12kWh of SigenStor with backup. Every circuit labelled.
A double-storey home rewired from single to three-phase, with gas heating, hot water and cooking removed for Mitsubishi Electric splits, a heat pump and induction, plus 17.1kW of solar, 32kWh of Sigenergy and a 22kW charger.
One inspection covers the whole property, not just the house.
House, sheds, pumps, the switchboard and any sub-boards, and what heats the house now.
Solar and battery worked out against the load you will have once everything is electric.
Every step listed with its incentives, so you can choose the order and timing.
Our own crews for every trade. Board work first if it is needed.
With heating, hot water and cooking electric, there is nothing left to refill or chop.
Each item has its own incentive, and two have none.
The Cheaper Home Batteries discount, around 30 percent with no income test. There is no Solar Victoria battery rebate or loan now.
Victorian Energy Upgrades covers reverse cycle and heat pump hot water. More on heating at heating and cooling in Bittern.
Panels and inverters for eligible owner-occupiers, with STCs on panels and heat pumps. Induction and EV chargers are fixed price.
Our depot is in Somerville, and Western Port properties are regular work.
Sheds and pumps go into the sizing, so the system is not short in winter.
Electricians, plumbers and refrigeration technicians, no subcontractors.
REC 32300, ARC licensed AU 065299, BPC 132072, SAA accredited.
More than 5,000 Melbourne homes have started electrifying with us.
Live Google reviews. Look for the whole-home and off-gas jobs.
Anything else, call 0466 355 441.
Often more so. Bottles, wood and electric element tanks are expensive ways to heat. Swapping them for heat pumps and running them on your solar is where the gain is.
Reverse cycle heating, usually split systems or a multi-head for open living areas. It heats for around a third of the running cost of gas and cools in summer too.
Big enough for the house once it is fully electric, plus sheds and pumps. We work that out at the inspection rather than from a standard package.
Yes. We plan everything at once and price each stage, so you can start with solar and add the rest when it suits.
Not always, but many Bittern properties already have it, which makes larger solar and faster EV charging easier. We confirm what you have first.
With a battery and backup circuits set up properly, essential circuits can keep running. We decide which ones with you at the design stage.
One property walk, one written plan, each stage priced with its incentives.
