Looking to go Off-Grid with Your Energy?
Professionally engineered standalone off-grid solar systems for rural and hinterland properties across Tamborine Mountain, Canungra, and the Gold Coast Scenic Rim.
Eligible battery systems can receive around $2,500 in upfront savings on a 10kWh battery through the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
Discount applied at install. Larger systems can see up to $4,000+ off. Ends December 2026.
Check My EligibilityCraig
Canungra Off-Grid Specialist
He doesn't just install off-grid systems. He lives in one.
Craig is based in Canungra — right in the heart of the Scenic Rim. He's not commuting from the coast to service your property. He's your neighbour.
With close to 30 years across the energy industry — including power system design for remote mine sites, oil and gas operations, and cyclone-affected regions — Craig has seen what happens when power systems fail under real pressure. That experience is what he brings to every off-grid assessment on local properties.
When Craig assesses your property, you're not getting a sales visit. You're getting a professional energy consultation from someone who understands rural power requirements from the ground up — and who genuinely cares about getting it right, because this is his community too.
Our teams live, work, and install right here in your backyard. Take a look at our live active customer map across Jimboomba, Tamborine, Canungra, and the Scenic Rim hinterland.
13.2kW Solar + 20kWh Battery
10kW Solar + 13.5kWh Battery
22kW Solar + 40kWh Battery
16kW Solar + 20kWh Battery
15kW Solar + 30kWh Battery
12kW Solar + 20kWh Battery
18kW Solar + 27kWh Battery
20kW Solar + 40kWh Battery
13.2kW Solar + 20kWh Battery
10kW Solar + 13.5kWh Battery
22kW Solar + 40kWh Battery
16kW Solar + 20kWh Battery
15kW Solar + 30kWh Battery
12kW Solar + 20kWh Battery
18kW Solar + 27kWh Battery
20kW Solar + 40kWh Battery
Every pin is a real home we've powered. From Jimboomba to Josephville, Tamborine to Beaudesert — your neighbours are already energy independent.
Your property could be the next pin on this map.
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Select the situation that sounds most like yours.
A properly engineered off-grid system has no dependence on the grid at all — so a fallen line or blown transformer doesn't touch you. Your lights stay on, your fridge keeps running, and there's no generator noise at 2am. Seamless automatic switchover, always.
Book My Free AssessmentFor many Scenic Rim properties, the cost of connecting to the grid exceeds the cost of a full off-grid solar system — before you've paid a single power bill. Off-grid doesn't just save you money over time. It can be cheaper on day one.
Book My Free AssessmentOnce your off-grid system is installed, your energy cost is fixed. No network charges, no supply fees, no quarterly shocks. The sun doesn't send an invoice. Your system pays for itself and then keeps generating — free — for decades.
Book My Free AssessmentRemote rural blocks, new subdivisions, and hinterland properties are exactly what we design for. We engineer your system from the ground up — sized for your build, your loads, and your lifestyle — so you move in with complete energy independence from day one.
Book My Free AssessmentStandard grid-tied solar shuts down the moment the grid drops — it's a safety requirement. And feed-in tariffs have collapsed. A full off-grid upgrade decouples you entirely: your solar charges your batteries, your batteries power your home, and the grid is simply gone from the equation.
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Hear from homeowners and businesses across the Gold Coast who've made the switch to solar with ESC.
Customer
There's a lot of cowboys in the solar installation rodeo, but there is also a lot of amateurs that get bucked off because they don't have what it takes to make it…Not this crowd! What an amazing team, right from the sales team when I walked into the showroom, through to the final installation...
Customer
The ESC team and particularly Keith Butler who was our Solar and Battery Design Consultant were exceptionally efficient and Professional to deal with. After much discussion with Keith we decided to take full advantage of the Battery Rebate offer and managed to fit another 9 KW on our roof...
Customer
I compared 11 proposals from 7 suppliers and chose Energy Solutions Centre. Excellent showroom and face-to-face service; punctual, knowledgeable team; very competitive price. Neat install finished in just over half a day and exporting to the grid the same day...
Customer
We recently had installed a12kw solar system with Aiko Neostar panels & Sigen Controler & Gateway with 3x 8kw (24kw) batteries from Energy Solution Centre Nerang. We got many quotes from other solar companies. But the problem we had was we had a complicated hip roof divided into 3 levels to work with... Which was seen as a big problem with most companies. But not for Keith Butler...
This one was something special. Our client had just completed a master-built, Grand Designs-style home on Tamborine Mountain — and from day one she had a clear vision: complete energy independence, without a single panel on her architectural roofline. No grid connection. No rooftop solar. After extensive design and engineering, ESC delivered a fully off-grid 45kW ground-mounted system — built for serious capacity now, and engineered to scale as the property grows.
Real ESC installation, Tamborine Mountain. System specifications and outcomes are property-specific. Contact us for a free assessment tailored to your property.
Want to know what's possible on your property?
Book My Free AssessmentWhen Energex quotes you $60,000+ just to connect the grid — what does off-grid actually cost, and how does it compare long-term?
Your bill over time
Figures are indicative ranges from real Scenic Rim assessments. Your free on-site load analysis shows your exact numbers and payback.
See your real numbers — free, no obligation.
Book My Free Assessment132+ systems installed across the Scenic Rim. Off-grid solar isn't a side line for us — it's the only kind of system we design. Here's what that specialisation actually means for your property.
We've installed 132+ off-grid systems across the Scenic Rim, Canungra, and the Gold Coast Hinterland — acreage blocks, rural properties, and homes where connecting to Energex was never really an option. We know these properties because we live and work among them.
Off-grid isn't grid-tied solar with a battery bolted on. It's load analysis, battery sizing, generator integration, and energy management built from the ground up — the exact expertise a $40,000 grid connection quote can't replace.
Every technician on our team holds current electrical licenses and CEC off-grid accreditation, so your standalone power system is designed and installed to Australian Standards — not adapted from a grid-tied checklist.
Off-grid systems carry more design risk than grid-tied solar. Get the sizing wrong and you'll know it the first cloudy week. Our accreditation and years of Scenic Rim experience mean your system is right the first time.
Most solar companies offer bare-minimum coverage. Our decade-long workmanship warranty protects every part of your off-grid installation — solar mounting, battery enclosures, inverter connections, and generator integration.
You're spending $35,000+ to own your energy outright. That deserves protection that goes well beyond the industry standard, backed by a local team you can actually call.
See the technology before you commit. Our showroom has working displays of hybrid inverters, battery systems, and off-grid components, so you can walk through real hardware and talk system design with a specialist — not a call centre script.
No online quote tool has ever sized a battery bank correctly. This is the conversation that gets your numbers right.
We install proven off-grid systems from SigenStor, RedEarth, Victron Energy, and Selectronic — manufacturers who build specifically for standalone power, not grid-tied equipment repurposed for a job it wasn't designed to do.
These brand partnerships mean proper system design, full warranty support, and components that will still be available in ten years — not discontinued the year after your install.
Every off-grid system is installed by our own certified team, led on-site by specialists like Craig — not handed off to whichever subcontractor is free that week.
Off-grid work demands precision: one miscalculated load or poorly integrated generator can mean blackouts you thought you'd left behind. Full accountability, start to finish, is non-negotiable on a job like this.
Your quote comes with a full load analysis, battery sizing rationale, and a realistic picture of what your system will and won't do — before you sign anything. No inflated bill savings, no undersized systems dressed up to look cheaper.
You're deciding whether to own your energy outright. That decision deserves the same numbers we'd want if it were our own property.
We're proud finalists in the Gold Coast Local Business Awards 2025 (Service & Trade category) — recognition from the same community whose properties we've spent years keeping powered, storm season after storm season.
Off-grid systems need more attention than a grid-tied setup you can mostly ignore. We're on call for monitoring questions, maintenance guidance, generator servicing advice, and future system expansion for as long as you own the property.
You're not just buying a system from us. You're gaining a local team that answers the phone when something feels off.
FAQ
This is the first thing we engineer for. Your system is sized for your worst week, not your best — with battery autonomy to carry you through extended cloud cover and automatic generator integration as the safety net. The generator starts itself, tops up the batteries, and switches off. Most owners hear it run a handful of times a year.
Book My Free AssessmentYes — if the system is sized properly. That's why we start with an on-site load analysis instead of a quote over the phone. We measure what your property actually draws, then engineer for it. Undersized systems are what give off-grid a bad name, and they're usually sold by generalists.
Book My Free AssessmentQuality lithium systems are warrantied for 10 years and typically run well beyond it. We back every installation with a 10-year workmanship warranty on top — most solar companies offer 12 months. And with lifetime monitoring, we usually know about an issue before you do.
Book My Free AssessmentNo — and that distinction matters. Off-grid requires load analysis, battery sizing, generator integration and inverter selection that grid-tied installers never touch. This is what we do, not a side service. Craig has close to 30 years across remote mine sites, oil and gas operations, and cyclone-affected regions.
Book My Free AssessmentNot at all. Our showrooms and monitoring centre mean you speak directly with a battery and off-grid specialist from the first call. No uninformed call centres, no pressure scripts, no time wasters.
Book My Free AssessmentYou're in our backyard, not at the end of our run. Our installers live and work across the Scenic Rim, your system is remotely monitored 24/7, and support doesn't end at installation — monitoring, maintenance and upgrades are available for the life of your system.
Book My Free AssessmentHistory says the opposite. When government rebates launched in QLD, supplier prices jumped from $1,000 to $1,200 per kW during the rebate window. Battery demand is high and suppliers have little reason to discount. Meanwhile every quarter you wait is another power bill — or another quarter of generator fuel.
Book My Free AssessmentHow It Works
One simple process. No pressure. No surprises. Just experienced off-grid specialists guiding you from assessment to lifelong energy independence.
Step 1
Craig or one of our off-grid specialists visits your property in person — no phone-quote guesswork. We assess your load requirements, solar access, and backup needs on the ground, so your system is designed around how you actually live and work.
Completely Free
Step 2
Your load analysis becomes a full system design — solar array, battery bank, inverter and generator integration, sized for your worst week rather than your best. You'll see exactly what's specified and why, in writing, before anything is ordered.
Engineered for Your Property
Step 3
Our own certified in-house team installs your system — never subcontracted out. Solar mounting, battery enclosures, inverter wiring and generator integration are completed to Australian Standards, with full accountability from the same people who quoted the job.
In-House Certified Team
Step 4
We commission your system on-site, walk you through monitoring and generator operation, and stay reachable for the life of the system — servicing advice, remote monitoring, and future expansion, whenever you need it.
Supported for Life
Visit Our Showroom
Now in the Heart of the Scenic Rim
Most solar quotes ask you to commit based on a brochure and a sales pitch. Our Canungra showroom means you never have to.
Walk in and you'll find live working batteries, running inverters, and real-time monitoring displays — the same technology we install, switched on and doing its job. No appointment needed.
You can ask as many questions as you want, take your time, and see exactly what you'd be bringing onto your property. No sales pressure — just battery specialists always available to talk through what off-grid actually looks like.
Craig and the ESC off-grid team cover the full Scenic Rim — Tamborine Mountain, Canungra, Jimboomba, Josephville, and surrounds. Free. No obligation. You'll leave with a clear picture of what's possible for your property.
