Solar for Farms, Wineries and Rural Businesses
Keep your farm running, day and night. Solar for the daytime load, batteries for the night, and backup when the rural line goes down, for pumps, cool rooms, dairies and sheds.
Solar and Batteries for Every Farm and Rural Business
Each operation uses power its own way. Choose yours to see how we'd approach it.
Irrigation and Bore Pumping
The Problem:
Pumps running for hours, often far from the shed and on the most expensive tariff
Our Solution:
Solar sized to your pumping hours, with solar pumps for remote bores
Irrigation and stock water pumps run mostly in daylight, which is when solar makes power. We size solar to your pumps, fit solar pumping for remote bores and troughs, and add a battery where pumping runs into the night.
Key Features:
- Ground-mount or shed-roof solar sized to your pumps
- Solar pumps for remote bores and troughs
- Variable speed drives to cut pump power
- Monitoring you can check from the paddock
Want a system sized to your property? Book a site assessment and we'll work from your power bills and interval data.
Commercial Batteries for Rural Sites
Store your solar for the night, cut the demand charges set by pumps and compressors starting, and keep cool rooms and sheds running when the line goes down.
30–50 kWh
15–30 kW
Homesteads, small sheds, cellar doors
Evening loads and backup for the house and essentials.
100 kWh
50–100 kW
Dairies, cool rooms, small packing sheds
Both milkings, overnight refrigeration and demand peaks.
215–261 kWh
100–125 kW
Wineries, cold stores, breweries, poultry
One cabinet for vintage peaks, night loads and backup.
500+ kWh
250 kW and up
Large packing sheds, feedlots, processing
Several cabinets, sized to your load and network limits.
Federal STCs up to 1 MW
Since 1 October 2026, solar systems up to 1 MW earn small-scale technology certificates up front, taken off your quote.
Instant asset write-off
Permanent from 1 July 2026: businesses under $10m turnover can write off eligible assets under $20,000 each.
Battery rebates for business
The federal battery rebate covers small-business batteries, and in NSW the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme pays for business batteries from 20 kWh up.
Built for Rural Power
Rural power brings problems city systems never meet. We design around them.
Single-wire (SWER) lines
Many farms are on single-wire earth return lines with little spare capacity, so networks cap how much solar can export. A battery stores what can't be sent back.
Tight export limits
At the end of a long line, export is often limited or zero. We design to the limit your network sets, so you use your solar instead of wasting it.
Long outages
Storms, bushfires and faults can leave rural lines down for days. Backup keeps the house, cool rooms and essential sheds running.
Generators
Keep your diesel generator. A battery and the right inverter use it as a last resort, so it runs far less.
Single or three-phase
Pumps, compressors and shearing sheds often need three-phase power. We design for what you have and what your equipment needs.
Distance and access
Remote monitoring shows every system from your phone, and alerts us before a fault becomes a call-out.
How It Works on a Farm
From the first visit to the system running, planned around your season.
We look at your site
Your bills, interval data, sheds, pumps and where the panels can go, on a site visit or from photos and plans.
We design and apply
We size solar and batteries to your loads and handle the connection application with your network.
We install around your season
Scheduled around harvest, vintage, calving or milking, so the work doesn't get in the way.
Rural Regions Across Australia
We design and install for farms and rural businesses in every state. These are the regions we're asked about most.
New South Wales
Networks: Essential Energy, Endeavour Energy, Ausgrid
- Central WestOrange, Dubbo, Bathurst, Mudgee
- RiverinaWagga Wagga, Griffith, Leeton
- New England and North WestArmidale, Tamworth, Moree
- Hunter ValleyVineyards, dairies and the Upper Hunter
- Northern RiversLismore, Casino, Kyogle
- Mid North CoastPort Macquarie, Kempsey, Coffs Harbour
- South East and the MonaroBega Valley, Cooma, Goulburn
- MurrayAlbury, Deniliquin, Corowa
Victoria
Networks: Powercor, AusNet Services
- Goulburn ValleyOrchards, dairies and Shepparton
- GippslandDairies, beef and the Latrobe Valley
- Western DistrictHamilton, Warrnambool, Colac
- Mallee and SunraysiaMildura, Swan Hill, irrigated horticulture
- WimmeraHorsham, grain and sheep
- Central HighlandsBallarat and district
- Bendigo and LoddonBendigo, Castlemaine, Boort
- Yarra Valley and the North EastWineries, King Valley, Wangaratta
Queensland
Networks: Ergon Energy, Energex
- Darling DownsToowoomba, Dalby, cotton and grain
- Lockyer ValleyGatton, Laidley, vegetables
- Wide Bay–BurnettBundaberg, Childers, macadamias
- Granite BeltStanthorpe wineries and orchards
- Central QueenslandRockhampton, Emerald, cattle
- Mackay and the BurdekinSugar cane and irrigation
- Atherton TablelandsDairies, avocados and Cairns
- South WestRoma, St George, Goondiwindi
South Australia
Networks: SA Power Networks
- Barossa ValleyWineries and cellar doors
- McLaren ValeWineries and vineyards
- Clare ValleyWineries and grain
- Adelaide HillsWineries, orchards and dairies
- RiverlandRenmark, Berri, irrigated fruit
- Limestone CoastCoonawarra, Mount Gambier, dairies
- Eyre PeninsulaPort Lincoln, grain and seafood
Western Australia
Networks: Western Power, Horizon Power
- Margaret River and the South WestWineries, dairies and Busselton
- Great SouthernAlbany, Mount Barker wineries
- WheatbeltGrain, sheep and Northam
- PeelMandurah hinterland and Waroona
- Swan ValleyWineries and breweries
- GascoyneCarnarvon plantations
Tasmania
Networks: TasNetworks
- Tamar ValleyWineries and Launceston
- Huon ValleyOrchards and cider
- Coal River ValleyWineries near Hobart
- North West CoastDairies and vegetables
- MidlandsWool, grain and irrigation
ACT and Capital Region
Networks: Evoenergy, Essential Energy
- Canberra DistrictMurrumbateman and Lake George wineries
- Yass ValleySheep, cattle and wineries
- Queanbeyan and PalerangRural properties and acreage
Northern Territory
Networks: Power and Water
- Top EndDarwin rural area, mangoes and horticulture
- KatherineCattle, mangoes and irrigation
Why Choose Platform Energy
Rural systems designed from your loads, installed around your season, and looked after from a distance.
Designed From Your Loads
Sized from your bills, interval data and equipment, not a standard farm package.
Every Incentive Applied
STCs up to 1 MW, battery rebates and state incentives worked into your numbers up front.
We Handle the Network
Connection applications, export limits and SWER constraints, dealt with for you.
Industry-Leading After-Sales Support
Remote monitoring, servicing and warranty claims handled by our after-sales team.
Before You Buy
What to know before you buy a battery.
- Can Solar Run My Irrigation Pumps?How solar covers daytime pumping, when a battery is worth adding, and what to do about remote bores.Last checked: November 2026
- Is a Battery Worth It for My Cool Room?Why refrigeration suits solar and a battery, how it cuts demand charges, and keeping stock cold in an outage.Last checked: November 2026
- Can I Get Solar on a Single-Wire Rural Line?What a single-wire (SWER) line is, why export is limited on one, and how a battery makes solar worthwhile anyway.Last checked: November 2026
Common Questions
Straight answers about solar and batteries for farms and rural businesses across Australia.
Can solar run my irrigation pumps?
Yes, during the day, which is when most pumping happens. We size solar to your pumps' power and hours, fit solar pumping for remote bores, and add a battery if you pump into the night.
Is a battery worth it for a cool room or cold store?
Often. Refrigeration runs all night, a battery carries it on your own solar, trims the demand charges from compressors starting, and keeps stock cold in an outage. We model it on your interval data before you decide.
I'm on a single-wire (SWER) line. Can I still get solar?
Usually, yes, though your network may limit or block export. We design to that limit, and a battery stores the solar you can't send back so you still use it.
Can I keep my diesel generator?
Yes. With the right inverter, a battery uses the generator as a last resort, so it runs far less and costs less in fuel and servicing.
What incentives can a farm get?
Federal STCs take a discount off solar up to 1 MW. The federal battery rebate covers small-business batteries. Businesses under $10m turnover can use the $20,000 instant asset write-off on eligible assets. In NSW, the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme pays for business batteries.
Do you install outside the ACT, NSW, Queensland and Victoria?
Yes. We design and install for farms and rural businesses across Australia, including South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Can you install around harvest, vintage or calving?
Yes. We plan the install around your season so the work doesn't get in the way of the operation.
Ready to transform your energy future?
Tell us about your home, business or farm. We'll design a solar and battery system around your bills, with every rebate applied.
- RenewableRooftop and ground-mounted solar, sized to you.
- StorageBatteries that keep your solar working at night.
- EfficientSmart systems that cut what you pay the grid.