Galnagh Pastoral Company – Mt Eccles, VIC

Galnagh Pastoral Company is a family owned and operated sheep farming business in Victoria’s Gippsland area. The site sprawls across many acres of lush green pastures and is home to almost a thousand sheep. Continuity of power supply is a business-critical requirement for most farming operations. Galnagh Pastoral Company sought out the expertise of Allset Energy in 2019 to design, construct and commission a small solar farm that could deliver on the following key criteria: reduce operating costs associated with electricity consumption and mitigate the effects of power outages. The energy load requirements, the grid connection constraints, the hilly terrain and the livestock onsite were additional considerations by Allset Energy when modelling the recommended solution for this two-phase property.

An appropriately sized ground mounted solar PV with battery and back-up using premium components was installed by Allset Energy. The agri-solar solution offers whole-of-site back-up capability, which has minimised business disruptions during the many grid outages evidenced in the area. The added benefits of the system design are better pasture quality and improved livestock conditions from the share and drainage provided by the solar construct in the field.