EV charger installation in Pakenham & Cardinia.

Solar-integrated charging is the whole point.

EV uptake across the Cardinia growth corridor is climbing fast, and most new owners plug into a standard power point at peak grid rates — the most expensive way to charge. A solar-aware charger like the Zappi or Tesla Wall Connector diverts your surplus daytime solar straight into the car instead. With a battery in the mix, you can even top up from stored solar overnight. We set the charge modes so your own solar is always used first.

The chargers we install.

• Zappi — the best solar-diversion charger, three charge modes, ideal for solar homes
• Tesla Wall Connector — fast, sleek, app-controlled, perfect for Tesla owners
• Wallbox — compact, smart, strong load management for tight switchboards

Switchboard & load management.

A 7kW charger is a serious load, and many early-2000s Cardinia Lakes and Lakeside homes have switchboards near capacity. We check your switchboard, main supply and circuits first. Where capacity is tight, load management lets the charger automatically back off when the house draws heavily — often avoiding a costly switchboard upgrade. If an upgrade is genuinely needed, we quote it before any work.

A worked Pakenham example.

An Officer home installs a 7kW Zappi near the garage on a short cable run from the switchboard, with solar diversion enabled. The charger is about $1,200 and the install about $700 — near $1,900 all up. Charging on surplus solar instead of the evening peak typically saves $700–$1,200 a year against grid charging.

Compliance we handle.

• Install to AS/NZS 3000 (Wiring Rules) with a Certificate of Electrical Safety
• United Energy network compliance and notification where required
• Integration with your existing or new solar and battery