The Stone Homestead is located on Moonaree Station, near Lake Gairdner in South Australia.
Power consumption is quite high, and as a result the homestead required a large solar power system.
The homestead uses 240 volt AC appliances including an evaporative cooling system, microwave oven, a refrigerator and a freezer. The majority of electricity is generated by an array of twenty-eight 75 watt BP Solar photovoltaic modules mounted on four array frames. The only maintenance required has been the routine topping-up of battery electrolyte levels and servicing of the generator. The owners chose a RAPS system because a connection to the mains grid would have been considerably more expensive.