Typically, an average New Zealand home is fitted with a 5kW system, which has 11 to 12 solar panels.
Solar power system sizes for New Zealand homes can range between 3 kW (9 solar panels) and 8kW (20 solar panels).
A grid-connected solar power system allows the freedom to install as many solar panels as you wish, because if more power is needed than the panels can produce the system will start drawing power from the grid, and if the panels produce more power than what is needed then the excess solar power will be exported to the grid.
Learn more in our ‘how many solar panels do I need’ guide.