How People Install Solar Power

See how customers install solar power kits from GridFree, and read all their stories about off grid living in NZ. Whether it's a tiny home, cabin in the bush, architectural masterpiece, or even a glamping business, living off the grid looks different to everyone, and our kits can support all those different journeys.

See how other people power their tiny homes and small dwellings! Or, learn about powering your own tiny home with our learning resources here.

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Solar power for us means more time, more flexibility, it takes the struggle out of off-grid life.

We can focus on the good things!

Story Spotlight: Bach Kit Giveaway

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Marie's Tiny House Revisited
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Marie's Tiny House Revisited
"And I feel like this little skill of having a tiny house and being off-grid and self-sufficient is my way of like having a conversation with someone and maybe I can prove to people that it's not n...
Giveaway 2023 - Sarah and Tim
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Giveaway 2023 - Sarah and Tim
"Having this new GridFree Bach Kit installed, it's exciting cuz we're going to be having ice blocks tomorrow straight out of our freezer! That's pretty cool, and we can we can put meat in there and...
Josh and Jo's Family Cabin
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Josh and Jo's Family Cabin
Off-grid living means being free. I feel like our freedom is something that we've taken for granted for so long now.
Eric's Housebus
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Eric's Housebus
Everything went really well, and we are loving our solar power!
Rob and Louisa's Off Grid Office and Bach
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Rob and Louisa's Off Grid Office and Bach
If you're thinking about doing an off grid office or cabin, what you probably don't appreciate at the time, is the freedom that comes with it that at any time it just simply doesn't matter what's g...
Le Workshop Tiny Homes
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Le Workshop Tiny Homes
One of Le Workshop's tiny homes featuring a Bach Kit
Lisa's Tiny House
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Lisa's Tiny House
"We have just moved to Coromandel, which we absolutely LOVE. Our electrician is arriving today hopefully to finalise everything and give us the nod!! Cannot wait. We still have the plumbers here jo...
Eleanor's Tiny Home
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Eleanor's Tiny Home
I bought a batch kit from Gridfree and when I had a problem with it failing to charge properly I was very pleased to find that they offered a very attentive after sales service.
Dan and Kelly's Off-Grid Housebus Conversion - Freedom Kit
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Dan and Kelly's Off-Grid Housebus Conversion - Freedom Kit
"I've always thought that idea of the kind of mid-life crisis is just such nonsense. It's not a crisis, it's just an awakening of just like 'you've lived half your life! What are you going to do no...
'Our Tiny Project' in Raglan
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'Our Tiny Project' in Raglan
"We've been living off grid for 9 months now, thanks in part to our Lifestyle Kit (which even charges our electric car!) Now we are running workshops to help others do the same! Loving being off gr...
Steve's Passive Tiny House
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Steve's Passive Tiny House
A passive house is a low energy, healthy home, which I think is the future of grid free living. Today I'm in the Coromandel where Steve is building one. Let's go check it out. "Living in a very iso...
Rory and Paulette's Tiny Houses
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Rory and Paulette's Tiny Houses
"I think the best part of being off-grid and having solar is just the freedom. Both the financial and physical freedom to do what we want and that we can share this with our family. Our minimal foo...

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