Mackay-based
Family-owned solar specialists
Six months on the ground, decades of combined trade experience installing across the Mackay region.
48-hour fixed-quote turnaround for Mackay businesses.
What we stand for
Four things we will not compromise on.
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No subcontractors
Every installer, electrician and commissioner on your roof is directly employed by Next Phase Solar. No offshore call centres, no day-rate subbies.
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Numbers, not pitches
Quotes use AEMO interval data and a three-scenario PDF with NPV, payback and sensitivity. We will not push a system you cannot justify on a spreadsheet.
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Local accountability
Mackay-based. If something fails, we drive out. Same supervisor on every shift, named on the safety plan you receive at signing.
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Performance guarantee
If the installed system under-delivers by more than 10 percent against modelled output, we remediate at our cost. Written into the contract before you sign.
Our story
Next Phase Solar is new on paper. The crew behind it is not. The bulk of the technical experience walks in with Brad, our head technician.
2001
Brad starts his electrical apprenticeship
Brad begins a four-year electrical trade apprenticeship in regional QLD. The base of every solar install he does today comes from that grounding in switchboards, three-phase and commercial wiring.
2010
Brad moves into solar
After nearly a decade of straight electrical contracting, Brad pivots to solar PV. From here on every year is residential and commercial installs across QLD, from single-phase rooftop systems to multi-string commercial arrays.
2025
Next Phase Solar is founded in Mackay
Maxine and Brad team up to start Next Phase Solar as a Mackay-owned operator. The pitch is simple: 15+ years of installer experience, no subcontractors, no out-of-town crews, and every quote backed by actual numbers.
2026
Three service lines live
Commercial solar, residential solar with batteries, and commercial electrical, all delivered by the same Mackay crew that does the quoting.
The crew behind your install
Same crew that quotes is the crew that installs.
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Director
Maxine
Founded Next Phase Solar in October 2025 to consolidate solar, batteries and commercial electrical under one Mackay-owned brand. Main contact for commercial scoping conversations.
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Head Technician
Brad
Started his electrical apprenticeship in 2001 and moved into solar in 2010. CEC accredited. Lead installer on every job, runs site assessments, electrical design and commissioning. No install leaves the depot without Brad signing it off.
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Trade Assistant
Roberto
On-site installation support across the Mackay, Whitsundays and Bowen Basin service area. White Card and Working at Heights certified.
Brands and systems we work with
How we work
From discovery call to handover, a six-stage path
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Discovery call
Week 0. 30 minutes. We cover load profile, roof type, grid-connect feasibility.
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Data analysis
Week 1 to 2. You hand over 12 months of interval data. We model three scenarios with payback and IRR.
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Site assessment and quote
Week 2. 48-hour PDF delivery. Hardware, NPV, sensitivity analysis, finance options.
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Sign and engineer
Week 3 to 6. Final design, Ergon lodgement, procurement. Deposit 20%, progress payments against milestones.
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Install and commission
Week 7 to 9. On site 5 to 14 days depending on size. Zero shutdown of core operations.
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Handover and monitor
Week 10. Monitoring live, O&M schedule set. First quarterly performance report lands at week 14.
Service areas
Mackay-local service hub, with project crews across the Whitsundays and Bowen Basin.
What our customers say
Reviews from real Mackay businesses and homes.
Glenn
Brad and the team installed a 27 kW system on our shed roof in three days. Quote was the third we got and the only one with a payback breakdown I could actually understand. Bill dropped from $1,800 to $340 the first quarter.
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Sarah
Replaced our old 6 kW with a 13 kW plus Tesla battery. Crew were on time every day, cleaned up the site, and walked me through the monitoring app on handover day. Three weeks later the export limit paperwork came through with zero chasing.
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Trent
Quoted for a switchboard upgrade and three-phase wiring at our workshop. Got the AS/NZS test certificates with the handover pack, RPEQ stamped. Nothing I had to chase up after. Will book them for the solar phase 2 next FY.
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Maria
Asked three installers for a commercial quote on our cold storage facility. Next Phase was the only one that asked for our interval data before quoting. The other two pitched random kW numbers. Their PDF had NPV, payback and a sensitivity band, exactly what we asked for.
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Linda
Storm took out two panels and damaged a rail. Brad came out Monday morning, replaced the panels under manufacturer warranty within the week. No drama, no upsell on extra work, no chasing the insurance for me.
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Dave
Honest sizing advice. We were ready to oversize the system and they talked us down to a 10 kW match for our daytime load, with batteries to come later. Saved us about $9k upfront and the payback math is still under six years.
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