May 6, 2026
“I Needed a Company I Could Trust – and That Could Speak Farmer”
When Simon Smith of F.B Smith & Sons sat down to write about his experience moving off the grid, he summed up the search every farmer in regional WA knows in a single line:
“I needed a company that I can trust and can speak farmer. Solar Suite does that.”
Simon and his brother farm 40 kilometres outside Geraldton, where mains power is unreliable, and the bills keep climbing. Like a lot of WA producers, he’d been weighing up off-grid solar for years before finding a provider he’d actually hand the job to. With his permission, we’re sharing his story.
The problem on the land
“We are plagued by constant power outages and enormous power bills, with the prospect of both escalating in the near future. We have had an interest in off-grid solar for many years, but have been unable to find a suitable, trustworthy and competitively priced provider.”
It’s a familiar story. Off-grid is a serious investment, and trust matters more than glossy brochures when you’re putting a system on a working farm.
Why it fit
PowerMuster came out of a simple combination: years of commercial solar work across Western Australia, a set of proven commercial-grade components we already trust on much larger projects, and enough time spent on WA farms to understand what country properties actually need — and what their owners are perfectly capable of building themselves.
That last part mattered to Simon:
“They also recognise I can offset costs by building the ground mount solar frames myself, no different to fencing/shed building.”
It’s the same shared-build approach that already shapes most farms — we handle the licensed work, the farmer does what they’re already good at, and the cost comes down accordingly.
Delivered as promised
“At this point, they have delivered everything promised and have been responsive to my every need. I can recommend them as good people to do business with. I would not hesitate to use their services again.”
“If you are considering going solar and off-grid, you need to at least have a look at their PowerMuster packages — I believe they will pleasantly surprise anyone who does.”
– Simon Smith, F.B Smith & Sons, Geraldton
Talk to us
If outages and rising bills are wearing thin on your place, Cameron Rogers is happy to walk you through what a PowerMuster might look like for your operation.
Phone Cameron on 0492 159 125, email powermuster@solarsuite.com.au.