Our Story

Canterbury's Solar Experts — Built on Experience, Driven by Results

Canterbury owned and operated. 18 years personal experience in renewables. 600+ installations across the region since 2022. This is our story.

Shane Woods
Shane Woods · Founder & Lead Installer

Our Story

Green Energy Services was founded in 2022 by Shane Woods — but the story goes back much further than that.

Shane originally trained in mechanical engineering in the UK before making the move to New Zealand over 30 years ago. He's been in the electrical industry since 2000 — also trained in refrigeration — and for the past 18 years has worked exclusively in renewable energy. The solar industry was still finding its feet in New Zealand when Shane started. He's watched it grow from a niche interest to a mainstream solution, and has been hands-on through every stage of that development.

Green Energy Services was founded to do things properly — no corners cut, no hard sell, no disappearing after the job is done. Since 2022, the team has completed over 600 installations across Canterbury, approximately 200 systems every year.

26 Years in Electrical
18 Years in Renewables
600+ Canterbury Installations
2022 Founded

Qualifications You Can Trust

Shane holds a New Zealand Electrical Inspector qualification with Solar Endorsement — one of the highest levels of electrical competency in the industry. Green Energy Services holds SEANZ accreditation, the mark of a certified, professional solar installer in New Zealand.

With 26 years in the electrical industry and 18 dedicated to renewables, Shane has completed 1000's of installations across Canterbury. He's worked across a wider range of systems and technologies than most installers in the region will ever encounter.

This breadth of real-world experience means genuinely independent advice — not tied to one brand or one solution.

Grid-Tied Systems

Shane has worked with almost every micro-inverter brand available in New Zealand, along with a wide range of string inverters. He was one of the first Fronius Service Partners (FSP) in New Zealand — a certification reflecting the highest level of Fronius technical training and competency.

Battery Storage

Shane is a certified Sonnen installer, alongside experience across many other leading battery storage platforms.

Off-Grid Systems

Extensive hands-on experience with SMA, Selectronic, Outback, and Victron systems, with additional experience across Xantrex and Schneider platforms.

Why Customers Keep Coming Back

  • Honest advice — if solar isn't right for your situation, we'll say so
  • No subcontracting — Shane handles every job personally
  • Long-term support — customers call years after installation and Shane picks up
  • Brand-independent — we recommend what's right, not what we stock
  • Specialists in off-grid — one of very few installers in Canterbury with genuine expertise
  • Certified to the highest level — Electrical Inspector with Solar Endorsement, SEANZ accredited