Hello. My name is Jeff. I started Ecoelectric in 2009 and have been an electrician for nearly 30 years. For the past 16 years I have devoted my career entirely to solar.

Like anyone I am always trying to find a greater purpose in life so around 2008 I decided to throw my skills towards the emerging environmental crisis and start my own business.

Ecoelectric began with a focus on renewable energy and building automation. The early flame was fueled by a passion for understanding and taking on emissions via carbon audits. Like most people at this time, I was uncertain about climate change and had lots of questions about the science. Carbon audits allowed me to learn about where emissions come from, how they are regulated and how they can be controlled. Ecoelectric successfully delivered this at a corporate level for organizations such as Bank of QLD, and it wasn’t long before this insight led to offering carbon reduction solutions such as LED lighting and building control.

The focus on carbon here is important. Whether you believe in the climate crisis or not, one of the things that sets Ecoelectric apart is that we are genuine about this problem. It therefore stands that we offer long term solutions that will deliver the largest savings possible as doing anything else simply does not make environmental sense. Unlike the hundreds of sales companies that will tell you the same thing, I can well and truly back up this position. If there are any doubts on that – feel free to check my Facebook.

Fast forward a few years and 2011 arrived. With that came the tsunami that was the QLD Government 44c scheme alongside the Renewable Energy Target and STC’s. It wasn’t long before sales companies started calling us asking if we could install these systems. How many we asked? How many can you install they said? With that we launched into solar installations and learnt the ropes by laying down a thousand or so systems primarily for sales retailers. These organizations often demonstrated extremely dubious business ethics accompanied by even more dubious product selections. We responded by specifying our own ‘balance of system’ kits and began offering our own product combinations to internal customers.

What followed was the regulatory nightmare known as the ‘solar coaster.’ It seemed like each day brought a new headline and a new change which made it extraordinarily difficult to forecast and survive. Unlike most other solar companies Ecoelectric survived this period, met its service obligations and still operates under the same ABN. This was not easy and we definitely had to take on other work to survive, all the while trying to keep the ‘solar specialist’ dream alive. We also learnt to play a strong defensive game, and to apply a flood – drought approach to business management. This period also uncovered another strong motivator. Saving people money and beating down retailers. This is something that I really enjoy doing and whilst our motto is ‘Smart Solar ~ Made Simple’ you will also see ‘Lets Beat Your Bill’ printed on a lot of our paperwork.

As I write this it is 2025 and we have been trading in this sector for more than 15 years. We have numerous 100kW systems behind us and some of them are more than 10 years old. We have battery and off grid systems that are 30kVA 200kWh in size and we are now installing off grid systems approaching the 1MW 1MWh in size. Our largest on grid installation is 1.82MW.

To say that I’m proud of this would be an understatement. Growing a business is like raising a child and it is a very long game. Contractors are built on service and reputation not sales, and I’m really happy to say that we have passed the point of failure test and have an established service business. At 16 this child is now a teenager and is rapidly becoming an adult. We are playing big games on big fields which is why this story has become so much larger than any one person and Ecoelectric has truly become an entity of its own.

Key Staff

Managing Director – Jeff Wehl

Jeff has been an electrician since 1996 and has worked in the renewables sector since 2008. Lately his focus has been on C & I projects in the MW scale, but he still delivers plenty of high end residential systems.

This man likes to have plenty of projects on the go, both at work and at home. He is a master of spreadsheets and a weapon in the field.

In his spare time Jeff is passionate about music and renovations. Did someone say more projects?

Jeff has served on the Clean Energy Council’s installer reference committee and is the pro bono Site Manager for the Jindalee State School Fete. After Park Run.

You can find a detailed resume on Linkedin.

Office Manager – Kristeen O’Loghlen

Kristeen has some 15 years of experience in solar and has a large skill set in the areas of administration, sales, and compliance. She also juggles payroll and is the most likely point of contact via phone. Kristeen is our chief whip and ensures that we stay customer focused. Especially Jeff!

Kristeen is a full-time mother of 2 and coaches a local Netball team. We’re not sure how she fits it all in, but those skills translate well to the diary tetris that is solar

Lead Installer – Lachlan Vandervorst

Lachlan has been working at Ecoelectric for 7 years and has spent all of this time installing and maintaining solar. Lachlan has ample experience installing all manner of solar systems. Lachlan takes a lead role in our installations and seems to have a secondary role of receiving outstanding feedback from just about every job he attends too.

He listens to metal music which we forgive him for.