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Solar installer in Northcote and the inner north See what solar would make on your roof before you pay.

Send us a recent power bill and your address. We estimate what a system would generate on your roof and how much of that you would use yourself, then give you a fixed price in writing.

  • Estimate worked out from your own bills
  • Fixed price in writing, STCs already taken off
  • Designs for shaded, narrow inner north roofs

SAA-accredited installers

A typical 6.6 kW system in Melbourne

  • System size6.6 kW
  • Estimated yearly outputabout 8,700 kWh
  • Typical payback4 to 6 years

Estimates only. Your own figures are worked out from your bills and your roof before you decide.

How to tell if your solar is actually working A 6.6 kW system might make 35 kWh or more on a hot January day and about 12 on a bright day in July. These are estimates.
  • January35 kWh
  • July12 kWh

How we work

What you can hold us to

No track-record boasts here. These are the things we do on every job.

SAA-accredited installers

  • Figures from your bills

    Your estimate is built from your own usage and your own roof, and we show you how we got there.

  • Price fixed in writing

    The quote lists every part by brand and model, with STCs already taken off. That is the price you pay.

  • Approved products only

    Panels, inverters and batteries come from the Clean Energy Council approved products list.

  • Paperwork handled

    We lodge the grid connection application with your distributor and give you the Certificate of Electrical Safety.

Prices

What a system costs, installed

Starting prices for the three jobs we do most. Solar prices are shown after STCs. Your written quote is the final figure.

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Health check and clean

from $220

single storey, up to 6.6 kW

For a system already on your roof that may not be pulling its weight.

  • Output compared with what it should make
  • Inverter, isolators and cabling checked
  • Panels cleaned with plain water
  • Written report with photos

Most homes

6.6 kW solar system

from $5,500

installed, after STCs

The size that suits most houses in the inner north.

  • Panels and a 5 kW inverter, CEC approved
  • Layout designed around your shade
  • Grid connection application handled
  • Certificate of Electrical Safety

Home battery

from $9,000

10 kWh, before any incentive

Worth it for some houses and not others. We check yours first.

  • Spare solar and night use checked first
  • Blackout backup option
  • Incentive check and help with forms
  • App set up on your phone

All prices are in AUD and include GST. Solar prices are shown after STCs. Roof type, shade equipment and switchboard work can change the price. Your written quote is confirmed before work starts.

How it works

From power bill to panels in four steps

You see the numbers and the price before anyone asks you to sign anything.

  1. 01

    Send a bill and your address

    One recent power bill tells us how much you use and what you pay. Your address lets us look at the roof and the shade.

  2. 02

    Get your estimate

    We send a layout, an estimate of yearly generation and how much of it you would use, plus a fixed price.

  3. 03

    Roof and switchboard check

    Before you commit, we check the roof, the switchboard and the meter in person. If anything changes the price, you hear it then.

  4. 04

    Install and handover

    Most systems go on in a day. We set up the monitoring app with you and hand over the certificates and warranties.

What we do

Solar, batteries and the repairs that keep them running

New systems, and looking after the ones already on the roof. Every job is quoted in writing before we start.

from $5,500 installed

Solar panel installation

A system sized from your bills and laid out for your roof, shade and all.

from $9,000 installed

Home batteries

Store your spare daytime solar and use it at night, if the sums work for your house.

quoted per job

Upgrades and extra panels

More panels for a house that now uses more power, done so the old system still works.

from $1,900 installed

EV charger with solar

A home charger set up to fill the car from your spare solar before it buys from the grid.

From customers

What people said after the install

“They asked for my bill before they quoted anything, then showed me why 6.6 kW was enough. The other mob wanted to sell me 10. Panels are split east and west because of next door's extension.”

DimitriThornburySolar panel installation

“Our old inverter had been dead for months and we had no idea. Turned out to be a rooftop isolator full of water as well. They sent photos, gave me one price and had it going again that week.”

HannahNorthcoteInverter replacement and repairs

“I rang about a battery and was told to wait, because we don't export enough in winter yet. Got the car charger instead and it runs off the panels most sunny days. Appreciated the straight answer.”

RajFairfieldEV charger with solar

Questions

What people ask before they go solar

Straight answers on cost, savings, shade and timing. If yours is not here, ring us.

All questions
How much does a solar system cost?

A 6.6 kW system starts from around $5,500 installed and usually lands between $5,500 and $7,500, depending on the panels, the inverter and your roof. That is after STCs, which come off the price at the point of sale. Shade equipment such as microinverters, a tiled or steep roof, or switchboard work can add to it. You get a fixed written price before you agree to anything.

How much will I actually save?

It depends on how much power you use during the day, your tariff and your feed-in rate, so we will not promise a dollar figure. Feed-in rates in Victoria are now very low, which means the power you use yourself is what pays. A house with people home in the day does much better than an empty one. Send us a bill and we will work out an estimate for your house and show you the sums.

My roof is shaded. Is solar still worth it?

Often yes, but the design matters. With a standard string system, shade on one panel can pull down the output of the whole string. We use microinverters or panel-level optimisers so each panel works on its own, and we keep panels off the worst-shaded sections. If a roof is too shaded to make sense, we will tell you before you spend anything.

How long does it take from quote to switched on?

Most houses are installed within two to four weeks of saying yes, once the distributor has approved the connection. A 6.6 kW system usually takes one day to install. After that your electricity retailer updates the meter for solar, which can take a couple of weeks more. We tell you where things are up to at each stage.

Where we work

Northcote and the suburbs around it

We know these roofs: narrow blocks, old tiles, terraces, and a big street tree out the front.

Areas we cover

  • Northcote
  • Thornbury
  • Fairfield
  • Preston
  • Brunswick East
  • Ivanhoe
  • Heidelberg
  • Reservoir

Hours

Monday to Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Quotes are worked out from your power bills and a roof check, so there is no long sales visit.

Plain advice

Things worth knowing about your solar

Short reads on checking your system, batteries, and what to expect in winter.

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Find out what your roof could make

Send a recent power bill and your address. You get an honest estimate and a fixed price, and no one turns up to pressure you.

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