The household bill keeps rising.
Across the Northern Rivers, families lean on a grid that keeps getting pricier, with the biggest hit in the evening when everyone is home.
Your household feels every price rise, from the aircon in summer to the hot water and the kids' devices. We design solar and battery around how your family actually lives, then install and support it ourselves. One local team, since 2008.
From the first site visit to years of monitoring, we handle the whole system in-house: design, installation, grid connection and paperwork. One local team, one point of contact, no subcontractors.
Request a quoteSystem design sized to your roof, shading and how your household uses power
Installed end to end by our own accredited team, never subcontractors
Battery storage and EV charging ready, with smart app-based monitoring
Grid connection, rebates and paperwork handled, then supported for years
Across the Northern Rivers, families lean on a grid that keeps getting pricier, with the biggest hit in the evening when everyone is home.
We size solar to your roof and the way your household really uses power, morning and night, then install it cleanly with our own accredited team.
Solar by day, battery through the evening peak, backup when the grid drops. Backed by fifteen years of local installs, one team throughout.
Not panels on a roof. A home that costs less to run and keeps the family going when the grid does not.
Generate your own power by day and lean on the grid far less across the whole year.
Add a battery and store the day's solar for the evening peak, when power costs the most.
Keep the fridge, lights and internet running through outages with a battery-backed system.
A well-designed system adds long-term value and is supported by the team that built it.
Four ways we design a system around how you live, from a simple rooftop array through to a full solar, battery and EV setup.
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A right-sized panel system matched to your roof and daytime usage. The simplest way to start cutting the bill.

Store the day's solar and run your home on it after dark, so you buy far less power at peak rates.

Solar and battery set up to keep essential circuits running through a blackout, automatically.

Design your system now so adding a home EV charger later runs on the power you generate.
Slide to your typical quarterly bill. We'll show an indicative annual saving and a sensible starting system size.
Indicative only, based on typical offset assumptions. Your free consult includes a tailored design, your actual usage and exact numbers.
Book a consult to confirmOne in-house team designs your system, installs it, and looks after it for years. No subcontractors, no hand-offs, no finger-pointing. Just the local people who have been powering Northern Rivers homes since 2008. Local · In-house · Since 2008
"Backup service second to none. With the best advice for my situation. They were very busy but found a time and worth the wait."
Norm Balzer, Ballina · Verified Google Review
"Nickel Energy have always shown the best customer care - responsive and helpful and whenever there has been any issue, they persist until it is resolved. Much appreciation to the team at Nickel..."
"Nick and his team were great! Super efficient, friendly and responsive. Solar was up and saving us $ in 2 weeks. Great to be able to support this local Northern Rivers business. Highly recommend!"
A few of the things homeowners ask before they start. Have another? Talk to a specialist.
It depends on your roof, your usage and your goals. We assess how you actually use power across the day, then size the system so it pays for itself without over-building. Your free consult gives you an exact recommendation.
Panels cut your daytime power costs. A battery lets you store that power for the evening peak and gives you backup through outages. We will tell you honestly whether a battery makes sense for your place and budget, now or later.
No. One in-house team designs, installs and supports your system. The people who plan it are the people who fit it and look after it for years.
Yes. We can design your solar so it is ready for a battery or a home EV charger down the track, or add to an existing system whenever you are ready.
Request a quote or call the team on (02) 6622 0088. We will book a free, no-pressure consult, assess your home and give you honest numbers.