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Residential

Solar Built Around
Your Home.

Your home is paying more than ever to keep the power on. We design, install and support rooftop solar and battery systems that hand that control back to you. One local team, since 2008.

What's Involved

A complete home solar system, handled end to end.

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.

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Custom system design sized to your roof, shading and daily usage patterns

Installed end to end by our own accredited team, never subcontractors

Designed to add battery storage or EV charging later, with smart monitoring from day one

Grid connection, rebates and paperwork handled, then supported for years

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The Problem

Every home, tied to the grid.

Across the Northern Rivers, homes lean on a grid that keeps getting pricier and less predictable.

Daily grid drawPeak 6–9pm
Grid reliance100%
What We Do

A system designed around your home.

We size solar to your roof and how you actually use power, then install it cleanly with our own accredited team.

Daytime power offset
70%
Solar covers most of your daytime use
The Result

Generate, store, stay powered.

Solar by day, battery through the evening peak, backup when the grid drops. Backed by fifteen years of local installs, one team throughout.

Home self-sufficiency
90%
solar & battery, day and night
Benefits & Outcomes

What good solar
actually gives you.

Not panels on a roof. A home that costs less to run and keeps going when the grid doesn't.

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A smaller power bill

Generate your own power by day and lean on the grid far less across the year.

2

Your power at night

Add a battery and store the day's solar for the evening peak, when power costs the most.

3

Backup when it counts

Keep the fridge, lights and internet running through outages with a battery-backed system.

4

Value that stays

A well-designed system adds long-term value and is supported by the team that built it.

Solution Types

Ways we power
a home.

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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Rooftop Solar

A right-sized panel system matched to your roof and daytime usage. The simplest way to start cutting the bill.

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Solar + Battery

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

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Hybrid + Backup

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

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Solar-ready For EV

Design your system now so adding a home EV charger later runs on the power you generate.

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Savings Potential

See what solar & a battery
could save your home.

Slide to your typical quarterly bill. We'll show an indicative annual saving and a sensible starting system size.

Indicative annual saving
$1,200–$1,850
based on a typical first-year offset for a system this size
6.6 kW
suggested starting point
3–5 yrs
indicative payback range

Indicative only, based on typical offset assumptions. Your free consult includes a tailored design, your actual usage and exact numbers.

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One 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

Solar · Battery · EV · Since 2008
What Locals Say

"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

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★★★★★

"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..."

Lara
★★★★★

"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!"

Jo

Rated 4.9 / 5 across 41 Google reviews

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Good To Know

Residential
questions.

A few of the things homeowners ask before they start. Have another? Talk to a specialist.

How big a system does my home need?

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.

Do I need a battery, or just panels?

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.

Do you use subcontractors?

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.

Can I add a battery or EV charging later?

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.

How do I get a quote?

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.

Ready When You Are

Let's get your home switched on.

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