Off-grid and hybrid solar for Lismore
The shop is at 80 Conway Street. Lismore sits on the Richmond River, with floodplain houses in South Lismore and North Lismore, and acreage up through Goonellabah, Wollongbar, Dunoon, Clunes and The Channon. Hybrid means solar plus a battery with the grid kept as backup.
What power's like out here
Lismore is on Essential Energy's network. In a flood year the network went under water, and the houses running their own power kept the fridge cold. Backup is the first thing a lot of people here ask about.
The hills are a different job from the flats. A place in Goonellabah or out towards Dunoon can sit on a long rural line, with trees and a pump. A place on the floodplain wants the battery and the switchboard up out of the water.
Properties mix timber town houses, hobby farms and bush blocks. Who lives there all year changes the sizing.
How we work here
This is home base. We design the system in Lismore and a vetted accredited installer does the work. Flood backup, pumps and generator backup are in the design from day one.
- Tell us about the property on our design form.
- We design the system in-house and send you the design.
- A vetted, accredited local partner installs it. See our recent work.
Common questions
Do you install off-grid solar in Lismore?
Yes. Lismore, Goonellabah, Dunoon and the surrounding hills are home base. We design it here, and an accredited local partner installs it.
Is off-grid cheaper than connecting a rural block near Lismore?
Often the grid connection price for a new rural block covers a complete stand-alone system with a generator for backup, and there's no daily supply charge afterwards. The design compares both paths with the working shown.
Will a battery keep the house going in a flood?
With a backup design, yes. Fridge, lights, water pump and communications stay on while the network is down. We'll talk through what you want kept on, and where the gear sits if the river comes up.
Can I get help with the cost?
Federal support can apply to eligible solar and batteries. We check it on each design. See our rebates page.
Get a custom design
Four quick questions and a designer comes back to you:
- Postcode
- On the grid or off-grid?
- Rough quarterly power bill
- Phone number
Nearby places we cover
Goonellabah, Wollongbar, Dunoon, The Channon, Clunes, Eltham, Bexhill, Rosebank, South Lismore, North Lismore, Caniaba
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Get a custom design
Four quick questions and a designer comes back to you: postcode, on the grid or off-grid, rough quarterly power bill, phone number.
Prefer to talk it through? Call or text 0483 927 257.