Off-grid and hybrid solar for Murwillumbah and the Tweed Valley
Murwillumbah sits on the Tweed River. Cane and river flats in town, and steep wet country up through Uki, Tyalgum, Chillingham and Crystal Creek. The coast at Kingscliff is on the Tweed page. Up here it is acreage, private roads and a lot of tank water. Hybrid means solar plus a battery with the grid kept as backup.
What power's like out here
The valley is on Essential Energy's network. The flats flood. The lines up the side valleys are long, and outages after storms last longer once you leave the town grid.
A house on the flat wants the gear above flood level. A house at the end of a Tyalgum road wants the fridge and the pump kept on, and a generator plan for a stretch of wet weather.
Properties mix town blocks, hobby farms and bush blocks under the Border Ranges.
How we work here
We design the system in Lismore, over the range, and a vetted accredited installer on the Tweed does the install. The coast and the wider Tweed are on the Tweed page.
- 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 Murwillumbah?
Yes. Murwillumbah, Uki, Tyalgum, Chillingham and the Tweed Valley are covered from Lismore. We design it, and an accredited local partner installs it.
Is off-grid cheaper than connecting a rural block near Murwillumbah?
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, if the gear itself stays above the water. Fridge, lights, water pump and communications stay on while the network is down. We'll talk through what you want kept on.
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
Uki, Tyalgum, Chillingham, Crystal Creek, Kunghur, Dunbible, Bray Park, Condong, North Arm, Eungella
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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.