Solar & Battery Northern Suburbs

Housing and roofs in Northern Established Suburbs

Mostly brick veneer from the 1970s to 1990s with concrete tile roofs and single-phase supply. Roof pitches are shallower than the newer estates and there is real established tree shading, so panel placement and optimisers matter more here. A lot of the work in these suburbs is replacing or expanding a 1.5–3 kW system from the first rebate wave.

Grid connection in this area

Northern Established Suburbs sits in Jemena territory. Your distributor decides how much you may export and must approve the connection before we install and again once the system is commissioned. Export limits and approval timeframes differ between distributors, so a system size that is routine in one part of Melbourne can need a separate application in another. We lodge both applications as part of the job.

Suburbs we cover here

We install across Mill Park, Bundoora, Thomastown, Lalor, Reservoir, Preston, Macleod, Watsonia.

What we install in Northern Established Suburbs

Every service we offer is available across this region. Grid approval, rebate paperwork and commissioning are handled the same way wherever you are in our service area.

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Rebates available here

Households in Northern Established Suburbs can access the federal solar rebate and the federal battery discount, plus any current Victorian programs. What you are paid for exporting is covered in our guide to feed-in tariffs.

Common questions

Which electricity distributor covers Northern Established Suburbs?

Jemena. Your distributor sets the export limit and approves the connection, and the rules differ between them — which is why a system size that is straightforward in one suburb can need extra approval in another.

Do you charge extra to travel to Northern Established Suburbs?

No. Northern Established Suburbs is 10–25 minutes from epping, and quotes and site assessments are free across our whole service area.

What size system suits homes in Northern Established Suburbs?

It depends on your quarterly usage, roof orientation and whether you have single or three-phase supply, rather than on the suburb. We size from your actual bill instead of applying a standard package.

Solar and battery installation in Northern Established Suburbs