Solar panels and batteries for Belfast homes, from terraces and semis to detached houses. MCS certified, 25 years in the trade, and we are 25 minutes away in Newtownards.
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Belfast has more roofs pointing in more directions than anywhere else in Northern Ireland: red-brick terraces off the Lisburn and Ormeau roads, 1930s semis in Cregagh and Finaghy, bungalows in Glengormley, apartments down the Lagan. We have fitted solar on all of them. EECO Energy is based 25 minutes away in Newtownards, and Belfast is where most of our vans are on any given week.
This page is for Belfast homeowners who want to know what solar actually looks like on a city house, what the grid connection involves here, and whether planning is a problem. If you would rather just talk to someone, the form at the bottom of this page gets you a free survey.
Terraces and split roofs. A typical Belfast terrace or semi has one main pitch facing the street and one facing the yard. Only one of those will face anywhere near south, and the other often faces north-east. We design around it: panels on the best pitch, sometimes a second string on a rear extension or a flat-roof frame, and an inverter sized for the real output rather than a brochure figure. A 10-panel system on a decent south or west-facing Belfast roof still covers most of a household's daytime use.
Slate roofs and chimneys. Victorian and Edwardian houses in South and East Belfast usually have natural slate, which needs slate hooks rather than tile brackets, and more care underfoot. Chimneys, dormers and neighbours' extensions throw shade that moves through the day, so we use optimisers or a string layout that keeps one shaded panel from pulling the rest down.
Planning. Rooftop solar on a house is permitted development in Northern Ireland, so most Belfast homes need no application at all. Listed buildings always need consent. In the city's conservation areas (Malone, parts of the Queen's quarter, Cyprus Avenue and a few others) panels on a roof facing the road usually need an application to Belfast City Council too. We check your address before we quote and tell you which side of that line you are on.
The grid connection. Belfast is served by NIE Networks like the rest of NI. A standard home system up to 3.68kW per phase can be connected with a notification after the fact; anything larger, including most battery and Tesla Powerwall installs, needs an application approved first. We submit it, chase it, and do not book your install date until it is back.
Parking and access. Narrow streets and permit parking in areas like the Holylands and Stranmillis need a bit of planning for scaffolding and the van. We sort that in advance so install day is not a neighbour dispute.
LONGi, JA Solar and Canadian Solar panels with Solis or Tesla inverters. Tesla Powerwall 3, Dyness and Soluna batteries sized from your bills. Solar-aware EV chargers, hot-water diverters and maintenance on systems we fitted and systems we did not.
All of BT1 to BT17 and the Greater Belfast fringe: Andersonstown, Ballyhackamore, Belmont, Cavehill, Castlereagh, Cregagh, Dundonald, Dunmurry, Finaghy, Fortwilliam, Glengormley, Holywood, Knock, Malone, Newtownbreda, Ormeau, Stranmillis, Sydenham, Whiteabbey and Whiterock. If you are inside the outer ring road you are a short trip for us.
We have customers right across the city, from terraces in the Holylands to detached homes in Belmont and Malone. If you want to speak to someone near you who has had a system fitted, ask and we will put you in touch. Project write-ups for individual Belfast installs are being added to this page as customers give us the go-ahead.
Not for most houses. Rooftop solar is permitted development in Northern Ireland provided the panels sit close to the roof surface and do not project above the ridge. If your home is listed you need consent first, and in a conservation area a road-facing roof usually needs an application to Belfast City Council. We check this for every Belfast address before quoting.
Usually yes. A south-facing pitch is the best case in NI. If your south pitch is small we look at the rear, a flat-roof extension, or a garage. We will tell you plainly if the numbers do not stack up for your roof.
One day on site for a standard system, two if there is a battery and a lot of cable routing through a terrace. Scaffolding goes up the day before. From survey to switch-on is typically two to four weeks, mainly waiting on NIE Networks approval for larger systems.
Yes. We are a Tesla Energy Certified Installer and fit Powerwall 3, as well as Dyness and Soluna batteries. Batteries matter in the city because most households are out during the day when the panels are generating.
Us. The office in Newtownards picks up and the people who fitted your system come out. Our Google reviews mention that aftercare more than anything else.
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