Your Energy Partner · Trading since 2013

Co. Westmeath

Solar Panel Installation in Mullingar

Mullingar sits on our doorstep on the N4, and we work across the town and its agricultural hinterland — from estate housing and commuter builds to dairy and beef holdings out towards the lakes.

  • Free site survey
  • SEAI grant guided
  • Local aftercare
Solar panel installation carried out by Lumen Solar in Mullingar

Accredited & registeredIn business 13 years

  • SEAI Registered
  • Safe Electric
  • Solar Ireland Member
  • Athlone Chamber Member
  • Based in AthloneTrading since 2013

Local context

Solar in Mullingar

As the county town, Mullingar has a large stock of 1990s and 2000s estate housing built to a fairly consistent pattern — concrete tile, reasonable pitch, often good south or south-west aspect. That consistency is genuinely useful: it means a design that works well on one house on an estate frequently transfers to its neighbours, and it keeps installation predictable.

The town also has a strong commuter population working towards Dublin along the N4 and the Sligo rail line. That shapes household electricity use — lower daytime consumption midweek, heavier use in the evenings and at weekends. It is one of the clearest cases where battery storage changes the economics of a system, because without one a large share of summer generation simply exports.

Outside the town, the land towards Lough Owel, Lough Ennell and the wider Westmeath lakelands is dominated by beef and dairy. Milking parlours, plate coolers, water pumps and refrigeration are daytime loads, and dairy in particular has an electricity demand curve that maps unusually well onto solar generation.

What we look for here

Mullingar-specific considerations

What a survey in Mullingar tends to focus on.

  • Commuter households usually want storage

    If the house is empty from eight to six, a battery is often what turns a good system into a genuinely worthwhile one. We model your consumption pattern from your bills before recommending a battery size rather than defaulting to a standard unit.

  • Dairy loads align well with generation

    Parlour washing, bulk tank cooling and water pumping all draw during daylight hours. On a working dairy farm, a high proportion of what a system generates tends to be used on site, which is the single biggest factor in how well a farm system performs.

  • Consistent estate roofs keep installs predictable

    Much of the town's housing was built to similar specifications, so mounting, penetration detail and cable routing are well understood. That predictability shows up as a tighter quote and a shorter time on site.

Services

What we install in Mullingar

The same range we offer everywhere — designed around the building in front of us rather than a standard package.

Simple process

Getting started in Mullingar

Four steps from a first phone call to a system generating on your roof.

  1. Talk to us

    Call us or send an enquiry. We ask about your building, your bills and what you want solar to do — before anyone talks about panels.

  2. Free site survey

    An engineer visits, assesses your roof, shading and electrical setup, and designs a system sized to your actual consumption.

  3. Grant & installation

    We guide you through the grant application and handle the installer and grid-notification paperwork, then install and commission the system with as little disruption as possible.

  4. Generate & monitor

    Your system goes live, you can see what it produces from your phone, and we stay available for servicing and support.

Grants

Grant support you can claim

We guide the application and handle the installer paperwork as part of the job. Below is what the three main schemes are worth — and the conditions that actually decide whether you qualify.

  • Homeowners

    €1,800maximum grant

    SEAI Solar PV Grant

    Paid at €700 per kWp for the first 2 kWp, then €200 per additional kWp up to 4 kWp.

    Home must have been built and occupied before 1 January 2021.

    See what this covers

  • Businesses & community

    €162,600maximum grant

    SEAI Non-Domestic Microgen Scheme

    Supports non-domestic systems up to 1000 kWp. Rates are tiered — the per-kWp rate steps down as the system gets larger.

    Open to businesses, farms, schools, public bodies and non-profits.

    See what this covers

  • Farms

    €54,000maximum grant

    Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) under TAMS 3

    Grant-aided at 60% against a ring-fenced investment ceiling of €90,000. Systems supported up to 62 kWp.

    Administered by the Department of Agriculture, not SEAI.

    See what this covers

Figures checked 25 July 2026. Grant schemes change — we confirm your exact entitlement against the current scheme rules before you commit to anything. Full grant guidance.

Get started

Book a free survey in Mullingar

Tell us about the property and we will arrange a visit. No charge, no obligation, and a straight answer on whether solar is worth doing.

Get a free quoteCall (090) 640 0180

Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm · Free site survey