Co. Offaly
Solar Panel Installation in Tullamore
Tullamore and the wider Offaly area sit squarely in our home territory. It is also a part of the country where the conversation about energy has been live for far longer than most.
- Free site survey
- SEAI grant guided
- Local aftercare
Accredited & registeredIn business 13 years
SEAI Registered
Safe Electric
Solar Ireland Member- Athlone Chamber Member
- Based in AthloneTrading since 2013
Local context
Solar in Tullamore
Offaly is at the centre of Ireland's just transition. The wind-down of peat extraction and the closure of the peat-fired stations reshaped employment and energy across the county, and left behind both a workforce familiar with energy infrastructure and a strong local appetite for what replaces it. Solar conversations in Offaly tend to start from a more informed place than average, and we find people ask sharper questions here.
The town itself carries a mix of Georgian and Victorian building stock along the Grand Canal and around the centre, substantial estate housing from the boom years, and a working industrial and distribution base — including long-established manufacturing and the activity around the Midland Regional Hospital. Commercial roofs in and around the town are generally modern, large and well suited to a sizeable array.
Beyond the town, the county runs to cutaway bog and reclaimed land with dispersed agricultural holdings and a good deal of single-dwelling rural housing. Rural properties here often have outbuildings, sheds and detached garages — which frequently makes a ground-mounted or shed-mounted array a better answer than the house roof.
What we look for here
Tullamore-specific considerations
What a survey in Tullamore tends to focus on.
Sheds and outbuildings are often the better roof
On rural Offaly properties the house is not always the best mounting surface. A large south-facing shed roof with no shading and easy cable access can carry a bigger, cheaper-to-install array than a complicated dwelling roof.
Protected structures near the canal and town centre
Some of the older buildings in and around the centre are protected structures or sit in architectural conservation areas, where planning exemptions for solar do not apply in the usual way. We check the status of your specific property before designing anything.
Ground-mount is realistic where land allows
Where there is unused ground and no roof suited to a decent array, a ground-mounted system removes the roof constraint entirely and allows optimal orientation and tilt. It carries its own planning considerations, which we work through with you.
Services
What we install in Tullamore
The same range we offer everywhere — designed around the building in front of us rather than a standard package.
Domestic Solar PV
Solar PV designed around how your household actually uses electricity — with the SEAI grant guided every step.
Learn more
Commercial Solar PV
Turn a large roof into a long-term hedge against electricity prices, with SEAI grant support of up to €162,600.
Learn more
Farm Solar
Sheds, parlours and pumps run on daytime power — exactly when solar produces. Supported by TAMS 3.
Learn more
Battery Storage
Keep the electricity you generate instead of exporting it, and hold power in reserve for outages.
Learn more
EV Charging
Charge from your own roof or off-peak night rates, with a charger properly integrated into your system.
Learn more
Solar PPA
Zero upfront cost. We fund, install, own and maintain the system — you buy the power it produces.
Learn more
Solar Maintenance & Support
Inspections, monitoring and repairs that keep an array earning across its warranted life.
Learn more
Solar Panel Cleaning
Professional panel cleaning for the soiling rain alone does not shift — bird droppings, moss, pollen and dust.
Learn more
AI Performance Analysis
Your monitoring data, actually read. Automated analysis that flags underperformance and unusual patterns for investigation.
Learn more
Simple process
Getting started in Tullamore
Four steps from a first phone call to a system generating on your roof.
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.
Free site survey
An engineer visits, assesses your roof, shading and electrical setup, and designs a system sized to your actual consumption.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Get started
Book a free survey in Tullamore
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.