Newcastle · Kilkeel · the Mournes
Where the mountains sweep down to the sea: solar for Newcastle and Kilkeel.
Newcastle is under an hour from Belfast and Kilkeel a little over, down the A24 and the coast road. We cover both, plus Annalong, Castlewellan, Dundrum and the farms on the Mourne slopes, on planned South Down runs.
Local knowledge
How we work in Newcastle, Kilkeel and the Mournes.
The Mourne coast is exposed and beautiful, and the spec follows: marine-grade stainless fixings, rail systems and roof hooks rated for wind, correctly IP-rated isolators and careful cable routing on anything shore-facing. Newcastle's seafront Victorian stock and the bungalows and semis behind it, Kilkeel's fishing-town terraces and the farmhouses climbing the slopes all get designed individually — roof by roof, not by postcode — and all-black panels keep the look quiet against slate.
Holiday homes and lets are a big part of Newcastle and Dundrum; they generate most in summer when they're busiest, which is when a modest solar-plus-battery system and a home EV charger earn their keep. Inland, Castlewellan and the Mourne farms are oil-heated country where a battery and an eddi hot-water diverter make the numbers work, and three-phase farm solar suits the dairies and sheds. Kilkeel's harbour businesses and Newcastle's hospitality trade are quoted on the same runs.
What we install
Every service, available in Newcastle, Kilkeel and the Mournes.
Solar panels
Designed for your roof, installed in a day or two, certified by NICEIC electricians. From £4,200, 0% VAT.
Battery storage
Hinen, Sigenergy and EcoFlow systems that bank daylight for the evening. Solar + battery from £6,750.
EV charging
OZEV-approved home charge points from £625 installed, solar-aware where it makes sense.
Backup power
Whole-home or essentials backup that rides through outages.
Hot water diverters
myenergi eddi turns spare generation into hot water.
Electrical & EICRs
Board upgrades, certification and fault-finding from £180 +VAT EICRs.
Commercial solar
Rooftop systems for offices, shops and industrial units — designed on real consumption data.
Commercial EV charging
Workplace bays with billing, load management and the grant paperwork handled.
NICEIC approved
Electricians in Newcastle, Kilkeel and the Mournes.
Holiday-let owners need periodic EICRs — from £180 +VAT, booked between guests — and a lot of seaside stock is due a consumer unit replacement before it takes a charger or battery.
Salt air and damp cause most of the faults we trace on this coast; we fix the cause, not the symptom, and certify it. Smart heating controls suit lets that sit empty midweek.
Newcastle & Kilkeel questions
Asked locally, answered straight.
Will solar panels survive the weather on the Mourne coast?
Yes, with the right spec: fixings and rails rated for exposed sites, marine-grade stainless steel, properly IP-rated connectors and isolators, and a roof checked at survey. Wind and salt are design inputs for us, not surprises.
Can a holiday home in Newcastle or Dundrum justify solar?
Often yes — summer generation lines up with peak occupancy, a battery carries the evening and an EV charger from £625 installed is increasingly expected by guests. We'll model it honestly and tell you if it doesn't stack up.
Do you cover Kilkeel and Annalong from Belfast?
Yes. Kilkeel is a little over an hour, so we plan South Down work into runs; Annalong, Ballymartin and the Mourne farms are covered the same way, on the same price basis as Belfast.
Do I need planning permission for solar in Newcastle?
Most domestic solar is permitted development in NI; listed buildings and conservation areas carry extra conditions, particularly on roof faces visible from the street. We check the address before anything is ordered.
How does the NIE Networks connection work here?
G98 notification for smaller systems; a G99 application approved first for larger solar-plus-battery systems. Rural single-phase supplies sometimes carry an export limit — we design to it.
Ready when the Mournes are.
Free survey, honest numbers, NICEIC certification — and 0% VAT on solar and batteries.