Residential Solar & Batteries in Hamilton
Residential Solar & Batteries in Hamilton
Solar designed and installed by local electricians.
2E Electrical designs and installs residential solar and battery systems around how your home actually uses power, your roof, and what you may want to add in the future.
Is Solar Right for Your Home?
The right system depends on how your home uses electricity.
Solar is not one-size-fits-all. The right setup depends on the loads you run, when you run them, and what you plan to add next.
Power Bill
Daytime Electricity Use
Hot Water
Heat Pumps
Pool
EV Charging
Future Battery Plans
Choose Your Solar Setup
Three ways to go solar with 2E Electrical.
Solar Panels
For homeowners primarily wanting to reduce the electricity they buy from the grid.
Explore Home SolarBattery for Existing Solar
For homeowners who already have solar and want to investigate adding storage.
Explore Existing Solar Upgrades
The Electrician Difference
Solar Installed by Electricians, Not a Sales Company.
2E Electrical handles the complete electrical side of your installation: solar, batteries, switchboard work, electrical upgrades and related electrical work, all from one qualified local team.
- Local Hamilton electricians
- 300+ rural solar installations, plus residential and commercial projects
- Electrical installation and certification
- Switchboard upgrades where required
- Solar, batteries, EV charging and electrical work from one company
- Local support after installation
System Size Preview
Common residential solar system sizes.
Around 5 kW
Lower electricity use or limited roof space
Around 6 to 7 kW
A common starting point for many Hamilton homes
Around 8 kW
Higher electricity use or larger daytime loads
10 kW+
High-use homes, EV charging, pools or larger properties
These are examples only. We size systems from the home's actual electricity use, roof, available phases, daytime loads and future plans.
Real Hamilton Solar Project
18 kW Home Solar in Queenwood, Hamilton
Not every home has a perfect north-facing roof.
This Queenwood property sits amongst mature trees and has multiple roof levels and orientations.
2E Electrical designed an 18 kW solar system using the available roof space, including north-facing, flat-roof and south-facing panels.
Because the north/flat and south arrays are monitored separately, we can see how they actually perform in real Hamilton conditions.
18 kW
Total solar installed
10.8 MWh
Generated Jan to Sep 2026
3.08 MWh
Generated by the 8 kW south-facing array
Figures are from actual system monitoring from 1 January to 30 September 2026.
Yes, the South-Facing Panels Produce Useful Power
South-facing solar is often ruled out straight away.
On this property, the 8 kW south-facing array generated 3,082 kWh in the first nine months of 2026.
It does not produce as much as the north and flat-roof array, particularly through winter, but it still made a substantial contribution to the home's overall solar generation.
The south-facing array produced about 29% of the property's total solar generation over the same nine-month period.
This is why we assess the whole roof rather than automatically ruling out usable roof space based on orientation alone.
What Happened to the Power Bill?
We also have the home's actual Genesis electricity bills from before and after solar.
For a 32-day billing period in January and February 2025, before solar, the home imported 1,645 kWh from the grid and the electricity charge after discounts was $475.25.
For a similar 29-day period in January and February 2026 with the complete solar system operating, the home imported 506 kWh, exported 1,100 kWh, and the electricity charge after discounts was $81.95.
These are actual retailer bills. Billing periods, electricity rates and household usage can vary, so these figures should not be treated as a guaranteed saving for another property.
Solar Doesn't Always Need a Perfect Roof
This isn't a textbook solar property. The home sits amongst mature trees and has a complicated roof with several orientations.
But by designing around the property rather than using a standard solar package, the complete system generated approximately 10.8 MWh from January to September 2026.
More than 3 MWh of that came from the south-facing roof.
Solar Batteries
Store your solar for later.
A battery lets you store excess solar generation and use it later when your home needs it. Whether a battery makes sense depends on when you use electricity, your solar production, electricity rates and what you want the system to achieve.
Explore Solar Batteries
Solar + EV Charging
Planning Solar and EV Charging Together
If you have an EV, or think one may be coming, tell us when we're designing your solar system. Your solar, battery and EV charger can be considered together so the electrical system is planned properly from the start.
Solar + EV ChargingInstallation Process
From first chat to local support, a clear path.
- 01
Free Solar Assessment
We look at your electricity use, property and what you want from solar.
- 02
System Design
We work out an appropriate system size, panel layout, inverter and battery options if required.
- 03
Clear Quote
You receive a clear proposal showing what we recommend and what is included.
- 04
Installation & Certification
Our electricians install, test and electrically certify the system.
- 05
Monitoring & Local Support
We help get your monitoring set up and remain available locally after installation.
Why 2E Electrical
A local electrical contractor, not a call centre.
2E Electrical is an established Hamilton electrical contractor with real residential, commercial and rural solar experience behind every install.
- 300+ rural solar installations, plus residential and commercial projects
- Hamilton electrical contractor
- Qualified electricians
- Residential, commercial and rural solar experience
- Electrical certification
- Switchboard and associated electrical work
- Local after-sales support
Genuine team and project photography will be added here.
FAQ
Residential solar questions, answered.
Free Solar Assessment
Get a Free Solar Assessment
Tell us a little about your home and power use. We'll use it as a starting point to work out what type of solar system may suit your property.
Get Started
Find Out What Solar Could Look Like on Your Hamilton Home
Send your details and, if you like, include a recent electricity bill so 2E Electrical can start assessing what system may suit your property.