Tall gums, sloping blocks and a busy fire season make the hills a different place to plan power. NG Elec is the electrician Blackwood homeowners call for solar panels, battery storage, EV charging and everyday electrical work, all handled by one in-house team.
Blackwood sits in the foothills of the City of Mitcham, and plenty of roofs here share the sky with mature trees. So we design every system around the shade your roof actually gets through the day, and we check the switchboard can carry the load before anything is ordered. You get a free quote and a straight answer on what will work for your home.
Planning solar or a battery in Blackwood?
20+ Years of Experience
NG Elec covers the whole job, from design and installation through to servicing, so you deal with one team from the first site visit to the final sign-off.
NG Elec is a Master Electricians accredited business that designs, installs and services solar, battery and electrical systems in-house. Nathan and a team of nine sell a finished, working system with one team accountable for it, not the cheapest install on the street.
With over 20 years of industry experience, we bring the knowledge and expertise to deliver reliable electrical and solar solutions.
Our Master Electricians accreditation reflects our commitment to professional standards, safety and quality workmanship.
We hold approvals from Solar Accreditation Australia and New Energy Tech Approved Seller, and are a Tesla Certified Installer, giving you confidence in our solar and energy solutions.
We stand behind the quality of our work with a lifetime warranty on workmanship, giving you added peace of mind long after the job is complete.
Blackwood is a hills suburb, and the terrain and tree cover shape almost every solar and electrical decision here. The suburb had 4,266 residents at the 2021 Census, and 80% of its homes are separate houses, according to the ABS Blackwood QuickStats. Most are owner occupied, which is why long-term upgrades like solar, batteries and new switchboards come up so often.
Mature gums and established gardens are part of Blackwood’s character, and so is the afternoon shade they throw across roofs. For a solar installer, Blackwood’s biggest variable is where that shade falls, so we map it before we design the array. Where shade can’t be avoided, we place panels on the clearest roof faces and can split them across more than one inverter input, so the unshaded panels keep producing.
Blackwood and its neighbouring hills suburbs sit in bushfire-prone country, so fire season planning is part of life here. For your electrical system, that means a few practical checks. We keep roof isolators and cabling tidy and accessible, locate batteries to the installation standard, and explain which systems can back up selected circuits if the grid goes down.
Many homes run on a switchboard that was never sized for solar, a battery, an EV charger and ducted or split system cooling at once. We inspect the board during the quote. If it needs work first, we tell you before the system is designed, so the price you get covers the whole job.
Solar and battery systems in Blackwood connect through SA Power Networks, which sets the approval and export conditions for each property. We check your supply type and those conditions during the quote, so the system we design is one the network will approve. For council information about your property, the City of Mitcham is the local authority.
We work right across the Mitcham hills as well as Blackwood itself. That includes Belair, Eden Hills, Hawthorndene, Glenalta, Coromandel Valley, Bellevue Heights and Craigburn Farm. If you need an electrician in the City of Mitcham but outside the hills, our team also covers Mitcham, Torrens Park and Colonel Light Gardens.
Every quote is free, and we build it from your property rather than a price list. For solar and battery work, the process runs in four steps:
Scope is what moves the price. Roof access on a sloping block, the number of panel orientations, any switchboard work and your choice of inverter and battery all change the job. Rebate and feed-in settings in South Australia change regularly, so we point you to the current official source rather than quoting a figure that dates.
Want a firm price on your home?
Solar, batteries and EV charging are decisions you live with for years, and the quality of the install decides how well they perform. NG Elec designs, installs and services the whole system, so one team stays accountable long after the panels go up. Whether you need a full solar and battery system, a new switchboard or a single extra power point, we’ll give you a clear plan and a firm price.
Yes. NG Elec works across Blackwood and the surrounding Mitcham hills, including Belair, Eden Hills, Hawthorndene, Glenalta and Coromandel Valley. Our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Often it is, but the design matters more than on an open roof. We map the shade during the site assessment and plan panel placement and inverter inputs around it. If shade would make a system a poor investment, we'll tell you.
Some can. Backup depends on the battery and inverter, and on whether a backup circuit or gateway is installed. We explain which circuits your system can support before you commit.
Not always. Older fuse boards, or boards with no spare room, usually need work first. We inspect the board during the quote and include any upgrade in the price.
The price depends on system size, roof access, shade, switchboard work and the products you choose. NG Elec gives you a free, written quote with every product named, after a site assessment.
