Solar Panels · Batteries · EV Chargers · Fuse Boards · Cabling
Dragon Reforms fits solar panels, battery backup and home EV chargers for houses, villas and apartments on the north Costa Blanca. Our own electricians survey the property, explain what suits it, and put the work in writing before anything is ordered.
The coast has long, bright summers and a great deal of air conditioning, so it is no surprise that owners ask about generating their own power and charging a car at home. Both are electrical jobs first and foremost, and both depend on the building they are going into rather than on a catalogue.
Dragon Reforms has been working on this coast since 1999, and the electrics team that fits your solar system or wallbox is the same team that rewires houses, replaces fuse boards and runs the circuits for air conditioning. That matters, because a new solar array or charger puts fresh demands on the board behind it, and someone has to look at the whole picture.
We do not start with a product. We start with a visit: where the roof or terrace faces, what shades it, how the cables could travel, what your board and supply look like, and how you actually use the house. A holiday apartment used six weeks a year and a villa lived in every day are different problems, and we say so plainly.
You may be abroad for much of the year. That is a normal situation for us. We photograph the roof, the board and the garage, send them with notes, hold calls to talk the options through, and keep you updated by phone while the work goes ahead.
What is included
Power work goes wrong when nobody looks at the whole installation. These are the things we take on for every job.
Solar panels
A good system starts on the roof and ends at the board, and everything between matters.
We begin by looking at the space you have. The direction a roof or terrace faces, its pitch, the condition of the tiles or surface, and anything casting shade at different hours all influence how many panels fit and how well they work. A chimney, a neighbouring building or a tall tree can matter more than the panels themselves.
Next comes the route for the cable. On a villa it may run down through a service duct or along a wall to the board; in an apartment block it may need to cross communal areas, which brings in the community. We plan this before ordering anything, so there are no surprises once the scaffold is up.
The size of the system depends on how the home is used, not on how big a roof you have. We discuss your daytime use, your air conditioning and how many months you are resident, and we make no promise about savings or payback. You get a clear description of what would be fitted and why.
EV charging
A wallbox is a heavy, continuous load, and the cable behind it is as important as the unit.
Most people want the charger by the car: in a garage, under a carport, on a driveway wall or in a parking bay. Each place brings its own questions about the distance back to the board, whether the cable must run outdoors, and how the unit is protected from sun, rain and sea air.
A car left charging for hours draws power steadily, unlike a kettle or an oven, and your existing circuits may not be sized for it. We check the supply and the board and we run a dedicated circuit, so the charger is not sharing a line with something it should not be sharing with.
If you live in an apartment block, the parking is often communal, and the answer may involve the community of owners as well as the electrics. We say what to raise and with whom, and we can look at the garage and the route before you take it further.
Fuse boards
New generation and new charging both land on your consumer unit.
Older boards on this coast are common, particularly in homes that have been extended or rented out over the years. Adding solar or a charger to a tired board is something we would rather not do, so if the board is not up to it, we say so and quote for the upgrade alongside.
Upgrading the board can also be a good moment to tidy circuits, label what is on each one and separate heavy loads such as air conditioning and water heating. It is rarely the exciting part of the job, but it is usually the part that decides whether everything else works properly.
If your home has been rewired in the past, we check what was done rather than assuming. Where the existing work is sound, we leave it alone. Where it is not, we explain why and show you, with photographs if you are away from the property.
Batteries
Storage can suit some homes very well and others not at all.
A battery lets a home hold some of the power its panels produce and use it later, and in some set-ups it can keep chosen circuits running during an outage. Whether it makes sense depends on how you live: a family at home in the evening has a different need from a rental that stands empty between guests.
A battery needs a suitable place. It wants shade, ventilation, a sound wall or floor and a sensible cable route, and heat is a real consideration here. We inspect whatever space you have in mind and tell you honestly whether it will do.
We can also look at smaller extras around the house, such as power for gates, security equipment and smart-home controls, so those are planned into the board rather than added later as an afterthought. These are optional, and we will not push them.
Owners abroad
Many of our customers are not here when the work happens, and we are used to that.
We can survey with you on a video call, supplement it with pictures of the roof, board and garage, and agree the scope before you travel. If you are visiting soon, we can arrange the survey for the days you are here, and if you are not, we manage it remotely.
While work is under way we send photos and short updates by phone, so you see the panels going on, the cable routes and the finished board without being on site. Where access is needed, keys can be arranged for the duration of the job.
At the end we explain what was fitted, how to read the system, and what to do if something looks wrong. A written summary of the installation goes with it, so you, a future buyer or another tradesperson can see what is in the house.
Before you hire
A few direct questions will tell you a lot about who you are dealing with.
Be wary of anyone who promises specific savings, skips the survey or cannot explain why they chose a particular size. A sound installer is comfortable saying what a system will not do, as well as what it will.
Areas
We work across the north Costa Blanca, from the coast to the valleys behind it.
Roofs, garages and supplies differ from one town to the next: tall apartment blocks by the sea, hillside villas, village houses and fincas on rural plots. Choose the area nearest to you below for a page that looks at the points that matter locally.
Solar panels and EV chargers for Benidorm apartments and town homes: roofs, communal garages, shared supplies and fuse boards, surveyed first. Free quotation.
View Benidorm →Solar panels and EV chargers in Altea: steep old town houses, narrow lanes, hillside villas and coastal homes, planned around access. Free quotation.
View Altea →Solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for La Nucía villas and urbanisations, built around year-round family use and longer cable runs. Free quotation.
View La Nucía →Solar panels and EV chargers for Finestrat hillside villas and holiday homes: sloping roofs, wind, long absences and remote monitoring. Free quotation.
View Finestrat →Solar panels and EV chargers in Calpe, chosen and fitted for salt air and strong sun, for seafront apartments and villas below the Peñón. Free quotation.
View Calpe →Solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for Alfaz del Pi and Albir homes lived in all year, from villas to apartments. Surveyed first. Free quotation.
View Alfaz del Pi & Albir →Solar panels and EV chargers for Polop village houses and hillside villas: older wiring, thick walls and small boards checked first. Free quotation.
View Polop →Solar panels, batteries and EV chargers for Benissa fincas, outbuildings and coastal villas, with rural supplies and long cable runs surveyed. Free quotation.
View Benissa →Solar panels and EV chargers in Villajoyosa: seafront flats, old town houses and inland villas, with shade, roofs and parking checked first. Free quotation.
View Villajoyosa →Solar panels and EV chargers in Callosa d'en Sarrià, our home town: valley houses, terraced fincas and hillside homes, quick local visits. Free quotation.
View Callosa d'en Sarrià →Solar panels and EV chargers for Albir holiday lets and second homes: promenade flats, hillside villas and guest charging, for absent owners. Free quotation.
View Albir →Questions
It depends on your roof or terrace space, its orientation, any shading, and how much power you use and when. We survey the property and give an honest view, including telling you when a smaller system or no system would be sensible.
Often it is possible, but communal garages usually involve the community of owners as well as the electrics. We look at the garage, the route to the board and your supply, and say what should go to the community before work begins.
Not always. We check the existing board, its condition and its capacity for the extra load. If it can safely take the new circuits we leave it; if not, we explain why and include the upgrade in the written quotation.
No. Savings depend on how you use power, your supply arrangements and many things outside our control, so we do not promise figures. We describe what would be fitted, what it can do and what its limits are.
Installations of this kind can involve paperwork with the town hall, your electricity supplier or your community. We explain at survey what is likely to be needed in your case, though the authorities decide, and we can guide you through the steps.
Sometimes. It depends on what is already installed, how it is wired and where a battery could be housed. We inspect the existing system first and tell you honestly whether adding storage is practical or whether another route suits better.
Yes. We survey with photographs and video calls, send written quotations by email, keep you updated by phone during the work, and arrange keys if needed. Many of our solar and charger customers are not on the coast when we fit.
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Tell us about the property, and whether you are thinking about panels, a battery, a charger or all three. We will arrange a visit, or a video call if you are abroad, and explain what we would fit and why.
The quotation is free and in writing, with no obligation. Our work is guaranteed, with the scope of the guarantee set out in the quotation, and we speak English and Spanish throughout.
Customer reviews
Genuine Google reviews from Dragon Reforms customers.
Professional Collaboration & Complete House Renovation – Calpe
“We have been collaborating for many years on projects both large and small, with excellent results. Our latest collaboration was the complete renovation of a house in Calpe. Thanks to their professionalism and reliability, they were able to handle all phases of the project. We hope to continue working together for many years to come.”
Complete Apartment Renovation – Benidorm
“I would like to say a huge thank you to Dragonreforms. Nico and his team did an excellent job renovating our 2 bedroom apartment in Benidorm. This included a beautiful new bathroom, kitchen, flooring, interior doors, plumbing and complete electrical works. Truly amazing workmanship. You have made our dreams come true.”
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