Steven Reduced His Electricity Bill to $5 a Month
Steven Bell’s electricity bill is now $5 a month. “My direct debit on electricity now is $5 a month, which is the lowest it can go,” he says. He lives in Port Kembla, runs a heavy-usage household, and had solar on the roof well before he added a battery. The solar battery stora…
Solar panels for landlords? The Investment Case for Rental Properties
Solar panels for landlords never used to make much sense. Now it lifts rent, resale value and your tax position. The catch is the rebates that pay for it shrink every year you wait.
If you own a rental property in NSW, the ACT or Queensland, here’s what solar actually does…
Plug-in Solar & batteries in Australia
There’s are Solar and Battery systems you can plug straight into a wall socket, No electrician needed. Plug-in Solar is perfect for renters or someone who owns an apartment. It’s called the Sigenergy SigenMate 2700 Ultra which launched in July 2026 and people overseas are alrea…
How Helen Cut Her Shocking Electricity Bill
Helen has lived in the same village for close on 40 years. Welby, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. It is her home forever, and she is not moving anywhere. What changed was her power bill. It was a shock every month, and it kept getting worse. So she took action, an…
What Electricity Retailer Should I Pick? The Best Plans for Every Situation
There’s no single best electricity retailer in Australia, only the best one for how your home actually uses power. We review bills every day, and this is exactly how we’d pick, situation by situation.
One thing before we start. Every rate in this article is based on a typica…
How to Reconnect Your Sigenergy SigenStor to Wi-Fi
You open the mySigen app and there is no data. The system shows as offline. Before you worry, know this: your battery is almost certainly fine, and you can reconnect your Sigenergy SigenStor to Wi-Fi yourself in a few minutes.
A dropout usually follows a change to your home…
How Kim’s Solar Powers His EV for $50 a Month
About $50 a month. That is what it costs Kim Leevers to run his electric car. He charges it at home in Renwick, in the Southern Highlands, using solar powered EV charging from his own roof and battery. No petrol station. No fuel bill. Just a steady, low running cost he can coun…
What the New PDRS Rules Means for Solar Batteries
The NSW battery rebate, the PDRS, just got easier to claim.
Bigger batteries qualify. No solar requirement. Apartments and businesses, finally in.
From July 1st, 2026. If you already own a battery or are still crunching the numbers on installing a new one? This on…
How to Get 3 Free Hours of Energy With AGL, Origin and Energy Australia
Free electricity between 11am and 2pm. The plan was to have all energy retailers providing the solar sharer offer by now but it’s all gotten very complicated and here’s why.
AGL and Origin have both launched Solar Sharer plans this year. Energy Australia hasn’t yet. The actu…
From Blackouts to Battery Backup: Peter’s Story
Peter Dymond has had solar for years. He never had a solar battery. The maths never worked.
He lives at Lakesland, near Picton, right at the end of the power line. Storms roll through and his street is often one of the first to lose power and one of the last to get it back…
The Problem With Solar Batteries and Cold Weather
On the coldest mornings, a solar battery can lose up to half its usable energy. It isn’t broken. That’s cold weather at work.
Cold slows the chemistry, slows charging, and trims what you can actually use. It rarely damages a good battery. It can leave a cheaper one stalling…
What Happens During a Blackout With Solar?
Most Australian homes with solar go dark during a blackout. Even on a sunny day. Even with panels on the roof. Here’s why that happens, and exactly what it takes to keep your power on when the grid fails.
The short answer: standard solar alone will not save you.
Thi…