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…
Peter From the Southern Highlands Stopped Paying $570 Bills With Solar
Peter Lee was spending about $570 a quarter for power. Now he pays nothing. Peter is a science teacher in Glenquarry, a farming pocket about ten minutes from Bowral, and he had wanted solar for years. One thing held him back: the fear of getting ripped off. This is his story wi…
The 5 Best Ways to Take Advantage of 3 Free Hours of Energy
From 1st of July 2026, three hours of your power each day could cost nothing.
That is the promise of the Solar Sharer Offer. Free energy hours, every day, right in the middle of the day. No rooftop solar required.
The free window lands in the middle of the day, when…
What Does a NatHERS Rating Actually Mean?
When it comes to the energy efficiency your home gets scored on two things: how comfortable it stays without the assistance of air conditioning, and how much energy it uses.
That’s your NatHERS rating and it’s actually two separate scores. A new interest-free loan can now he…