Have you been considering installing a solar power system and battery at home?
Solar is big right now, and it is here to stay.
Solar power is a critical part of the renewable energy revolution sweeping across Australia.
The growing industry has created thousands of jobs for upskilled Australians and has helped households around the country reduce their power bills.
Whichever way you look at it, we all have to pay for the energy we use.
That is why it makes sense to secure the best energy solution possible for your home.
Traditionally, property owners pay for energy drawn from the grid.
This energy is largely generated in fossil fuel-based power plants, converted to lower voltages at substations, and distributed through the electricity network, also known as the grid.
But there is now a cleaner and greener way: solar.
More Australians are realising that installing solar panels on their homes is not only great for the environment, but also a smart investment that can add value to their property and help reduce energy costs.
Installing a solar system at home allows you to convert sunlight into clean and usable electricity.
This electricity can help power energy-hungry appliances, heating and cooling systems, and everyday household needs, while helping you save on your energy bills.
Even if you are not home during daylight hours while most solar energy is being generated, you can still benefit.
Any unused solar energy can be exported back to the grid, with energy retailers paying feed-in tariffs, or FiTs, at a nominated rate for every kilowatt-hour, or kWh, sent back into the grid.
Installing a solar system is already a huge leap forward, but if you want to unlock even stronger long-term savings, it may be time to take your solar setup to the next level with battery storage.
Using power-hungry appliances such as washing machines, heating systems, and cooling systems during daylight hours can help you make better use of the free energy your solar system is generating.
The next step is deciding what to do with the excess energy produced by your system.
Selling energy directly back to the grid is a simple option.
However, storing excess solar energy in a battery for later use, or selling it back at the optimum time, can help boost long-term savings while reducing your reliance on drawing additional power from the grid.
Smart batteries can be connected to a Virtual Power Plant, or VPP, solution that allows you to maximise the value of your stored energy.
This can help you sell additional energy back to the grid at the optimum time and potentially secure a premium feed-in tariff.
You can also monitor your account usage and energy data at any time through a convenient smartphone app.
But is there still a large upfront cost associated with installing solar panels and a battery storage system?
Not anymore.
Smart Energy Answers’ Pay As You Save offer allows switched-on Australians to own their own solar power system from less than $2.96 per day.
Smart Energy Answers has teamed up with lending partner Plenti to offer Australian households flexible finance solutions for installing home solar power systems with a low upfront cost and competitive interest rates.
What is more, you can start benefiting from your solar system from day one.
In many cases, it may be possible to install a system that is cash flow positive from the beginning.
This means your solar savings and returns may be greater than the cost of purchasing and installing the system, while allowing you to pay it off through one simple fixed monthly payment.
Discover what rebates and incentives may be available with Smart Energy Answers’ Solar Rebate Calculator.
You can also see how much you could save on your next electricity bill with our Savings Calculator.
Solar power really is the way of the future.
In fact, it can almost sound too good to be true, so where is the catch?
There is not one.
All you need to get started on your journey towards a cleaner, greener future, reduced reliance on fossil fuels and the power grid, and better long-term energy savings is suitable roof space for your panels.
As long as you have a suitable rooftop, installing a solar system can be a smart investment.
You can start benefiting from your system while joining nearly three million Australian households that have already made the switch to rooftop solar panels.
Nearly 30% of Australian energy is already renewable, and the country is on track to reach 50% renewable energy in the near future.
No more “yes, but”.
It is time to join the solar revolution today.
