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Solar and battery savings explained

Cut your energy costs with solar panels and batteries

Solar panels and batteries can help you use less power from the grid, lowering your bills and boosting your energy independence.

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How solar and batteries can help you save

Lower electricity bills

By replacing some of your energy use from the grid with solar energy from your panels or battery, you’ll pay less to energy providers.

More stable energy costs

Using solar energy instead of power from the grid can lower the impact of changes in electricity prices.

Long-term savings

Solar panels are a long-term investment. Lower electricity bills over time can offset the initial expense and provide significant savings.

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Increased property value

Homes with solar panels or batteries can sell for more, to buyers looking for lower ongoing energy costs.

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Connect your battery to our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) for bill credits

A VPP is a network of connected solar batteries that can work together. Bring your own eligible battery for sign-up credits and get ongoing credits while you stay connected to the VPP.

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How to lower your energy bills

Power your home with your own solar energy.

Generate

Your solar panels generate energy during the day.

Use

Use this solar energy to power your home and reduce your energy bill.

Store

If you have a battery, you can store your solar energy and use it later.

Export and earn
Export and earn

You may be eligible for credits for surplus energy exported to the grid.

Get a personalised savings estimate

Electrify Now™ uses your electricity data to estimate how much home electrification options like solar could help you save on energy bills or reduce carbon emissions. Eligibility criteria apply.¹

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Get a quote for a solar battery or bundle. We’ll help you choose the right solar system for your home.

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Important things to know

1 Electrify Now™is currently not available to users in the Northern Territory or Western Australia and restrictions may apply for customers with certain meter/tariff types.  For the online version (not AGL app), you’ll be offered an option to either calculate your estimates based on an electricity bill, or share your data using the Consumer Data Right (CDR), if we’re able to access your CDR data from your retailer. See FAQs for more.