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Understand it for yourself

No spin. We write these so you can make the call yourself — whether or not you use us.

Sizing without the sales pitch

How many panels, how big a battery, and when a bigger system stops paying for itself.

Rebates, in plain English

Which Victorian and federal schemes apply, what they're actually worth, and who does the paperwork.

What it costs to get off gas

Real numbers on hot water, cooking and heating — and the order that keeps the bill down.

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REBATES

Every rebate a Victorian home can claim in 2026

Solar Homes, STCs, VEU, the federal battery scheme — what they're worth, how they stack, and the order to claim them in. Written August 2026; values change, so treat this as the map, not the meter.

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SOLAR

What size solar do I need?

Most Melbourne homes land somewhere between 6.6kW and 13.2kW, but the right size comes from your bills and your plans, not your postcode. Here's the logic we use at every kitchen-bench assessment, so you can sanity-check any quote you're given.

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BATTERIES

Choosing the right battery installer in Victoria

The right battery installer is a licensed electrician who designs from your data, quotes a fixed price and is still around in five years. Here's how to tell a designer from a salesperson before you sign anything — including the questions that make the wrong installers uncomfortable.

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GOING ELECTRIC

Gas vs electric: what a full switch actually costs

Taking a Melbourne home fully off gas typically runs into five figures across hot water, heating, cooking and solar — and the line item that changes the maths is the daily supply charge you delete. Here's the real cost structure and what order to do it in.

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ENERGY. OPTIMISED FOR LIFE.

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