We built a new rural home in 2022 and fitted 10kW of solar and 28kWh of battery storage. We average 11mwh consumption and 14mwh production annually ... There are zero fossil fuels required to run our home.

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When the sun is shining, and even on dull days, we use the solar in the house and then charge the cars as it comes off the roof. What we don’t use charges the battery in the garage. Once that is full, it heats our hot water, and after that we get paid for selling it back to our energy retailer. All up, the sun gives us around 8,320 units of electricity per year. We sold around 2,045 kWh of that back to our retailer and made about $400.

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When we moved into our house 18 years ago we were burning fossil fuels for water heating, space heating, transport and cooking. Over the years we've made economic, practical and heath decisions to buy electric when replacing our machines.

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I fully electrified my house and have saved $23,000 in two years, about a 10% return.

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My neighbour was thinking about [solar]. He invited us over and we could go over some figures and from our experience, he was able to see that it was ... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

In the year and a half we’ve been with Octopus we haven’t paid anything for electricity and also withdrew $500 credit that had accumulated in our acco... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

I knew it would be good to have solar but I wasn't really prepared for how good it feels. There's something magical about having these black panels on... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

I was lucky enough to meet Saul Griffith a few years ago and realised that many of the challenges we have around energy poverty, efficiency and resili... Discover how businesses are powering forward with electrification.

It felt like we were being forced to rent our power from a landlord that seemed likely to just keep putting up the rent, so we decided to invest in so... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

The biggest thing is being more energy independent; having an electric car and saving on fuel, having solar for the house and saving on power bills, a... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

We just electrified a 1975 Mazda Bongo by replacing its engine and fuel tank with batteries, inverter, motor etc from a 2012 Nissan Leaf ... What woul... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

We have an 18 panel, 5Kw solar system, an EV and two e bikes. We just got out of gas inside by changing to induction hobs and electric rather than gas... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

After a gas boiler burst in her roof, Lou Aitken decided to electrify her home and install a heat pump hot water system. Despite the best intentions, ... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

Our figures speak for themselves. Solar does work, even this far south in Rakiura Stewart Island. And it isn’t rocket science. The issues of micro gri... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.

Since installation the system has probably performed better than we anticipated. We didn't set out to be living off the grid but pretty much by accide... Learn how electrification is making a difference in residential settings.