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Whether at home or on the move, the Fronius Wattpilot charges your electric car more flexibly and intelligently than any other EV Charger on the market. The Fronius Wattpilot comes in two 22kW versions; either hardwired or portable. Fronius Wattpilot Key Benefits Sustainable & cheap charging with ECO Mode using only your excess solar power Up to 22kW fast charging with NEXT TRIP mode Online Monitoring of your existing Fronius Solar PV system** + Home Power Usage + EV Charging all from the one App! Dynamic Load Balancing to avoid tripping of the Main Switch Circuit-Breaker RFID to prevent

Tesla is offering a $750 rebate for Powerwalls installed and registered between August 11 and December 31, 2023*.

Image Credit: Sujata Khanna Solargain is excited to announce our new partnership with The Hunger Project Australia. For customers of Perth-based Smarter Sustainable Homes consultants ‘Solar Dwellings’, solar is not just an investment into the sustainability of their homes and the wider environment. For every solar package purchased from Solargain $200+ is donated to The Hunger Project Australia. The Hunger Project Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that partners with disadvantaged women and girls by investing in their future. Programmes such as education, microfinance, agriculture

In an era marked by evolving energy needs and a pressing focus on sustainability, SolarEdge Home has emerged as the ultimate solution for homeowners seeking a comprehensive renewable energy ecosystem. With benefits that extend beyond traditional solar energy systems, SolarEdge Home offers a range of advantages that address the increasing demands of modern households. This blog will explore why SolarEdge Home has become more important than ever and how it is revolutionising home energy. Home Energy Transformation in Australia: As gas is gradually phased out, Australian homes need alternative

Electric vehicle owners are increasingly recognising the importance of installing solar and batteries alongside your EV Charger. By harnessing the power of the sun, EV owners can charge their vehicles using clean, renewable energy, reducing their carbon footprint, and save money on their power bills. Additionally, installing a battery system allows EV owners to store excess energy generated by their solar panels, ensuring they have power available for car charging day or night. Revcharge is an end-to-end EV charging service provider. We take the stress and guesswork out of finding and

Looking for a chance to win some cool tech gear? If you're in the market for a new battery, choose the Huawei LUNA2000. As the world shifts towards sustainable energy sources, Huawei is leading the way with its range of smart energy solutions. Huawei’s innovative technologies are developing smarter home energy networks that are critical for your future needs. In this blog post, we outline how choosing the LUNA2000 battery system from Solargain will transform your home energy system and help you and your household become more energy efficient. As an added bonus, and for a limited time only

Will solar increase the value of your property? Solargain National Sales Manager Mark Stevens explains in the article, 'Sage advice to ensure savings with solar' by Owen Raymond in the weekend's edition of West Real Estate, that the right choice of solar system could increase the value of a home in a number of ways - and that it was important to choose a reputable company. To find out which solar package best suits your property - whether you are a homeowner or investor - give us a call or make an enquiry using the form. The full text from the article is below; Sage advice for saving with

Solargain is excited to announce our new partnership with Nectr, an award-winning 100% Carbon Neutral Electricity Provider dedicated to helping homeowners make the switch to renewable energy by offering innovative solutions that make Solar & Batteries more affordable & accessible. Through our partnership, Solargain customers can take advantage of Nectr's Interest-Free Green Loan, allowing the cost of Solargain systems to be spread over time without incurring any additional fees or charges. This makes it easier for homeowners to invest in a quality system without the large upfront cost, and

For the second year running, Solargain has been given the award for Most Satisfied Customers among solar installers by Canstar, a well recognised and highly respected consumer comparison and review platform.

Historically, generating excess energy from your rooftop solar system was financially beneficial as you could sell this excess energy back to the grid at a high rate. As an example, for systems installed before July 2011 in Western Australia, the excess electricity could be sold back to the grid for up to 47 cents per kWh exported. This meant you would have little to nothing to pay on your bills. Nowadays, the going rate for feed-in tariffs are as low as 2.5 cents, yet you are paying around 30 cents per kWh to buy that energy back in the evenings when your panels aren’t producing. With feed-in

Choosing the right solar battery can be difficult. So many terms get thrown your way, AC vs DC coupled, battery capacity, round-trip efficiency, depth of discharge. Unless you’re already a battery guru, it’s hard to know what it all means, and just as hard to make the right choices based on them. That’s why we decided to make this article, breaking down not just what we consider the best batteries available, but the best ones for different circumstances. If you’re adding a battery to an existing solar energy system, it’s important to know whether or not your inverter is a Hybrid inverter i.e

A common question we receive from our customers is how best to go about cleaning their panels, and whether or not it’s something they can do themselves. So here’s a guide of the key do’s and don’ts of cleaning your panels