How solar works · Australia

From sunlight
to savings.

Rooftop solar powers your home, charges your battery, and fuels your EV - check whether your address qualifies in about 60 seconds.

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No callbacks unless asked
CEC-accredited installers

Solar panels on a rooftop powering a home - energy flows to lights, appliances, a battery, and an EV charger

Lower bills

Reduce your energy costs

Clean energy

Use more clean, renewable energy

Battery ready

Store excess energy for later

Increase value

Solar can boost your property value

Trusted partners

We connect you with accredited installers

How it works

Three steps. No pressure.

60 sec

Check your roof

Address in. We estimate sun hours, roof angle, and shade. No installer call needed.

No login

See your options

Plain-English breakdown of system size, STC rebate, payback, and battery options.

Your call

Get matched

Only when you say so, up to 3 quotes from local CEC-accredited installers.

Quick estimate

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System size

Quarterly bill

$550

$200$1,500

Est. annual savings

$1,700

after rebates

STC rebate applied

$3,320

upfront discount

Net install cost

$5,400

quote range varies

Payback period

~3.2 yrs

indicative

Bill offset77%

Indicative only. Your free roof check gives a tighter number based on your actual address and bill. STC value as of May 2026.

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Who we help

Different roofs. Different rules.

A tailored check for each. One straight answer.

Homeowners

Check what your roof can fit and what you'd save.

New homeowners

Build solar into the plan from day one.

Townhouses

Shared walls, smaller roofs, what works.

Batteries & VPP

Add a battery, join a VPP, get paid.

Apartments & strata

Embedded networks, common-area, approvals.

Small business

Three-phase, demand-tariff modelling.

NSW solar incentives

The rebates, explained without the spin.

Every NSW household has access to federal STC discounts. Some postcodes get extra interest-free battery loans, PDRS payments, and network-side rebates. We tell you which applies to your address.

STC (federal)

A 6.6 kW system → ~$3,300 off, applied upfront.

Empowering Homes

Interest-free battery loans for eligible NSW homes.

PDRS

Peak Demand Reduction payments for battery owners.

Check what applies to my address Read the full guide

Average NSW house · 6.6 kW

Quote (before rebates)$8,800

STC discount upfront–$3,320

You pay$5,480

Annual savings$1,720

Payback period~3.2 yrs

Why Solar Scout

Built for trust, not for callbacks.

Independent by design

We don't install. We don't take installer commissions. The check is the product.

CEC-accredited only

Every partner is Clean Energy Council-accredited and licensed for residential installations across Australia. We re-verify quarterly.

No-pressure matching

You see the installer's details before they see yours. Skip any match, no questions.

Your data, your call

Consent is opt-in, granular, revocable. No selling to third parties. Ever.

Quiet wins

What our customers tell us.

“Honest pre-quote. Told us a battery wasn't worth it, yet saved us $9k.”

“Three CEC installers within a week. We picked the local one, system on in 12 days.”

“Strata-friendly explanation we could actually take to the committee.”

Learning Centre

Read first. Decide later.

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STARTER

STC, FiT, and VPP are the only solar acronyms you need.

6 min read BATTERY

Is a battery worth it in NSW right now? An honest take.

8 min read STRATA

Getting solar past a strata committee: the 4-step path.

5 min read

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