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Solar and battery savings explained

Cut your energy costs with solar energy

With solar panels and batteries you can use less power from the grid and get paid for the solar you send back, lowering your bills.

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Lower your energy bills with solar

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Use your solar energy

Run high-energy appliances during the day when panels create power, to buy less from the grid.

Send solar to the grid

If you feed a lot of solar to the grid, an electricity plan with a higher feed-in tariff may suit you.

Store with a battery

Add a battery to store unused solar energy for nighttime or when the sun’s not shining.

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Our solar electricity plan

Get up to 10c/kWh for the first 10 kWh you export daily, with AGL Solar Savers.

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Enjoy the long-term benefits

Get paid back over time

Over time, lower bills can offset your initial costs.

Greater property value

Homes with solar or batteries can sell for more.

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Less reliance on the grid

Solar can lower the impact of energy price changes.

How much does solar save you?

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

Get a savings estimate

Understand solar feed-in tariffs

Learn how feed-in tariffs work, why they change and why they’re different to electricity rates.

Solar feed-in tariffs quick guide

Chat to our solar experts

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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Explore solar and battery options

Self-power your home with a solar and battery bundle

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Get more value from solar
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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.