ACCESSIBLE SOLAR ENERGY

"The weather was really rough. I had three trees blown down. Everybody else around me was without power but I had some, thanks to the solarZero smart battery, so I was very lucky.  Because we're out in the country we do get power cuts from time to time with trees falling over power lines in stormy weather. And having solarZero certainly paid off in this last storm."

"The power bills were about $435 every month. And I thought ‘We better do something about that'. Since we joined solarZero the bill has decreased quite substantially.  It's totally changed my energy bill and I'm quite happy with what's happening. It's decreasing every month."

Grant and Leane Radovanovich describe their solarZero energy service, and the backup smart battery that comes with it, as "a godsend" allowing their family home to be turned into a sort of base camp for his Hawke's Bay neighbours without power during Cyclone Gabrielle. "It was the least we could do. Anything we could do to help people…warm showers, internet, somewhere to sit, relax and watch the news."

During the recent weather events, Trevor and Gael were more grateful than ever for their decision to have solarZero panels, as it meant they were completely unaffected by power cuts. "We had our fridge, our microwave, our hot water jug, and our TV all working! To me, there's nothing I don't love about it," adding that the "team at solarZero were bloody brilliant."

Joyce and her husband Boyce joined solarZero in early 2017 and noticed an immediate impact on their power costs. "Up until we got solarZero our power bills were skyrocketing no matter what we did, even in the summer," says Joyce.

“When there is a power cut, it is fantastic to have power available. It really does make such a big difference. Thanks, solarZero.”

“I love telling people about the savings I am making on my power bill, and the no upfront cost to install and maintain it, and the peace of mind not being dependent on a power company for all my power. Thumbs up!”

“The simplicity of the system, being able to sign in and see the electricity being generated from the panels and stored in the battery to be used at peak times and watching the panels feed the grid for credits. The after-sales service has been very good as well, so as a very new customer the overall experience has been very good.”

Ged Taylor and his family first looked into solarZero when they were planning a new energy efficient home. Ged says that with power prices always increasing, it's comforting to know that solarZero has fixed the price for up to two-thirds of his power costs for 20 years.

"We knew that this was the way of the future and we were excited to see the unique offering that solarZero had with its solarZero energy service. Our hope is that in the future our neighbourhood will be just like what we saw in Australia - with solar panels on all the roofs."

“I love looking up at the sun on a nice day and thinking we are making power from all this energy. The back-up battery is so good and we feel pleased to have that.”