NZ Solar Guide
Contact Energy vs Genesis Energy Solar Buy-Back
If you're choosing between Contact and Genesis to sell your solar export to, the headline is this: b...
Pulse Energy & Powershop Solar Rates Compared
Here's the short version: Pulse Energy and Powershop are run by the same parent company (Pulse Energ...
Power Edge Solar Buy-Back Contracts Explained
Power Edge sells solar systems and bundles them with a buy-back arrangement for the power you export...
Meridian Energy Solar Buy-Back Plans Explained
Meridian Energy pays a flat solar buy-back rate for the power your panels export to the grid, curren...
How Ecotricity's Resi-Flex Peak Export Plan Works
Ecotricity's Resi-Flex plan pays one of the highest peak export rates in New Zealand: at the time of...
Octopus Energy Tariffs Explained: OctopusPeaker vs. OctopusFlexi
If you've got a solar battery and you're with Octopus Energy NZ, the plan that usually pays best is ...
The Complete Guide to Solar Buy-Back Rates in New Zealand
A solar buy-back rate is the price your power company pays you for the electricity your panels send ...
Heat Pump or Solar First? Where to Spend $10k
If you've got around $10,000 to spend and you're choosing between a heat pump and a solar system, fo...
Should You Wait for Solar Prices to Drop?
Short answer: probably not. Solar panel hardware has already done most of its falling, and the savin...
Solar vs. Staying on the Grid: The Honest Maths
Here's the honest answer most installers won't give you straight: staying on the grid costs you noth...