ExcessEnergy.au

ExcessEnergy.au · Transparent decision support

Calculate, plan and comparesolar pathways.

New to solar or already exporting for cents? Map out your options in one plan. Includes current rebates, break-even dates, and optional quote checking.

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The solar savings planner

Diverter, battery and solar all feed on the same exported kilowatt-hours, so adding one shrinks what the next can save. This planner allocates your surplus once, prices each path with current rebates, and shows when every option breaks even — over 1 to 25 years. Paste in a real quote and it checks that too.

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What you'll see

  1. 1Your fastest payback
  2. 2Your biggest long-term saver
  3. Doing nothing, priced

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30 sec

Export Worth

The annual gap between what your exports earn and what the same power costs you to buy back.

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2 min

HWS Diverter ROI

Our most thoroughly checked calculator. It'll tell you when a diverter doesn't make sense for your setup.

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3 min

Battery vs Diverter

Side by side with the 2025 federal rebate factored in, and the reasoning spelled out in plain language.

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Interactive

See a full year of solar for your postcode

Month-by-month generation, modelled on real weather data. Works whether you've already got panels or are still weighing them up.

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Don't have solar yet?

Should you get solar in the first place?

Most of this site assumes you've already got panels. If you haven't, start here: a postcode and a rough bill get you a ballpark on size, generation, and savings.

Should I get solar?