Expert Insights on Solar, Batteries and Power Bills

We've grown a lot recently, and a lot is happening behind the scenes. This page is updated regularly with what's changed and what it means for you.

Amber Electric and BYD Australia today announced the expansion of their vehicle-to-grid (V2G) partnership to include the Sealion 7, opening Australia's largest live V2G program to eligible owners of BYD's top-selling EV.

Four customers, 240 Amber staff and no off-limits feedback. At AmberCon, we handed our customers the mic to tell us what we’re getting right, what needs work and what they want to see from us next.

Got a battery on the wall in South East Queensland? You're in a region with plenty of rooftop solar and periods where abundant daytime generation can push wholesale electricity prices very low, and sometimes negative. For battery owners, that creates opportunities to store energy when it's cheap and use or export it when electricity is worth more.

New EY research shows Australians are increasingly open to AI playing a bigger role in how they manage their energy. As homes add more solar, batteries and EVs, we look at how automation can take on more of the decisions happening behind the scenes.

Your battery has been quietly charging up on solar through the day and running the house at night since the day it went in. It's brought the bill down, and there's been no reason to look any closer at what it's doing. So is it earning you as much as it actually could?

Your EV holds charge while it's parked. In August, a fleet of them earned their owners something else entirely, on a month with no big price spikes to speak of. Here's where the money came from, plus what a record month for EV sales means for V2G, and what spring has in store.

Looking for the best VPP for your home battery? Learn what to compare, how VPPs work and how Amber’s approach to battery automation is different.

Got solar but still getting higher power bills than expected? Learn where your excess solar goes, why timing matters, and how adding a home battery can help you use more of the energy you generate.

Not all electricity plans make the most of a home battery. We compare four common approaches, from flat-rate and time-of-use plans to VPPs and wholesale pricing with battery automation, and explain what to look for when choosing the right plan for your battery.

Spring brings a lot more solar into Australia’s electricity grid. As the days get longer and rooftop systems generate more power, wholesale electricity prices tend to fall during the day, often into negative territory. Later in the day, the picture changes. Solar generation drops away as the sun sets, while spring is also a common time for generators to schedule maintenance. That can mean tighter supply and higher wholesale prices in the evening. For households with a battery, the gap between those daytime and evening prices can create more opportunities to make use of the energy sitting on the wall.

When we talk about energy efficiency at home, we usually mean things like insulation, glazing and efficient appliances. A battery is different. It doesn't make your home more efficient in the traditional sense. It changes what happens to the energy your home produces. That's becoming more relevant as the federal government's Home Energy Rating scheme has been extended to existing homes, with solar and batteries among the things considered as part of a home's rating.