Stop exporting cheap.
Stop importing expensive.
Smart homes that cut real dollars from your energy bill, designed, built and cared for on the open Home Assistant platform around your solar, battery and EV. You own everything from day one.
Most solar homes give power away at a few cents, then buy it back at peak rates after sunset. A properly automated home flips that every day, automatically, without you thinking about it.
One picture your power company
never shows you
Home Assistant's energy dashboard shows exactly where every kilowatt goes, live: sun to house, sun to battery, battery to evening, and how little you're buying from the grid.
Know where it goes
Consumption, production and flow, at a glance, live and historical. No more guessing what the bill will say.
Catch the greedy appliances
Per-device energy tracking shows exactly which appliance is quietly costing you money. Old fridges and pool pumps rarely survive this view.
Track real dollars, not just kilowatts
Your actual tariff, flat, time-of-use, or wholesale plans like Amber, is priced into every chart, so savings show up in currency, not jargon. Wholesale users: price-spike automations are where this gets fun.
Vendor agnostic, no lock-in: if your meter, inverter or plug can share its data, we can bring it in, regardless of brand.
Our demonstration home is the case study
A real Melbourne home runs everything below, today: solar, battery, EV charging, hot water and climate, all coordinated by Home Assistant and refined over years of daily use.
on a typical sunny day
it just runs
We're measuring our own verified 12-month figures: solar self-consumption and dollars saved against an unautomated baseline. We'll publish them here once we have twelve months of data. Measured, not estimated: if we won't stand behind a number, we won't put it on a website. Ask what it looks like today →
Heating and cooling is roughly half your bill.
It's also the biggest win.*
Most homes run climate on one thermostat, one static temperature, whether anyone's home or not. An automated home runs it like a system, and the difference shows up on the bill every quarter.
Reads the weather, not just the room
Live Bureau of Meteorology data for your suburb is built into the automation. Outside temperature and the day's forecast drive the decisions: pre-heating before a cold snap, pre-cooling on solar before a scorcher, easing off when the weather's doing the work.
Set temperatures that move with your day
Dynamic schedules instead of one static number: warmer for the morning routine, relaxed while you're out, comfortable by the time you're home, dialled back for sleep.
Every room gets a say
Low-cost Zigbee sensors (around $20–30 a room) give each room its own reading, so zones respond to real conditions instead of one hallway thermostat's opinion.
Only condition occupied rooms
Presence and motion sensors tell the system which rooms are actually in use. Empty rooms stop costing you money, one of the simplest savings available.
Works with your ducted zones
AirTouch, MyAir, iZone, Actron and Advantage Air zone controllers integrate directly, so your existing ducted system gets smarter without replacing a thing. Splits and multi-splits too.
Comfort first, savings follow
None of this means shivering to save money. The house is conditioned where and when it matters; most households end up more comfortable, for less.
*All automations depend on your specific device models and their available integrations. We confirm exactly what's possible with your equipment at quote time.
The dashboards & automations behind all this
Real dashboard designs and a browsable library of plain-English automation recipes, covering energy, comfort, security and family, now live on their own page.
Explore dashboards & automations →Free midday power is coming.
Most homes can't use it.
The government's Solar Sharer offer gives eligible homes free electricity in the middle of the day, but only automated homes can shift their hot water, EV charging and appliances into that window. That's exactly what we build.
Charging the car from the sun that is left over
A timer charges the car at a set hour, whether or not the sun is out. On one of our remote jobs we did it differently: the home runs the charger itself, through the charger's current limit, and works out how much sun is spare after the house and the battery have had theirs.
When cloud comes through, the charger steps down quickly, so the house is fed first. It reads the electricity tariff too, so you can see what a charge cost across the day's rate bands.
The car has to be plugged in, and whether a given charger can be controlled this way depends on the charger and its Home Assistant integration. We check that before we quote.
- Measure what is spareSun left after the house and the battery, read at the meter.
- Set the charger to matchThe charger's current limit rises and falls with it.
- Step down fastWhen cloud arrives, the charge is cut back so the house is fed first.
- Follow the tariffCharges are priced across the day's rate bands, minute by minute.
Solar, battery & tariff automation
Energy dashboard, tariff-aware scheduling, solar-soak control of hot water and appliances. Our flagship add-on.
Add to any package, or run standalone if you already use Home Assistant.
Quoted after a free call, once we know your equipment and tariff.
Ask about A1Results depend on your equipment and tariff. We confirm what is possible with your devices at quote time.
Frequently asked questions
Can Home Assistant run my solar, battery and EV charger together?
Yes. Home Assistant reads your inverter, battery and a controllable EV charger and runs them as one system: hot water and car charging when the sun is out or the tariff is cheapest, and the battery covering the evening peak. See it in a real home: a Perth home with solar, a battery and two electric cars.
Do I need new hardware for energy automation?
Usually not. Most popular inverters, batteries and chargers already work with Home Assistant. We check your exact models before we quote.
Can it charge my electric car from spare solar?
Yes, if your charger can be controlled by Home Assistant. It reads the spare solar power and adjusts the charging speed to match, and you can still switch to a manual charge when you need a full battery.
Do you do this outside Melbourne?
Yes. We set it up on site in Melbourne metro, or fully remotely anywhere in Australia. Any mains electrical work outside Melbourne is done by a licensed electrician near you.
What does it cost?
Most solar, battery and EV homes fit our Smart Home Pro package, typically $2,500 to $5,000. If you already run Home Assistant, HA Boost is typically $500 to $1,500. Get a quote.
Got solar sitting idle?
Tell us your inverter, battery and tariff. We'll quote exactly what automation would do for your bill. See our packages first if you like.
Get a tailored energy quote