Solar, battery and EV Your solar, working harder.
Most solar homes export their best hours to the grid for a few cents, then buy it back at night. Energy Connect moves the big loads into the sunshine.
From $1,320inc GST
One day
Run the dishwasher, pool or hot water on sunshine.
Morning
The sun is up. The house runs on solar and the battery starts to charge.
Noon
Solar is at its peak. The dishwasher and pool pump start on sunshine.
Afternoon
The battery is nearly full, so the EV charger and hot water take the spare.
Evening
Solar fades. The house runs from the battery instead of the grid.
In one place
Solar, battery and EV on one screen.
See it
What the panels are making, what the house is using and what's going to the grid, live and by the day.
Use it
Appliances wait for spare solar instead of a fixed timer. Cloudy days fall back to the cheapest hours.
Charge on it
The EV charger follows the sun, so the car fills from the roof, not the grid.
Brands we connect to
Works with the equipment you already have.
Some brands connect inside your home, so they keep working when the internet is down. Others go out to the maker's own online service. Both are useful. Only one keeps working in a blackout.
Solar inverters
- FroniusIn your home
- GoodWeIn your home
- SMAIn your homeSunny Boy and Tripower; not the newest ennexOS models
- SolarEdgeIn your homeWired connection only — the online service closed to new connections in 2026
- SungrowIn your homeWired to the inverter, not through the Wi-Fi dongle
- HuaweiIn your homeOne connection at a time — the FusionSolar app has to give it up
- EnphaseIn your home
- SolaXIn your home
- SigenergyIn your home
- SolisThrough the maker's serviceDepends on the data stick fitted
- GrowattThrough the maker's serviceLimited to a few checks an hour
- RedbackThrough the maker's service
- TeslaThrough the maker's service
Batteries
- Tesla Powerwall 2In your home
- Tesla Powerwall 3In your homeReads fine; less can be controlled than on a Powerwall 2
- Sigenergy SigenStorIn your home
- BYD Battery-BoxIn your homeNeeds a network cable to the battery
- Sungrow, GoodWe and SolaX batteriesThrough the inverterRead and controlled through the inverter they came with
- Enphase IQ BatteryIn your homeMonitoring only on current firmware
- AlphaESSThrough the maker's service
EV chargers
- Tesla Wall ConnectorIn your home
- Fronius WattpilotIn your home
- OcularIn your home
- ABB Terra ACIn your home
- Schneider EVlinkIn your home
- Autel MaxiChargerIn your homeCharging speed control depends on firmware
- Wallbox PulsarThrough the maker's service
- myenergi ZappiThrough the maker's serviceMonitoring only — charging speed stays with the Zappi's own settings
Checked against your exact model on a free call or at the site survey. Manufacturers change these connections, so the list moves — if yours isn't here, ask.
Anywhere in Australia
Already have solar? No electrician needed.
If your solar, battery or EV charger is already installed, Energy Connect is set up remotely. We send the hub, you plug it in, and we do the rest from here.
On quote[TBC]inc GST
Set up remotely
- Solar, battery and EV charger on one screen
- The car charges from spare solar
- Smart dishwashers and washing machines wait for sunshine
Melbourne and Sydney only
Hot water and pool pumps are wired in, so switching them needs our licensed electrical partner on site.
Integration only
We connect to your solar, battery and charger. We never install them, and we never change inverter or grid settings. That stays with your solar installer.
Virtual power plants
In a virtual power plant, your retailer decides when the battery discharges to the grid. Most of those contracts also say nothing else may control the battery — so while you're in one, we monitor it and automate everything else.
The federal battery rebate only asks that a battery can join a virtual power plant, not that it does. Some state incentives do require joining. Worth knowing before you sign either.
Questions
Before you ask us out.
Will it work with my inverter?
It depends on the make and model. Most major brands sold in Australia can be connected, and we confirm yours on a free call or at the site survey before anything is quoted.
I'm not in Melbourne or Sydney. Can you still help?
Yes, if your solar, battery or EV charger is already installed. We send the hub, you plug it in, and we set it up remotely. Hot water and pool pumps need an electrician, so those stay in Melbourne and Sydney.
Does it need the internet?
The energy side does, because it connects through the manufacturer's own service. Lights, switches, sensors and blinds keep working without it.
Can it charge my car from solar?
Where the charger can be connected, yes. Charging follows spare solar, so the car fills from the roof instead of the grid.
Do you change my solar settings?
No. Domotica connects to your solar, battery and charger and automates the house around them. Installing or changing that equipment stays with your solar installer.
What does Energy Connect cost?
From $1,320 inc GST, added to a Start or Comfort package. On its own for a home that already has solar, set up remotely: On quote inc GST. Indicative. Final price fixed after site survey.
Tell us what's on your roof.
Bring your inverter and battery model to a Free 15-minute call. Indicative. Final price fixed after site survey.