When sunlight hits the solar panels on your roof, your inverter converts it into electricity that is ready to use in your home. If you don’t use the electricity made by the solar panels, your meter measures how much of your excess electricity is fed back into the network for someone else to use. 

As you’re generating some of your own electricity rather than taking it all from the network, your electricity bills will reduce.

A battery energy storage system stores excess solar energy to power your home. Find out how a battery in the home works.

There are a number of factors that will influence which system is right for you, such as how much power you use and where your system will be located. That’s why it’s important to contact an accredited installer to discuss your options. 

We encourage you to consider factors that may change over the life of your renewable energy system. You receive value by reducing the amount of electricity you purchase from us as well as (for approved customers) by selling any excess electricity you generate back to us (the renewable energy buyback offer).

A list of approved suppliers can be found at the Clean Energy Council website. If you would like to install solar, find out how to apply to connect to the network.

Australian product standards are among the highest in the world for installers of solar power systems. You can read more about the Clean Energy Council and its standards on their website.

Certain customers who undertake the following changes to their systems will be required to apply for DEBS

For towns where hosting capacity is unavailable, Horizon Power may consider a renewable energy system with Extended Ramp Rate Smoothing and Feed-In-Management.

From February 2020, Horizon Power is running a 12-month Electric Vehicle Pilot to gain insights into user charging behaviour and the impact electric vehicles will have on Horizon Power microgrid networks.