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Learn How to Double Your Solar Direct Savings With Energy Buster’s Smart Solar Approach 

Smart Solar by Energy Buster combines better system design with practical guidance to help Adelaide households consume more of their own direct solar, reduce grid reliance and make informed decisions about batteries and future energy upgrades.

SOLAR PANEL ROI

Around 3-Year Payback

30 year solar pnel warranty available*
* SunPower P-Series

HOME BATTERY ROI

9+ Year Payback

Most batteries come with a 10-year warranty^

Solar feed-in tariffs may continue to reduce or disappear, making direct solar use increasingly valuable.

See how Smart Solar works

THE GAP IN A STANDARD SOLAR APPROACH

What Most Solar Approaches Miss

Installing solar is only one part of improving household energy costs. The return also depends on how the system is designed and how much of the generated energy is used directly in the home.

1. BETTER INITIAL SOLAR SETUP

Design the System Around Real Energy Use

The system is designed around electricity use, roof capacity, future loads and the periods when the household can use solar directly.

2. SMARTER USE AFTER INSTALLATION

Consume More Direct Solar Between 10am and 3pm

Energy Buster shows households how to move suitable electricity use into solar-generation hours, particularly between 10am and 3pm.

Smart Solar is Energy Buster’s methodology for helping customers achieve a better solar experience and stronger long-term value.

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THE HOME SOLAR PROBLEM

Your Home Often Uses the Most Energy When the Sun’s Not Shining

Most households have their largest electricity-use peaks in the morning and evening, while solar generation is typically strongest between 10am and 3pm. Without a strategy to move suitable loads, solar’s value is lost if exported for a pitance, or diluted if predominantly put in a battery.

The goal is not simply to generate more solar. It is to use more of it directly in the home.

Smart Solar starts with your household energy profile, then combines system design, automation and efficient electric appliances to move suitable consumption into daylight hours.

A SMARTER SEQUENCE

Three Steps to Improve the Value of Home Solar

The approach is designed around how and when your household uses energy, not simply the number of panels that fit on the roof.

1

Understand Your Energy Profile

Identify when electricity is used, where the main consumption peaks occur and which loads can move.

2

Shift Suitable Loads Into Daylight

Use timers, controls and automation to move suitable household loads into solar-generation hours.

3

Design Solar Around Real Usage

Match solar, hot water and future battery planning to the household’s actual energy-use pattern.

STEP 1

The Mismatch Between Energy Demand and Solar Generation

A conventional solar design may focus mainly on total electricity use. Smart Solar also examines the household’s daily energy-use pattern and when solar is available.

  • Identify morning and evening consumption peaks
  • Identify loads that can move into solar hours
  • Reduce unnecessary solar exports where practical
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benefits of moving energy use to daytime with automation

STEP 2

Move Flexible Energy Use Into the Middle of the Day

Automation can help heating & colling, pool equipment, selected appliances and EV charging operate while solar production is high, without requiring constant manual changes.

  • Use timers and smart controls for suitable appliances
  • Run heating or cooling earlier while solar output is strong
  • Schedule pool equipment, appliances or EV charging during the day where practical

STEP 3

Add Solar After Improving the Daily Energy Profile

Once the household’s daytime energy opportunity is better understood, the solar system can be designed to replace a larger share of grid electricity as it is generated.

  • Increase direct solar self-consumption
  • Lower daytime grid imports

  • Create a stronger foundation for a future smaller battery

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ELECTRIFY HOT WATER

Turn Excess Solar Into Low-Cost Hot Water

A heat pump hot water system can be scheduled to operate during solar-generation hours, using available solar instead of gas or higher-cost grid electricity later.

  • Move hot water heating into solar-generation hours
  • Reduce reliance on gas or grid electricity for hot water
  • Use stored hot water as a practical way to retain useful solar energy

WHY SMART SOLAR

Designed to Improve the Value of the Solar You Generate

The outcome is a coordinated home energy system designed around household use, rather than a series of separate solar, hot water, battery and appliance decisions.

More Self-Consumption

Use a larger share of generated solar directly in the home.

Lower Grid Reliance

Reduce grid electricity purchased during suitable periods.

Better Solar Value

Retain more value from solar instead of relying on low export credits.

Future-Ready Design

Prepare for a smaller battery, EV charging & home electrification.

Find Out What Smart Solar Could Look Like for Your Home

Energy Buster can assess your current electricity use, daily load profile, solar opportunity, hot water system, battery readiness and future energy plans to recommend a practical home energy setup.

  • Review electricity usage and the daily load profile
  • Assess solar, hot water and battery readiness
  • Account for EV charging and future energy plans
  • Prepare a site-specific recommendation

Request Smart Solar Advice

Tell us about your home and current power use. We will help identify the most practical next step.

Frequently Asked Questions About Smart Solar

Smart Solar is Energy Buster’s design approach for coordinating solar, automation, hot water and future energy upgrades around the household’s actual energy-use profile.

Not necessarily. Smart Solar first looks for practical ways to increase direct daytime solar use. A battery can then be considered based on the remaining evening demand, export profile and household goals.

Potentially. The assessment reviews the existing system, household load profile, equipment compatibility and opportunities to move suitable electricity use into daylight hours.

Hot water can be a substantial household energy load. A heat pump can be scheduled to operate during solar-generation hours, reducing reliance on gas or grid electricity and retaining more useful solar energy in the home.

Get More Value From Your Home Solar System

Start with your electricity usage, daily energy profile and future plans. Energy Buster will assess the property and recommend a practical Smart Solar setup.