A partnership between the energy retailer Alinta Energy and NRN (National Renewable Network) offers households complete solar and battery systems without preliminary payments, without financing and without repayments. How does it work?
After a pilot last year with 50 customers in New South Wales, ‘Solar Together’ is now available in NSW and South Australia, whereby it is to be expanded in Victoria and Queensland in the coming months.
Solar together includes the installation of a solar and battery system with zero preliminary costs, and the customer is output in a special Alinta Energy Power Plan (a bundled NRN partner plan) with * all * electricity, which is consumed by the household below. These systems are also connected to a virtual power plant (VPP) operated by NRN.
“We built this platform as flexible, quick and scalable,” said Alan Hunter, founder and CEO of NRN. “And we have proven it. This is how the next phase of the energy transition looks, common systems, oriented interests and more intelligent infrastructure.”
There is nothing to monitor, optimize or manage. Alinta Energy pays off for installation and maintenance, and NRN takes full responsibility for management and maintenance at the end of life. Solar together, customers do not receive a solar feed-in tariff or have control over the system. Customers organize the system essentially for 12 years in exchange for (hopefully) cheaper electricity bills before they own it directly.
I had the impression that the takeover of owners would not contain any costs after this time, but the NRN -FAQ page says:
“If you continue the NRN plans after twelve years, you will upgrade your battery and inverter free of charge. Alternatively, you have the option of buying or removing the system if this fits your plans.”
All costs that are assembled with the possession of property after 12 years in the context of Solar could make up with a certain clarification in view of other details that are specified below. And it is worth noting that the batteryary will probably end at this time, as most battery threats are 10 years.
Alintas Solar Together side is very easy in detail, but NRN provided the following additional information.
System sizes available
The smallest system begins with 6.6 kW solar collectors and 15.4 kWh of battery storage, while the largest 17.6 kW solar and 31.2 kWh of battery storage is. The optimal size is measured for each customer based on the roof area and the energy consumption of the household.
Device brand
Current suppliers include:
Early exit fees
While there are no fees to leave solar together, a customer, if he decides, will not switch to another bundled NRN partner plan, but it is postponed to NRN. This includes a “daily license fee” for the system, whereby the costs depend on the system size. The customer then pays the standard prices and fees of his new plan, but also receives a feeder if one is offered.
Buy the system immediately
The cost of buying a system depends on the system size. An example of an example: If a system costs $ 24,115, the purchase price decreases by $ 2,010 per year (~ 8.3% reduction based on the original price per year). The customer can buy the system at any time for the remaining depreciated value without interest adding.
Based on the example, there should be no costs for the coverage of property after 12 years, but the previously mentioned FAQs of the NRN website suggest that this may not be the case. And it is worth comparing NRN Buy Outright System costs if the same package is installed by a * good * installation program to see what the price difference is.
Solar together power plan rates
The consumption rates depend on the energy distributor in every state or area. Solar -TogTher rates (assumed: usage time) match the failure market offer (DMO) for each region, and the DMO is usually more expensive than market offers. The daily supply fees, usually more than one dollar a day, are reduced to 11 cents per day. However, compare the electricity dealer to determine whether the common plan for the consumption development of the budget is suitable for your budget consumption profile.
Other options
Do not forget and it would be difficult to enable Australia’s broad reporting in the past few months and the recently launched National Billper Home Batteries program can drop many thousands from the preliminary intervals for the installation of a solar and battery system. One that you have full control right from the start and offer larger power supply savings. The purchase of a Solar Power + Energy storage system, which may not be within reach a few months ago, could now be under control.
Even if you are not needed through the advance payment, many installers offer zero-upload cost payment plans through agreements with now purchase, pay later (BNPL) provider. While BNPL has its own problems, the repayments can be less than the power supply savings. It can therefore also be seen how these payment plans work together with the selection of their own electricity retailer together with the common costs of Solar.
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