Australia’s smarter way to find the right solar match.
PARTNER HUBMY ENERGY

A simpler way to start

Turn a home energy question into a confident next step

Tell us what you’re considering and how your home runs. We’ll help connect you with suitable specialists for the job. Compare the advice and decide what happens next.

Build your energy plan

You don’t need to arrive with the technical answer. Start with the decision in front of you, and we’ll help shape the conversation. Know what happens before you choose who to speak with.

How it works is refreshingly simple: start with the way your household lives, turn that into a clear energy brief, then connect with suitable professionals who can help deliver it. You do not need to arrive knowing your ideal system, battery size or technical vocabulary. You need a useful picture of the life your energy system has to support.

1. Start with the household, not the hardware

A home’s energy decisions make more sense when they begin with an ordinary day. When does the house get busy? Which rooms need cooling? Is dinner cooked on induction, a pool running in the background or an electric vehicle charging overnight? These details shape the brief far more meaningfully than a showroom display.

I LOVE SOLAR helps put the equipment conversation in the right order. First comes the household: its routines, priorities and plans. The technology follows. That might mean thinking about solar, a battery, hot water, vehicle charging or another electrical upgrade, but only where it fits the life being powered.

  • Current electricity habits and household routines
  • Existing equipment and upcoming changes
  • Comfort, convenience, resilience and budget priorities
  • The questions you want a professional to answer

2. Turn scattered thoughts into an energy plan

Most homeowners begin with a collection of half-formed questions. Is the roof suitable? Would a battery make sense? What happens if another electric vehicle arrives? Should a hot-water system run at a different time? I LOVE SOLAR helps turn those questions into a clearer starting point for professional advice.

The aim is not to produce a mysterious number or push a preset bundle. It is to identify the decisions that actually matter, including what should be investigated now and what can wait. A good plan leaves you better equipped to compare advice, ask sharper questions and recognise when a recommendation fits the household rather than merely filling a sales template.

  • What your home is trying to power today
  • What may change over the next few years
  • Which decisions are connected and which are separate
  • What needs property-specific assessment before it can be confirmed

3. Make room for the next chapter

A home energy plan should not be trapped in a snapshot of the present. Perhaps the spare room may become a home office. Perhaps a second vehicle will eventually charge at home. Perhaps the family wants more control over hot water, cooling or evening electricity use. Those possibilities do not automatically justify buying everything at once, but they deserve a place in the conversation.

Thinking ahead can prevent a household from making a narrow decision that becomes awkward later. It also keeps the discussion grounded. The right question is not ‘What is the most impressive system available?’ It is ‘What needs to work well now, and what should remain possible later?’

  • Future vehicles or changing charging habits
  • More time spent working, studying or entertaining at home
  • Replacing gas or older appliances with electric alternatives
  • A desire for greater visibility and control over household energy use

4. Find the right professional for the brief

Different energy decisions call for different kinds of expertise. A solar installation, battery project, hot-water change or electric vehicle charging setup may involve different questions about the home, the equipment and the work required. The cheapest name in a search result is not automatically the best fit for the job.

I LOVE SOLAR’s role is to help make that fit more considered. Once the household brief is clearer, the next step is connecting the household with relevant professionals to discuss the work. Those professionals are responsible for assessing the property, confirming what is suitable and explaining the proposal. I LOVE SOLAR is the informed guide and matching layer, not the installer.

  • A clearer explanation of what you want to achieve
  • A more relevant starting point for supplier conversations
  • Less time spent translating a household problem into technical shorthand
  • A reminder to assess proposals, inclusions and property-specific requirements carefully

5. Compare advice without losing the plot

A quote can look impressively technical and still leave the important questions unanswered. What is included? What assumptions has the proposal made? Is it designed around your actual patterns of use? Can the professional explain the trade-offs in plain English?

The household remains at the centre of the decision. Equipment names and specifications matter, but they are not the whole story. You should understand what a recommendation is intended to do, what it does not promise and which details still need confirmation. No energy system should be treated as a shortcut around proper site assessment or professional advice.

I LOVE SOLAR helps you approach that conversation with more context and less guesswork. The goal is not to remove every decision. It is to make the important ones easier to see.

  • Ask what the proposal is designed to achieve
  • Check what is included and what remains subject to assessment
  • Request clear explanations of relevant limitations and trade-offs
  • Treat savings, performance and backup expectations as matters to confirm for your property

A calmer way to make a consequential decision

Home energy is becoming more connected to everyday life: the temperature inside on a hot afternoon, the timing of dinner, the car waiting in the driveway and the devices that keep work, school and entertainment moving. That makes the decision worth thinking through properly. It also makes equipment-first advice feel oddly backwards.

I LOVE SOLAR gives you a more useful place to begin. Describe the life. Clarify the brief. Consider what comes next. Then speak with professionals whose expertise is relevant to the job. Your next step is not to become an energy engineer. It is to build enough clarity to make a decision that belongs to your household.

  • Build a clearer picture of your household’s energy priorities
  • Use that picture to guide the next professional conversation
  • Keep the decision practical, staged and connected to real life

Frequently asked questions

I LOVE SOLAR helps households think through their energy priorities and connect with suitable professionals. It is an informed guide and matching service, not the installer carrying out the work.
No. You can start with the household and the outcome you want, such as improving daytime energy use, planning for an electric vehicle or understanding whether a battery deserves consideration. Equipment options can be discussed once the brief and property are properly understood.
The starting point is not a preset package. The useful conversation begins with how your household lives, what it already has and what may change. Any proposed equipment or work should then be assessed for its suitability to the property and the brief.
No. I LOVE SOLAR does not carry out installation work. Its role is to help clarify the household’s requirements and connect the household with relevant professionals for property-specific advice and delivery.
Yes. Future changes are worth raising early because they may affect the questions you ask and the way a professional approaches the work. They do not automatically mean you need to buy or install everything now.
A general plan cannot confirm property-specific savings. Outcomes depend on factors such as the home, equipment, electricity use, timing and current arrangements. Treat any financial or performance estimate as something to review and confirm with the relevant professional.
No. Backup during an outage depends on the equipment, system design, installation and relevant property requirements. It should never be assumed; ask the relevant professional to explain exactly what backup, if any, is included.
A rough picture of your household is enough to begin. Consider how you use electricity, what equipment you already have, what may change and what you most want to understand. Exact technical details can be checked as part of the appropriate professional assessment.