The long reads
Reading before you install
NZ-specific writing on home solar — without the showroom gloss or the off-grid-ideology hype.
Long read · 7 min · 26 April 2026
How NZ home solar actually pays for itself
Plain-English maths on payback periods for kiwi homes — what an average install costs, what it actually saves, and where the calculator's numbers come from.
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Long read · 6 min · 26 April 2026
Battery vs grid-tied — which one pays back in NZ?
When a battery genuinely earns its place on a NZ home, when it doesn't, and the three questions that decide for you.
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Long read · 5 min · 26 April 2026
Are EECA grants and the warmer-kiwi-homes scheme worth chasing for solar?
What the current government schemes actually fund (and don't fund) for residential solar, and where to look instead for genuine financial help.
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