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Calculate electricity running costs for appliances and estimate savings from installing solar panels in your area.
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Australian electricity prices average $0.25-$0.35 per kWh depending on your state, retailer, and tariff type. The biggest household energy consumers are heating/cooling (30-40% of bills), hot water (20-25%), and major appliances (15-20%). Running a 2kW air conditioner for 8 hours costs approximately $5-6 per day.
Residential solar panel systems in Australia typically pay for themselves in 3-5 years. A 6.6kW system (the most popular residential size) produces approximately 24-36 kWh per day depending on location. Peak sun hours range from 3.6 in Hobart to 5.5 in Perth.
The key to solar savings is self-consumption — using solar power directly rather than exporting it. Self-consumed electricity saves your full retail rate ($0.25-0.35/kWh), while exported power earns only the feed-in tariff ($0.04-0.08/kWh). Battery storage can increase self-consumption from 30% to 70-80%.
Official sources: Energy Made Easy
Built by Konstantin Iakovlev. Data sourced from official Australian government publications.