Aerial view of Campbelltown neighbourhood homes with rooftop solar

Campbelltown, you're
on the map.

The NRN Smart Grid is coming to Campbelltown. Your home is one of the thousands assessed. You qualify.

Check if your home qualifies.

What best describes you?

What is a hosted Smart Grid?

We'll assess your property for the Smart Grid Credit that meets your household energy use.

Legacy electricity distribution pole and insulators

The electricity system was built in the 1950s.

A handful of big power plants push power hundreds of kilometres down the line into your home.

It got us this far. But a lot has changed.

Power costs more than it used to

The wires need replacing

Suburban rooftops with solar systems

And the cheapest electricity is now being made on suburban rooftops.

A Smart Grid does it differently.

Power gets made in the same places it gets used, not in distant power stations.

It's stored in batteries close to where it's needed.

Aerial view of neighbourhood homes with rooftop solar and connected street network

What makes it smart is connection.

Every home on the Smart Grid has an NRN Smart Link, a small device that sits alongside the solar, battery and EV charger, and talks to the rest of the network. When one house has more power than it needs, another house can use it. When the sun goes down, the batteries are already in the right place.

Less waste.

Fewer wires.

Cheaper energy.

Thousands of homes acting as one system,
instead of thousands of homes acting alone.

How the hosted Smart Grid works for you

Family together at home

We own

Solar, battery, an EV charger and a Smart Link at your home.

NRN owns the Smart Grid Equipment, maintains it, and replaces it if it fails, at no cost to you.

You host

Check if your home qualifies. Choose a Smart Grid retailer from our list.

On your Smart Grid Plan, all electricity is billed at the same rate, whether it comes from the grid or from the solar and battery at your home. The Smart Grid Credit lands separately on the same bill, every month.

You’re better off

A Smart Grid Credit lands on your electricity bill every month. Up to $2,000 better off, every year. For as long as your home is on the Smart Grid.

Landlords receiving keys for a rental property

We own

Solar, battery, an EV charger and a Smart Link installed on your property, no capital outlay from you.

We maintain it for the life of the agreement. If anything fails, we replace it.

You host

Apply on behalf of your property. Sign the Smart Grid Host Agreement at no upfront cost.

On your tenant's Smart Grid Plan, all electricity is billed at the same rate, whether it comes from the grid or from the solar and battery at the property. The Smart Grid Credit lands separately on their bill, every month.

You’re better off

Your property is more valuable with the install. When you sell, the Smart Grid Equipment goes with the home, lifting your sale price.

Your tenant's total bill cost is the lowest in market, making your rental easier to lease.

Renters standing together outside a home

We own

Solar, battery, an EV charger and a Smart Link at the home you rent.

NRN maintains the Smart Grid Equipment for the life of the agreement, at no cost to you or your landlord. If anything fails, we replace it.

You host

Check if your home qualifies. We help you bring your landlord on board. Choose a Smart Grid retailer. On your Smart Grid Plan, all electricity is billed at the same rate, whether it comes from the grid or from the solar and battery at your home.

The Smart Grid Credit lands separately on the same bill, every month.

You’re better off

A Smart Grid Credit lands on your electricity bill every month.

Up to $2,000 better off, every year. On the same terms as any Host.

Our promise to you

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1

Always Paid.

Always Paying. Every month, your Smart Grid Credit lands on your bill as its own line item. The retailer pays NRN to access the Smart Grid. NRN pays you. It starts from bill one and it doesn't stop while you’re on the Smart Grid.

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2

Always Better Off.

Our plans are designed to save you money from day one. If you find a plan that would have cost less, we increase your Smart Grid Credit to make up the difference.

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Always Yours To Own.

Every month you’re on the Smart Grid, the equipment gets cheaper to buy. One day it’s yours outright. You’ve had the price list since day one.

Couple at their home with keys
4

Always Managed.

We take care of everything, from monitoring to maintenance, at no cost to you. If something goes wrong, that’s our problem, not yours.

Why Host the Smart Grid

Same roof. Different grid. You get paid.

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Try with no commitment.

After 60 days, you decide whether to stay on the Smart Grid to continue receiving the benefits.

Always the lowest total bill cost on the market.

Our partner’s plans are designed to save you money from day one.

We maintain and replace.

We take care of everything, from monitoring to maintenance, at no cost to you.

Yours to own whenever you choose.

Purchase the system at a price that decreases every month.

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FAQs

NRN (National Renewable Network) builds and operates Australia’s first residential Smart Grid. Our mission is making energy cheaper, cleaner and fairer. Depending on what your home needs, we install a combination of solar, a home battery and an EV charger, always tied together by the NRN Smart Link, on homes across a suburb, and we own and operate that equipment for its full life. You host it, and we pay you every month for hosting it.

Check if your home qualifies

What best describes you?