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Our mission started with a question: if over a million European homes are running plug-in solar safely, why can't Kiwis do the same? We've spent the past year working with WorkSafe, the Electricity Authority, and the Ministry for Regulation to fix that. In May 2026, the Ministry launched a formal review of plug-in solar in New Zealand. We're making it happen.

Our approach to solar energy is vastly different to other solar system retailers. My Mini Solar systems prioritize solar power self consumption over selling excess electricity back to the grid.

The current buy back rate is between 5 -17 cents per kWh, but the average cost for electricity in New Zealand is at 39 cents per kWh (2026) Myminisolar systems harvest the suns power and uses it directly to reduce your electricity bill.

Case study: A German household running a plug-in solar system generated 897kWh in 2025, with around 1,765 sunshine hours a year. New Zealand gets more sun than that. Auckland averages around 2,000 sunshine hours, so a similar system would generate around 1,000kWh a year. Nelson, at around 2,400 hours, would produce up to 1,200kWh. Generating power and saving money are not quite the same thing. Plug-in solar feeds your home directly while the sun is out, so what you save depends on how much you use at the time. Most households use 40 to 60 percent of what they generate, and running appliances during daylight lifts that. At 39.3c per kWh, the 2026 national average, a household using most of its solar during the day sees a $1,500 system pay for itself in about 5 to 7 years. After that, the power is free.

Your mini solar system is keeping the upfront investment low. We are aiming to start around NZD1500 for our smallest system. The system will take over the base load of your homes power consumption during the day. This would be your fridge/ freezer, Wi-Fi Router and stand-by appliances like your Smart TV and any other electrical consumers you are running. This daily load can be drastically increased by running your washing machine, dryer, crock pot etc. when the sun is out. Most appliances like your dishwasher have a "start-delay function, for when you are leaving the house before the sun is out. Should your appliances require more power than the solar system can produce, the excess gets taken from the grid. If you are a business, your mini solar system is powering your computers, servers and other machinery you are using during the day.