Bunnings expands Zelora, making home solar and battery access more accessible

Bunnings is expanding its home electrification offer, Zelora, bringing more affordable solar and battery options to households as energy costs remain a key concern for Australians.

Following a successful trial in Sydney and Newcastle in 2025, Zelora is now being rolled out across metropolitan Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia, significantly increasing access to the offer nationwide.

With upfront cost a major barrier for around half of Australians considering home electrification1, Zelora provides a subscription-based model that allows customers to pay monthly, with full ownership of the system at the end of the 10-year term. The Zelora offer is backed by Bunnings and delivered in partnership with Intellihub.

Each subscription package includes installation, performance monitoring, maintenance and customer support, which is managed via a mobile app, helping households optimise and manage their energy use.

As part of the expansion, Zelora is also broadening its battery range, including options from Sigenergy and Anker SOLIX, with additional products in development, to suit different household needs and budgets.

Early customers are already seeing benefits. Analysis of a sample of NSW Zelora households found an average 25 per cent reduction in electricity usage charges over a three-month summer period with a mean battery size of 18kWh, including subscription costs. Excluding subscription costs, the estimated reduction averaged 88 per cent2.

Quotes attributable to Bunnings Chief Operating Officer, Ryan Baker

“What we’ve seen through the trial in New South Wales is strong interest from Aussies for the Zelora offer, with plenty of customers wanting to go solar and add a battery to their homes, but upfront cost can be a barrier. Zelora removes that hurdle by giving customers a simple, supported way to pay monthly and electrify their homes.

“Home electrification can be complex, so Bunnings, in partnership with Intellihub, has focused on making Zelora as straightforward and cost effective as possible, helping customers with a solution that is easy to understand with full, ongoing customer support.”

Quotes attributable to Intellihub Chief Executive Officer, Wes Ballantine

“The grid of the future will be powered by homes, not just utility-scale energy generators. Zelora represents the practical application of that vision, delivering smart, decentralised energy solutions that give Australian households control over their energy, and most importantly, unlocks meaningful savings on their energy bill. This partnership with Bunnings enables us to increase scale through a much-loved Australian brand at a critical inflection point for Australia's energy transition.”

Zelora is now available to metropolitan customers in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia. More information is available at www.zelora.com.au.

1. Source: Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA), “High-impact decisions that reduce household emissions”, August 2025.

2. Based on an analysis of early Zelora customers, being a sample of 23 NSW Zelora customers with battery sizes ranging from 7.8kWh to 39kWh (average 18kWh). Estimates are modelled by comparing customers’ electricity usage charges plus their actual monthly Zelora subscription costs (hardware and services components inclusive of GST and less their applicable government rebates) against what they would have paid on their existing electricity tariff if all electricity had been purchased from the grid. Fixed network charges are excluded. Data period: 1 January to 31 March 2026. Customers who already had solar installed, or who did not have a full three month data period, were excluded from the analysis. Actual savings will vary depending on usage, tariff, system configuration, location and season.

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