Australia’s energy system is changing. Solar and batteries are becoming common, yet many homes and businesses are still stuck with the same problem — limited control over what they pay for power and what they earn from excess energy.

That’s where Local Volts is different.

Rather than locking customers into fixed retail tariffs, Local Volts allows electricity to be bought and sold through a peer-to-peer, market-based platform, with prices driven by real supply and demand.

Who Is Local Volts For?

As a simple rule of thumb:

If you spend more than $200 per month on electricity, Local Volts is worth considering — for both residential and business customers.

At that level of spend, small improvements in when and how you buy or sell energy quickly become financially meaningful.

Residential Customers

Homes spending $200+ per month often include:

• Larger families
• EV charging
• Pool pumps or heat pumps
• Electric heating or cooling
• High evening usage

These households benefit most from avoiding peak pricing and accessing cheaper market-based energy.

Business Customers

For businesses, $200 per month is often the starting point.
Businesses with consistent daytime loads or flexible usage patterns are particularly well suited to market-based pricing and optimisation.

Local Volts vs Aurora Energy — What’s the Difference?

Aurora Energy and Local Volts both supply electricity, but they work in fundamentally different ways.

Aurora Energy: Traditional Retail Model

Aurora operates as a conventional electricity retailer:

• Fixed or time-of-use tariffs
• Regulated pricing structures
• Fixed feed-in tariffs for solar exports
• Simple, predictable billing

This model suits customers who prioritise certainty and don’t want exposure to price movement.

Local Volts: Market-Based & Peer-to-Peer

Local Volts operates as a marketplace:

• Customers can buy power from other Local Volts users
• Solar and battery owners can sell energy at prices they choose
• Unmatched energy defaults to wholesale spot pricing

Prices change based on real supply and demand — meaning flexibility and timing matter.

Do You Need Solar or Batteries?

No — solar and batteries are not required to use Local Volts.

Customers without solar or batteries can still benefit from:

• Market-based pricing
• Cheaper energy when supply is abundant
• Avoiding being locked into flat retail tariffs

That said, solar and batteries significantly increase the upside.

They allow customers to:

• Avoid expensive periods
• Store cheap energy
• Export strategically when prices are high

In short:

• ❌ Solar and batteries are not required
• ✅ Solar and batteries make Local Volts more powerful

Risk vs Reward: Fixed Tariffs vs Market Pricing

A useful way to think about it is:

• Aurora Energy = fixed interest rate
• Local Volts = flexible interest rate

Most of the time, market-based pricing works in your favour.
Occasionally, prices spike.

Over time, customers who are well configured and actively managed tend to come out ahead — especially those spending more than $200 per month on electricity.

We Manage Local Volts on Your Behalf

Local Volts gives customers choice — but choice requires management.

That’s where Marshall Solar & Energy comes in.

For a small ongoing management fee, we handle the complexity so you don’t have to.

What We Do for You

On your behalf, we:

• Set up and configure your Local Volts account
• Establish appropriate buy and sell price bands
• Optimise solar and battery behaviour (if installed)
• Adjust strategies as market conditions change
• Monitor performance and intervene when needed

The goal is simple:
deliver the benefits of market-based pricing without requiring you to watch the market.

Why This Matters

Without proper management:

• Batteries can discharge at the wrong time
• Solar can be sold too cheaply — or not at all
• Cheap buying opportunities can be missed
• Price spikes can catch customers off guard

With professional management:

• Cheap energy is prioritised
• High-price periods are avoided or used strategically
• Risk is reduced, not increased

For customers spending $200+ per month, the optimisation benefit typically outweighs the management fee many times over.

Final Thoughts

Local Volts isn’t about gaming the system.
It’s about responding to real price signals and using modern energy systems properly.

For customers who want:

• More transparency
• More control
• Better outcomes from solar and batteries
• An alternative to fixed retail tariffs

Local Volts — when properly managed — is one of the most powerful tools available today.

Want to Know If Local Volts Is Right for You?

If you’re spending more than $200 per month on electricity, we’re happy to help you understand whether Local Volts makes sense for your home or business.

📞 1800 82 66 76
📧 sales@marshallsolarandenergy.com.au