Bright Help, independent energy advice Bright Help

More power, less cost.
Skip the headache.

Engineer-led advice on solar, batteries, EV charging, heating and pools. Completely independent — I don’t sell or install any of it.

Show me your latest bill and tell me what you want. I’ll tell you what to change, in what order, or run the whole job for you.

Or see what it costs
  • Nobody pays me a commission
  • Engineer-trained
  • At your house, not online

The proof, in our own home.

What the gas and power we used cost us, per year.

~$1,800
~$300
20222026
  • Electricity
  • Gas

Same house, same family, and a saving of $1,500 every year.

We use three times the electricity we did in 2022, and it costs almost nothing, because we buy it when it’s free and the battery carries the rest. The gas that’s left is the hot water.

Added since 2022: split systems, an EV, a battery and a spa. The house is warmer and drier in winter, and cooler in summer, than it ever was on gas.

*Daily supply charge on top, same as every house.

Sound like you?

  • You want cheaper, cleaner power at home and don’t know where to start.

  • Your solar’s been on for years and the bill never really moved.

  • There’s a quote in your inbox for twenty grand and nothing to judge it against.

  • You keep being told a battery pays for itself. At that price, you don’t quite believe it.

How it works.

  • 1

    A free ten-minute chat.

    You tell me what’s working at your place and what isn’t. We work out whether I’m the right fit for what your house needs. No obligation.

  • 2

    I visit your home.

    Before I get there I read your bills, your meter data, and any quotes you’re holding. Then we walk the place together.

  • 3

    You get it in writing.

    What I found, what each change should save you over time, and a list of ways I can help from there. Some of it you can do yourself. The rest I quote job by job, or run end to end for you.

What I cover.

  • New solar
  • Adding panels
  • Batteries
  • Heating and cooling
  • EV charging
  • Hot water
  • Pool and spa
  • Energy plans

I also set it all up to work together, so you save the most. Got something that isn’t on the list? Let’s chat.


Sometimes the answer is no.

I sell nothing and install nothing, so there is nothing I need you to buy. That means I can say what an installer can’t.

At one house, I told them not to buy the battery yet, to keep the boiler until it gives up, and not to replace the pool heater, because theirs is fine. What saved them money instead was three changes that cost nothing, worth ~$910 a year.

What it costs.

  • Free

    A ten-minute chat to see if I’m the right fit. No obligation.

  • $349

    I read your bills, come to your house, and write you a plan.

    • Site visit included*
    • Savings roadmap
    • Quote review
  • $599

    I go through how you actually use power, then switch you to the best plans myself, so the savings land right away instead of sitting on your to-do list.

    • Everything in the $349 consult
    • Energy plan optimised
    • Check-in a year on

Some of what I find you can do yourself. The rest I quote job by job, or I can run the whole thing for you, from the quotes to checking the install was done right.

*Site visit included across the Surf Coast, the Bellarine and Geelong.

Bright answers.

  • What’s the difference between the $349 and the $599?

    At $349 you get the visit, the plan, and a review of any quotes you’re holding. At $599, I go further: I analyse how you actually use power, switch you to the best plans myself, write the longer report, and come back a year later to see whether the savings landed.

  • Why do you charge for the visit?

    Because the visit is where the findings are. I read your bills before I arrive, but a bill only tells you what you used. It can’t tell you that your EV charger was miswired, your timers aren't set up, or that a badly sealed roof penetration is about to drip onto the inverter below it.

  • Is a battery actually worth it?

    Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Nobody pays me a commission, so I can afford to tell you either way.

  • I’ve got solar and the bill never moved.

    Usually the energy plan, a timer, or an inverter nobody set up properly. The saving normally comes from changing settings and plans, rather than from buying something new.

  • How would I know the install was done right?

    On your own it’s hard to tell. Passing inspection is the bar, and mistakes still get through it. I inspect what went in, and at $599 I look at the bills again a year later to see whether the savings turned up.

  • Isn’t there a free council program for this?

    Yes, and it’s good. Geelong Sustainability’s Electric Homes Program is a directory of vetted installers plus workshops. However, it isn’t a plan for your house, a review of the quotes in your inbox, or someone checking the job was done right.

  • What happens after the consult?

    You get it in writing: what I’d change, in what order, and what each change should save you over time. If you’d rather not deal with installers, I can run the whole job, from reviewing quotes to making sure it’s all working as planned after the final inspection.

  • Is this a green thing?

    Yes. Your house ends up running on more clean power, and that’s a good thing. It also ends up cheaper to run, which is what most people ring me about first.

Start with a free chat.

Ten minutes on the phone, no obligation. I did this for my own family. I want to help you do it for yours.

Or see what it costs