How WattMate works and how we make money

What we are

WattMate is an independent lead generator for home energy in Western Australia. We help you understand your options — batteries, solar, rebates, your bill — and when you're ready, we connect you with licensed local installers who quote you directly.

We don't sell solar systems or batteries. We don't install them. We don't handle your money. Every price you see on our sites is indicative only: installers quote the actual price, and your contract is with the installer you choose.

How the matching works

1. You tell us about your home — your suburb, your usage, what you're trying to achieve. The more you share, the better the match; you stay in control of what you provide.
2. We match you with installers who service your area and handle the kind of system you're after.
3. Installers contact you with real quotes. You compare them, ask questions, and choose — or choose none of them. There's no obligation at any point, and it costs you nothing.

What we're not

We're not the installer, so we don't carry installer accreditations ourselves — the installers we match you with hold their own CEC and SAA credentials, and you'll see those where we show installer details. We're not a broker who negotiates on your behalf, and we're not a retailer with stock to move. If you ever see language on our sites that sounds like we're selling you something, tell us — it's a bug, not a business model.

Why this model, honestly

Because it's the one where honest content pays. Our comparisons and reviews only generate leads if you trust them, and you'll only trust them if they're straight with you — including about products we think are overpriced, batteries that don't qualify for the WA rebate, and situations where the right answer is "don't buy anything yet." A flat per-lead fee means the economics reward being right, not being persuasive. Whether our advice actually is impartial is a fair question with its own page: independent solar advice.