SolarQuotes Is Seeking A Home Electrification Writer

A woman holding a magnifying glassAre you a journalist with experience covering renewables, or a solar fanatic with professional writing experience? We might have just the role for you.

SolarQuotes is looking to expand our team of writers covering solar, batteries, home EV chargers, hot water heat pumps and more. Here’s all the key details:

Location: Adelaide, or remote (Australia) for the right candidate
Type: Full-time

Help Australians ditch high energy bills and fossil fuels

At SolarQuotes, our mission is simple: help Australians cut their energy bills and accelerate the transition to clean energy at home.

We’re looking for a Home Electrification Writer to join our team — someone who can translate their passion for renewable energy into clear, trustworthy, and engaging stories.

What you’ll do

You’ll educate the millions of Australians who turn to our website for advice on how to electrify their homes. That includes:

  • Writing and editing news articles, evergreen guides, reviews, and more;
  • Covering topics like rooftop solar, batteries, EVs, and electric alternatives to gas appliances;
  • Turning complex technical topics into simple, practical advice;
  • Updating and improving existing content to keep it accurate and useful;
  • Collaborating with our team of in-house experts to ensure content is honest, engaging and genuinely helpful.

What we’re looking for

Essential:

  • Excellent writing and editing skills;
  • A strong interest in solar and home electrification;
  • Experience writing about renewables or the broader energy sector.

Desirable:

  • Personal experience living with solar/batteries/EVs/hot water heat pumps;
  • An understanding of AI’s benefits and limitations as a tool, and when human judgement matters;
  • Journalism experience;
  • SEO/content optimisation skills;
  • Experience with video scriptwriting and production.

What we offer:

Large impact: Millions of Australians turn to our content every year to learn how to cut their bills and emissions;
Editorial integrity: We don’t do sponsored content disguised as advice — your work stays honest and useful;
Flexible work arrangements: Work from home and from our Adelaide CBD office, with family-friendly work arrangements available;
Small, passionate team: Work alongside and draw on the knowledge of a team of home electrification experts.

How To Apply

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter, three published examples of your work, and a pitch of an article idea that you think is appropriate for SolarQuotes to [email protected] by May 22, 2026. 

About Max Opray

Journalist Max Opray joined SolarQuotes in 2025 as editor, bringing with him over a decade of experience covering green energy. Across his career Max has won multiple awards for his feature stories for The Guardian and The Saturday Paper, fact-checked energy claims for Australian Associated Press, launched the climate solutions newsletter Climactic, and covered the circular economy for sustainability thinktank Metabolic. Max also reported on table tennis at the 2016 Rio Olympics — and is patiently waiting for any tenuous excuse to include his ping pong expertise in a SolarQuotes story.

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2. Put down your weapons.
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5. Please stay on topic.

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