02/06/2026
You may know Madeleine Sami as one of New Zealand's most acclaimed actresses, directors, comedians, and writers. When she's not on set, she's often working from home in Auckland, charging their family EV, and with a deck that, as she puts it, gets "pretty brutal" sun. Some great settings for solar.
When Madeleine understood that a solar system with battery storage was tipping towards making genuine financial sense, the decision became easy.
"When I talked it all through with ZEN, batteries were going to be the best thing for powering my house and my family."
With a battery, the midday solar surplus can be captured and used when electricity is most valuable, at the edges of the day. And Madeleine's seen some immediate results:
95%
Monthly bill reduction vs pre-solar
Plus, Madeleine could maximise the benefit of owning an EV. Rather than exporting surplus solar at a low rate, she diverts it straight to her car during the daytime, replacing expensive petrol with free sunshine.
It’s energy. Homegrown.
Meet Madeleine Sami and discover more about her solar story >>>