As it stands today, most home solar systems in Australia do not have a solar battery attached. Mainly due to their high upfront cost when compared to the savings they can offer homeowners. However as solar feed in tariffs have fallen in recent years and homeowners put greater value on things like power security and carbon emission reductions, the number of batteries being installed is increasing.
What are the main benefits?
There are a variety of home benefits which should be considered by owners:
- Energy bill savings: by storing surplus solar power in battery and using it in the evening, solar batteries help homeowners make further reductions on their electricity bills.
- Power Outages: most batteries have the capability to keep power operating to your home during a network black-out or power outage.
- Virtual Power Plants: These schemes enlist a group of batteries together to provide services to the grid. This means the VPP operator may occasionally take control of your battery, and pay you handsomely for the privilege
- Carbon Footprint: by getting your requirements from the grid closer to zero, you can reduce your carbon emissions by ensuring your are running from renewable energy sources.
Are They Worth It?
This is the question that many homeowners have been asking for the past 15 years. We’ve analysed it deeply in our in-depth study which we recommend all homeowners read before buying. The short answer is, that in most cases in Australia, you will need to rely on some of the non-financial benefits mentioned above if for the investment in solar battery to make sense.
Compare Solar Battery Quotes From Quality Installers
Solar Choice has pre-vetted a list of over 400 solar installers across Australia over the last 16 years. Our online quote comparison tool compares some of the leading options in your area and you can transparently browse through their quote and company information on our portal.
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Solar Battery Comparison – Available Brands in Australia
Tesla
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
USA
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$952
Warranty:
10 years, 3,600 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
2.74 MWh
Sungrow
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$759
Warranty:
10 years
Alpha ESS
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$812
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.12 MWh
BYD
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$995
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3 MWh to 3.09 MWh (depending on model)
Growatt
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
2.9 MWh (ARK series), 4.08 MWh (ALP Series), 4.18 MWh (APX Series)
Enphase
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
USA
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,680
Warranty:
15 years, 6000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Sonnen
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Germany
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,211
Warranty:
10 years, 10,000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80%
Huawei
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.29 MWh
LG Chem
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$826
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.39 MWh (RESU 6.5), 3.41 MWh (RESU 10)
Goodwe
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,011
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
2.96 MWh (LX U Series), 2.56 MWh (LX F Series)
SolarEdge
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,134
Warranty:
10 years, Unlimited cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Q Cells
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Warranty:
15 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60% (Q Home Core Series), 65% (Q. Home ESS HYB Series)
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
4.30 MWh (Q Home Core Series),2.96 MWh(Q. Home ESS HYB Series)
SolaX
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$797
Warranty:
10 years
SENEC
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Germany
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Warranty:
10 years, 12,000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
75%
Powerplus Energy
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Australia
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,171
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80% (LiFe Series), 70% (Eco4847P), 60% (Eco Series)
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
7.00 MWh (50% DoD), 4.00 MWh (75% DoD), 3.56 MWh (80% DoD)
Eguana
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,188
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
1.55 MWh
Sigenergy
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,014
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.04 MWh
Redx Technology
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Warranty:
10 years, 4500 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
2.8 MWh
Fronius
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Austria
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
7 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80%
Delta
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Taiwan
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$846
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
50%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.21 MWh(BX Series)
Trina
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
2.34 MWh
Pylontech
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$884
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
eCactus
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.34 MWh
Solarwatt
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
Germany
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80%
ESY Sunhome
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
4.19 MWh
Simpliphi
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
USA
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years, 10,000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.85 MWh (100% DoD), 4.93 MWh (90% DoD), 8.82 MWh (80% DoD)
Zenaji
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Australia
Chemistry:
Lithium Titanate (LTO)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,554
Warranty:
20 years, 22,000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80%
Varta
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Germany
Chemistry:
Lithium NMC
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,183
Warranty:
10 years, 4,000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
80%
Soltaro
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,307
Warranty:
10 years, 10,000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
85%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
4.56 MWh
Redflow
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Mexico
Chemistry:
Zinc Bromide
Warranty:
10 years
RedEarth
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Australia
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,607
Warranty:
7 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
75%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
4.27 MWh (SunRise BYD B+), 5.33 MWh (SunRise LG Chem)
genZ
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Australia
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$926
Warranty:
10 years, 10000 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
75%
Fimer
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
Italy
Chemistry:
Lithium-ion
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$1,887
Warranty:
10 years, 3650 cycles
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
60%
Dyness
Battery
Office in Australia:
No
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$710
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.10 MWh
Chelion
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Approx. Cost per Usable kWh:
$895
Warranty:
10 years
Minimum Capacity at end of Warranty:
70%
Warrantied Throughput per usable kWh:
3.55 MWh (iHome B6.5-L01), 2.85 MWh (iHome B5-HD02)
Sofar
Battery
Office in Australia:
Yes
Made In:
China
Chemistry:
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
Warranty:
10 years
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