Solar Battery Cost

Home batteries are the way to go if you want to get the most out of your solar power system system. Given Solar Feed-In Tariffs are so low now (and we’re about to be charged for sending too much power back into the grid in the middle of the day c/o the new ‘Sun Tax’), batteries certainly make much more sense than they did previously. Add to this the NSW VPP rebate and the Federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP), which together bring down the cost of battery storage by around 40%, the business case for battery storage really stacks up now.

Here are a few examples of how much solar batteries can cost. This is after the Federal government CHBP rebate has been deducted, but the VPP rebate has not been factored in, as the homeowner needs to apply for this themselves:

Battery type	System	Cost
10kWh battery	SolarEdge 10kWh Home Battery	From $9,470 Add a supplementary 10kWh battery: from $5,790
10kWh battery	Sungrow 8kW inverter / Sungrow 10kWh battery	From $10,370 Add a supplementary 10kWh battery: from $2,400
14kWh battery	Tesla Powerwall 3 14kWh	From $12,950 Add a supplementary 14kWh battery: from $6,990
16kWh battery	SigEnergy 10kW inverter / SigEnergy 16Wh battery	From $10,760 Add a supplementary 8Wh battery: from $2,450
20kWh battery	Sungrow 3 phase hybrid inverter / Sungrow 20Wh battery	From $19,950 Add a supplementary 10kWh battery: from $3,390

The above pricing includes supply and installation. To meet Australian Standards, there are only certain locations on your property where a battery can be positioned. We always organise a pre-installation site visit to determine best battery location.

To achieve the fastest ROI on solar and storage, look at joining a Virtual Power Plant (VPP), which can hasten the payback of a battery storage investment by up to 20%.

A low-interest Green Loan makes it affordable to install home batteries, as you don’t need to put your hand in your pocket to pay for your system. Under this arrangement, the reduction in your bill by having solar & batteries installed and you using your free power day & night, can outweigh the bulk of your loan repayments.

Please get in contact if you’d like our help in working out the right size and type of battery for your needs.

Solar battery storage savings

You can reduce your reliance on the grid by as much as 100% with a solar and battery system. To provide you with an accurate solution, we highly recommend a Free Home Assessment.

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Solar battery alternatives

Larger solar battery storage systems can be pricey, so it’s good to know there are more affordable alternatives to batteries that can help you achieve a similar financial result, such as:

Solar energy diverters – allow you to divert any surplus solar energy to pre-heat your electric hot water system before exporting the remaining excess to the grid. Meaning your hot water system doesn’t need to run for as long overnight as the water has already been pre-heated by electricity generated from your solar panels. It effectively turns your electric hot water system into a solar hot water system.
Smart relays – these can be connected to many electrical appliances. When there’s surplus solar energy, these clever units can switch on equipment like air-conditioning, pool pumps and heat pumps. Should a cloud block the sun and your solar production suddenly decreases, the smart relay will stop sending surplus solar energy to the appliance until the sun reappears.

A decent size solar battery (10kWh-16kWh) typically costs between $10,500 and $18,000, while these types of units cost around $1,300 – $1,400 supplied and installed.

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