Best Solar Batteries In Australia 2024: Installers Choice Awards

What's the best home battery to buy in Australia in 2024? I asked expert installers their opinion.

There are now dozens of home battery brands available in Australia, so it can be challenging to figure out what may be best for your circumstances.

You could spend ages meticulously comparing technical aspects such as efficiency, backup capabilities and peak power of everything available.

Or you could quickly narrow down the list by consulting those who deal with solar batteries daily. This includes asking what they would install for their own homes - which is exactly what I did.

00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - What are the best value batteries in 2024?
03:31 - What are the best batteries overall?
04:44 - What are the best-supported brands?

NOTE: Selecting a reliable home battery brand is only half the battle. It's equally crucial to find a competent installer. Considering a solar battery stores a substantial amount of energy in a compact space, failure to do so could result in catastrophic consequences. The worst outcome from a faulty battery and/or installation can be an explosion, leading to an uncontrollable fire. Combining a quality battery with a skilled installer ensures safety.

*** Further Info

Understanding Home Battery Storage:

Buying Solar Batteries:

Owning A Home Battery:

Compare Solar Batteries Side-By-Side

Have a question about choosing home batteries? Feel free to ask in the comments section below - and don't forget to subscribe to this channel :)

[davidbrookes]

Why does an EV battery cost 20 grand to replace (60 - 70kW) and a 10kW home storage battery costs 10 to 12 grand? Sounds like a bit of price gouging to me. Can't wait for the sodium-ion tech to start flowing through to bring these prices down. Or will the price gouging continue?

[ElectricCarAustralia]

Nice one! Still waiting for my old school lead acid battery bank to die so I can upgrade. With a bit of tender loving care it just keeps powering on 😉

[MrKpinga]

Surprised the LFP chemistry of the Powerwall 3 wasn’t mentioned.

[regwatson]

Despite the recall (mine just needed a software update) my LG Chem battery keeps on keeping on - still charging to 98% (maximum) and I've had it since 2017. Paid for itself a couple of times over.

[TURBO]

Some installers don't want to use sungrow invertors and batteries anymore due to too many problems.

[MohamedAhmed-drkz]

What about the alpha ess’s smile 5 13.3kw battery kit?? I got mine installed for $11, 000. Cheaper than all those and works flawlessly

[bobparker]

Buyer Beware! I had 54 quality panels and Goodwe inverter installed December 2022 at my house and recently had a "dark start" GoodWe Lynx Home F Series LX F16.4-H battery and a Goodwe GW15K-ET hybrid inverter installed January 2024 with one of your Adelaide based recommended installers and to be frank it's been a nightmare and currently working through a number of persistant issues including random power outages and consistent nil power generation. I now realise I should have conducted additional due diligence and not just relied on your Finn Peacock's website and the glossy brochure spiel from your recommended Adelaide based installer.

[AllThatJazOfficial]

You mentioned BYD is backed by Warren buffet but he has recently sold more than 60% of his shares in the company.

[phredflypogger]

I bought brand new 8 x 6v 'GIANT' gel batteries at 26 KWH for $3700 in Australia. They may only last half as long as a Tesla but they won't burn the house down and when I replace them in 10 years time I'm sure the price per KWH will be much lower. I bought a 6.2 kw PowMr inverter charger off ebay for $700 and after 18 months the lot has run faultlessly.

[stevemar]

What's everyone think of Neovolt Battery, I had a quote for 6k installed for a 10kw

[mordenohare]

I'm surprised at how little I hear people talking about the Redflow ZBM3. Surely this is the best money no-object option given that it does not lose capacity over time and has no thermal runaway risk?

[loonistrex]

Hi Finn, big fan of your work. I got my solar installed through solar quotes a few years ago and I loved your service.

I have some questions about the batteries, specifically about Powerwall.

Would Powerwall 2 keep charging itself from solar panels if we have a prolonged outage for a few days. I know that a DC coupled system such as Fronius + Byd can do it, but can an AC coupled system such as Powerwall 2 do it?

As Powerwall 3 would be having an integrated invertor, would it be able to charge itself in a prolonged outage exclusively from the solar panels?

I like Fronius + Byd option and the flexibility it provides interms of charging during an outage, but don't like the delay in switiching on to the battery during an outage and also the fact that I might have to upgrade the home to a 3 phase system from a single phase system.

[danparks]

Enphase, 5kW entry point then with V2H who needs more when you get a compatible EV

[andrewwatson]

It may be my personal situation but im sure that there are many for whom home batteries at their current levels of technology and pricing do not make economic sense.
A much bettter approach is to use similar sums installing a suitably sixed and efficient quality PV system and replace all or most of your elecrical appliances and lighting with the latest energy efficient models avaiable and then ensuring discretionary use is done in daylight.
Home batteries instalion needs to be priced at less than a third of current levels which have comparable payback times taking decades.
Generally the most costly component of our electricity bill now are the adminstrative charges and it will take a significant rise in grid supply charges or lowering of battery costs before I would consider this under developed technology again.

X

[ja]

Love my powerwall 2 with enphase micros. No power bill for the last six months since install and about $30 in credit still.

[PeterMcInnes-tiou]

Try vaulta batteries in Brisbane great service local and contactable made in Australia!

[JRNagel]

Are these batteries/inverters agnostic with respect to the electricity supply (single vs 3 phase)?

[MarcRennie]

Is there a requirement for different batteries on different phases?
Do these batteries take other form of charging, like from wind power, car batteries?

[charlesmay]

FYI: As of March 5th 2024, Redback Technologies have gone into voluntary administration

[Jimmy-hffz]

How viable would buying a written off EV and using the battery for home storage be?