Battery Storage Installation

What is Home Battery Storage?

A home battery storage system captures excess electricity generated by your solar panels during the day and stores it for use later — typically in the evening when your panels are no longer producing. Rather than exporting surplus energy to the grid at low rates, a battery allows you to use more of the energy you generate, dramatically increasing the financial return on your solar PV investment.

Modern lithium-ion battery systems are compact, quiet, and safe. They are typically wall-mounted in a garage, utility room, or external enclosure. Most systems can be retrofitted to an existing solar PV installation or installed as part of a new solar and battery package. With a home battery, you can reduce your grid electricity import by up to 80 percent, offering significant protection against future energy price increases.

How It Works

Benefits of Battery Storage

• Maximise self-consumption of your solar-generated electricity
• Reduce grid electricity import by up to 80 percent
• Protection against rising energy prices
• Earn from the Smart Export Guarantee when your battery is full
• Emergency backup power during grid outages (with compatible systems)
• Compact, quiet, and safe lithium-ion technology
• Typical payback period of 6 to 10 years
• 10-year manufacturer warranty on most battery systems

Is Battery Storage Right for Me?

Battery storage is most beneficial for households that already have solar PV installed or are planning to install solar panels. If you are frequently out during the day and consume most of your electricity in the evening, a battery allows you to use your solar energy when you actually need it.