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Trade-in a Sungrow Inverter Towards a New Sungrow Hybrid Inverter & Battery System: Apply via Your Solar Installer or Retailer

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Trade-in a Sungrow Inverter Towards a New Sungrow Hybrid Inverter & Battery System: Apply via Your Solar Installer or Retailer
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Lshamonalive on 28/06/2025 - 12:56 aus.sungrowpower.com (2334 clicks)
Last edited 28/06/2025 - 16:05 by 1 other user

Sungrow, Australia’s leading solar inverter and battery brand by market share, has announced the launch of a new trade-in program. Customers can now receive trade-in vouchers valued at up to $1,700 when upgrading to a new Sungrow hybrid inverter and battery system.

With the Australian Federal Battery Rebate prompting widespread system replacements and upgrades, Sungrow’s initiative is designed to ease the financial burden of transitioning to modern, battery-ready solutions.

In some cases, the trade-in value offered is comparable to the cost of the original equipment, delivering exceptional value—particularly for those already considering an upgrade.

Applying for this will be directly through your chosen solar installer/retailer so make sure you mention this in case they aren't aware

To participate, the end-user must:

  • Own the inverter being traded in, and ensure the inverter has been installed on-site for over 3 months.
  • The inverter model must be eligible for the program. Check eligibility here.
  • Purchase and install a qualified Sungrow Hybrid Inverter plus Battery System from an accredited Solar Company.
  • Only one inverter is acceptable for trade-in per site, and the new system must be installed at the same location.
  • Authorize the Solar Company to manage the entire trade-in process, including submission of the application and return of the trade-in inverter.
  • Trade in a unit that meets Sungrow’s return condition criteria, such as being operable and having a visible serial number etc. The inverter must be collected by Sungrow (or its authorised logistics partner).

The eligibility and trade-in value of the inverter are outlined below and are subject to change with prior notice. Terms and conditions apply.

Model Trade-in Value (excl. GST) * Model Trade-in Value (excl. GST) *
SG2K-S $500 SG5KTL-MT $900
SG2KS-S $550 SG10KTL-MT $1000
SG3K-S $600 SG15KTL-M $1100
SG3K-D $650 SG20KTL-M $1200
SG5K-D $800 SH5K-20 $1050
SG8K-D $1000 SH5K-30 $1100
SG2.0RS-S $650 SG5.0RT $1300
SG3.0RS $750 SG7.0RT $1350
SG5.0RS $1000 SG8.0RT $1400
SG5.0RS-ADA $1100 SG10RT $1500
SG8.0RS $1300 SG15RT |$1600
SG10RS $1500 SG20RT $1700
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          • ddhar on 28/06/2025 - 16:30

            @Marty156: Took me a bit to remember there are synonyms to the 'match' word. Are they that bad? 😅

            • Marty156 on 28/06/2025 - 18:10

              @ddhar: @ddhar
              Sorry, was meaning about cowboy installers at that price.
              FYIW,
              Have been obtaining quotes recently to update my 10kW inverter to the Hybrid one, the SH10RS and adding the SBR256 (25.6 kWh).
              Then a minor hiccup, it appears that this combination is NOT supported!
              Maximum DC input to new inverter is 460V, the battery with 8 modules si 432-584 V.
              This means that the largest battery can only be with 6 stacks of 19.2 kWh.

              Back to the drawing board, Goodwe might do and it's cheaper.

              • ohgee on 28/06/2025 - 18:36

                @Marty156: The limit of adding an SBR192 is indeed something to consider with the SH10RS. However, it looks like Goodwe batteries top out at 16.4kwh so it seems like it comes down to cost. Another thing to note is the DC rated discharge of both brands are exceptional, with Goodwe rated higher, but if usage habits were to discharge at the maximum (unlikely) I'd wonder how that would impact the longevity of the cells.

                • Marty156 on 28/06/2025 - 19:43

                  @ohgee: @ohgee
                  I should have clarified that this is all in respect of single phase equipment.
                  The Goodwe looks like a max of 19.2 kWh battery will suit.
                  Sungrow might just be ok for a 22.4 kWh battery.

                  My recent quotes (for same size inverter and battery) make the Sunrow twice as expensive as the Goodwe. For both systems at 256kWh, so that will change anyway.

                  But the Sungrow can do complete house blackout at 63A, the Goodwe cannot.

                  • ohgee on 28/06/2025 - 20:32

                    @Marty156: It's all so relative to one's needs. I don't have any prior knowledge of Goodwe's offerings and looked at the Home F series. They look good with extra overhead for discharge with a 10kw inverter. For perspective, I have a Sungrow SH10RS and went for the 16kwh battery ($8,640 installed after the federal rebate) but the Goodwe batteries spec as if they can handle a higher discharge making me question if they're better in the long term. I'm curious what prevents the Goodwe offering from doing whole house backup since you mention Sungrow can. Aren't they both limited to the inverter capacity (i.e. 10kw with a minimum of their ~16kwh battery)? For transparency, AC will not be on my Sungrow backup circuit, so technically not whole house but irrelevant to the conversation. If there is an extended outage my preference is to run refrigeration and prevent spoilage and not scavenge for ice, everything else is a bonus.
                    I'm very happy with Sungrow's SBR battery range but if Goodwe's offering is half the cost that seems worth looking into further.

                    • Marty156 on 28/06/2025 - 21:39

                      @ohgee: @ohgee
                      Sungrow has 63A automatic bypass capability. Goodwe does only 45A. For rated output load under blackout.
                      Average single phase house mains input is a 63A circuit, hence Sungrow can supply this and Gooodwe cannot.
                      Which means you would have to split your circuit breaker feeds to essential loads only, or possibly more switchboard real estate or replacement thereof'

                      At this stage, I am assuming that I have read the spec sheets correctly, as all quotes have quoted systems with 25.6 kWh !

                      So, at that stage it looked like around $6.5k for Goodwe, and double that for Sungrow.
                      Oh, and of course you can run 20kW of panels if you have battery, instead of the 13.2kW of panels on 10kWh grd inverter -so more power !

                      • ohgee on 28/06/2025 - 21:51

                        @Marty156: It sounds as if you have a good grip on the capabilities of both offerings, and with that in mind if you're as diligent in using either system you'd be covered with either. The decision seems to come down to cost and how much attention can be given to the day to day once a commitment has been made to the battery.

              • shamonalive on 01/07/2025 - 21:52

                @Marty156: If you want 25kWh of storage go with the Sungrow SBH250 battery

        • lalala1111 on 28/06/2025 - 17:14

          Yeah final out of pocket is $10.5k. I went with a small business that my friend used. Price was good compared to the other 3 quotes I received

      • adpaholic on 28/06/2025 - 23:12
        +1

        Too expensive. I just install sungrow 10k and jinko panel 11.5kwh for only $6k

        • lalala1111 on 29/06/2025 - 06:27

          Sorry new to solar, is that 10k sungrow battery?

        • Marty156 on 29/06/2025 - 08:58

          Is that a hybrid inverter? Or are you doing AC coupling?
          (In which case no power if a blackout) -unless extra circuitry installed.

  • wombat81 on 28/06/2025 - 15:49
    +1

    Do we know how long this will last for? I couldn't see any mention of an end date or a limit on the number of trade ins.

  • kriddy on 28/06/2025 - 16:29

    Check with your electricity distributor before doing this. There are distributors in Victoria that will require you to obtain pre-approval for any upgrades and your new inverter will be susceptible to backstop capabilities, meaning your export can be wound back to zero during times of low demand

    • dangerdanger on 28/06/2025 - 17:16
      +2

      Feed in is now 2c/kwh where I am, and soon to be 0c… So perhaps that doesn't matter?

      When it drops to 0c, I'll personally be fiddling with my inverter settings to export nothing. Why give my electrons (and free money) to the power companies?

      • LikezDaBargainz on 28/06/2025 - 17:22
        +1

        20000% agree with this
        Even at 2c it's theft

      • freeb1e4me on 28/06/2025 - 18:07

        Feed in is now 2c/kwh where I am

        All thanks to the battery rebate…

        • dangerdanger on 28/06/2025 - 18:58

          I think the power companies (like the banks and telcos) want to hold on to their monopoly. The drop in FIT was coming regardless. They want everyone to suck on the teat of fossil fuels, not become independent of the grid

          • freeb1e4me on 28/06/2025 - 19:25

            @dangerdanger: Yep and it pushes more people to solar and now batteries. It creates a bigger divide between those that can afford electricity and those that can not. Now the government has stepped in with electricity credits. Eventually that will be mean tested so that the poor can still have the lights on. Once the vast majority of people have solar we will all have to pay a levy to stay connected to the grid. That’s my prediction

            • dangerdanger on 28/06/2025 - 19:32

              @freeb1e4me: … and then they will mandate you HAVE to stay connected to the grid.

              • freeb1e4me on 28/06/2025 - 19:37
                -1

                @dangerdanger: Yep, and every house hold data will be easily accessible by government agencies/cyber criminals through their wifi/ethernet connected smart inverters - the governments will know all

        • noz on 29/06/2025 - 01:48

          Explain how the rebate is causing the FIT to drop? The FIT always drops around this time of year. In my mind, it should cause the FIT to no drop as much as it otherwise would since more people will be soaking up the excess daytime PV in to their batteries instead of exporting it.

          • freeb1e4me on 29/06/2025 - 09:53
            -1

            @noz:

            more people will be soaking up the excess daytime PV in to their batteries instead of exporting it.

            So one way to deal with the loss is to give back less…

      • prankster on 29/06/2025 - 00:15

        Can you change the inverter settings to export nothing?

        What happens if you don’t have battery, all that solar power needs to go somewhere right? Just trying to understand how this would work that’s all ✌️

        • dangerdanger on 29/06/2025 - 01:34

          Battery is considered 'load' (or like a large appliance on the house-side of the wiring).

          I assume you CAN limit export - in fact, most new installations are mandated to allow power companies to remotely do just that! They can force it upon you during peak solar production. When I installed my (large) PV system, the installer left it on export-limited (to 5kW) by mistake. I had to get them to come back remove the limit to 'no limit'.

          Excess solar, not exported to grid, will be limited by the inverter. Maybe it reduces the 'electron highway lanes' available. Google says it does this via Rapid Switching, Pulse Width Modulation, and Voltage and Current Control. But I'm not an engineer…

        • Marty156 on 29/06/2025 - 09:13

          Yes. Its called "Zero Export"
          I'm pretty all export is limited to 5kWh max.

  • HyperX23 on 28/06/2025 - 17:23

    I love this promo idea, it will help people transition to home batteries in this tight economy. I just hope other brands follow as I'm not with this brand currently.

  • smnzer on 28/06/2025 - 19:06

    Dammit the 6 kW version isn't eligible

  • ErlichBachman on 28/06/2025 - 19:35

    Really wish could take advantage of solar

    Two massive gum trees throwing so much shade makes it really an unattractive prospect

    • serpserpserp on 28/06/2025 - 21:49
      -1

      Time to get out the chainsaw in the name of "green energy".

  • Marty156 on 28/06/2025 - 19:49

    Mine were two giant palm trees.
    They came down easily!
    Optimisers on each panel might make it viable for you?
    At least one company here (Qld) is fitting them by default.

  • cookie_lu on 28/06/2025 - 23:28

    With the new sungrow inverter + battery, can you charge as well as draw from EV car ?

    • prankster on 29/06/2025 - 00:16

      I’m assuming you meant Charging your EV car not drawing from EV car?

      • Marty156 on 29/06/2025 - 09:00

        Hmm, how long to fill 60 kWh car battery from 10 kWh solar and battery?
        Not even long enough to make a cuppa, by which time solar battery will probably be flat!

        • prankster on 30/06/2025 - 00:08

          is that how much it costs to fill current car batteries?

  • Horacio on 29/06/2025 - 02:07

    Are we allowed to use EVs as a grid-connected battery yet?

    • vorsprung on 29/06/2025 - 18:35
      +1

      It’s my understanding that yes, this is now allowed in Australia. Problem is the bi-directional chargers are quite expensive (~$7500), and of course your EV must be compatible. This could have all changed since I last looked.

      • Horacio on 29/06/2025 - 23:12

        Ah thanks. Shame to have such a big pile of batteries just calendar degrading in an EV especially if you don't drive often.

        • eddyah on 01/07/2025 - 11:30

          then you shouldn't have bought a car if that's the way you think

          • Horacio on 01/07/2025 - 16:40

            @eddyah: Yes, that is why I am not buying one yet

  • Lucille Bluth on 29/06/2025 - 06:36
    +1

    Hope Goodwe do something similar

    • overlook on 29/06/2025 - 23:14

      exactlyyyyy

  • nad007 on 29/06/2025 - 14:11

    Anyone know any trade in deal for Fronius Inverters?

    • StingyBritches on 01/07/2025 - 07:47

      Yeah. I have a five year old Fronius that I’d like to sell. You’d think they would do some sort of incentive to trade up.

      • sunnyc on 01/07/2025 - 13:55

        yes there is

    • shamonalive on 01/07/2025 - 21:54

      No there isn't and won't be. Fronius focus heavily on sustainability so they won't be offering a similar promotion.

  • wombat81 on 30/06/2025 - 10:48
    +1

    For anyone interested, my installer has given me some rough prices for a hybrid inverter and battery upgrade. I have 13kw of panels and a 10kw Sungrow SG10RS inverter. These are the out of pocket estimates post rebate and include basic installation. I'm in North Qld.

    Sungrow 20KWH Battery: $8250

    Sungrow 30KWH Battery: $11000

    Replacement 10KW Sungrow HYBRID Inverter: $3690 - $1500 trade in

    • SevenSmurfs on 30/06/2025 - 11:04

      Thanks for this - I'm in the same position with the inverter / panels

      Are these prices considered a good deal?

    • Marty156 on 30/06/2025 - 11:15

      Be aware that the SH10RS cannot support a greater than SBR19.2 kWh battery!

      • ohgee on 30/06/2025 - 15:55

        Keep in mind it's 19.2kWh per stack, and it supports up to 4 stacks in parallel (76.8kWh max storage).

        • Marty156 on 30/06/2025 - 17:09
          +1

          Very true, my comment was in regards to the size of the one battery.
          Perhaps the newer SBH200 might be suitable also, its within the maximum Voltage range ok.

          • unco on 01/07/2025 - 11:49

            @Marty156: What's the difference with the SBH and SBR range?

            Pretty newbie at this but I have 10kW panels with SG8.0RS.
            I assume if I were to upgrade I would go with an SH10RS to help maximise output but not sure which batteries to ask for a quote on.

            The 19.2kWh or 20kWh stacks would do for me I think.

            • Marty156 on 01/07/2025 - 13:27

              @unco: The SBH is newer, possible about the same $.
              Has different battery stacks, but as I mentioned earlier, 19-20 kWh is max for SH10RS

      • shamonalive on 01/07/2025 - 21:55

        The SBH250 is compatible with the SH10RS

        • Marty156 on 01/07/2025 - 21:56

          Correct.

    • Marty156 on 01/07/2025 - 14:04

      The 30 kWh battery won't work on the SH10RS inverter (Max is 19-20 kWh)
      That's seems to be around the going price, SE Qld also.

  • jamespond007 on 01/07/2025 - 11:04

    Any good.installers recommendations for Victoria. My roof is empty.

  • knobbs on 01/07/2025 - 11:16

    I want to upgrade my SH8.0RS but I guess they aren't doing tradeins on hybrid. I just want a bigger inverter for more panels :(
    I shouldn't have listened to the installers the 1st time round and just done what I wanted and filled the roof…. Less than a year old inverter and I am trying to justify replacing it

  • Motoxman1 on 01/07/2025 - 12:14

    I currently have 13.2kw of panels with 2 x 5kw sungrow inverters(1 per phase of my 2 phase supply, 2 strings per inverter)
    I'd like to add a battery system that will allow instant switchover when i lose power(country vic often happens) and the ability to charge batteries when grid is down.
    Would i be best going to a 10kw hybrid 3 phase inverter? Or 2 x 5kw hybrids? Similar to how it is currently?
    Do you need a battery per phase or the inverter can take the 1 input and separate out 2 phases?

  • mysterybox on 01/07/2025 - 13:42

    Any good installer in QLD?

  • justanick on 03/07/2025 - 02:48

    I have a Goodwe solar inverter 12kW. What would be the process and cost to convert to Battery?

    This 0.05c selling to grid is becoming useless. I’m in Sydney.

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