Solar Battery Rebate Craze - Did You Manage to Get One?

Succulent on 02/05/2026 - 23:46
Last edited 03/05/2026 - 07:58

Hi OzB,

Did anyone here pull the trigger during the recent solar battery craze and get their system installed?

If you had a good experience — decent price and solid workmanship — keen if you could share the details

State:
Battery size:
Battery brand:
Inverter size
Single or three phase:
Total cost:

I’ve been hearing a few horror stories lately… super cheap quotes but installers ghosting after deposit, long delays with no install date, or terrible after-sales when things stop working.

A few of us missed the April installs, so any recommendations or referrals would be awesome — check with your installer you could get referral bonus too.

Home & Garden Solar Battery

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  • tenpercent on 03/05/2026 - 09:26

    I'm just here to see who's been complaining about inflation and government spending in the other thread but took advantage of this. 🍿

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  • Bignudge on 03/05/2026 - 10:50

    Voltx 50kWh battery with a 10KW inverter…AC coupled to an existing 5KW Sunnyboy solar inverter with 5.67KW worth of solar panels all facing north. Got it for $5000 fully installed. Deposited $100 last week of Dec 2025, installed on 4th Feb 2026… so approximately 2 months wait. System is working great.

    I realised my solar panel system was too small-> switched to Globird Zero Hero plan-> getting ~$1.78 credit every single day after everything.

    Before getting the battery, it was costing me ~$50/month for electricty bills. So now I'm saving $600 a year + getting a $650 credit= ~$1,250 benefit a year. Thus I shall get my ROI in 4 years whilst using everything balls to the wall. (Washing and drying clothes at night to free up the weekend mornings, AC kept at 23 degrees all the time, heater in the toilet, maximum dish washer usage, 2x gaming PCs running every night, etc).

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    • 3dprintdeals on 03/05/2026 - 18:19

      I find ROI will be quicker as I use more power than I would normally.

      Maxing our dehumidifers, aircon and other power hungry devices esp during the 3 hour free period.

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      • Bignudge on 03/05/2026 - 19:27
        1. Extra safety around the house. I've got extra bright lights lighting up the floorspace all around my house outside every night.
        2. 9x Reolink cameras recording 24/7+ turning on their flashlight 6pm-6am.
        3. Lights in common areas inside the house remaining on all the time.
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        • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 08:01

          With all of your usages, yet you still get ~$1.78 credit, thats amazing!! Sounds like a great and comfy house with all of these lighting and AC 24/7. I assume you fill the battery to the max capacity during the free hours?

          How did you configure your app so that it is auto import and export? It is easy to set and forget?

          I am assuming you are getting the solplanet battery model from voltx instead of neovolt?

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          • Bignudge on 04/05/2026 - 14:47

            @Succulent: Yes I am with the rebranded Solplanet model. I fill up to 100% and discharge to ~40% before filling up again the next day.

            It is rated for ~6000-8000 cycles or ~19 years if fully cycling once a day. It also has a 10 year warranty so I'm not afraid of that.

            I use "custom mode" and just set it to charge at 10.7KW between 11-2, and sell at ~6.5KW between 6-9pm. It's all automatic.

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            • widzz on 29/05/2026 - 01:06

              @Bignudge: I have similar battery & inverter configuration as you and I assumed you with single phase?
              If so, how you can set to charge at 10.7kW?

              In my app under custom settings, the max number I can input for charge is 10000W, any number greater than that will automatically reverted back to max 10000W..

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              • Bignudge on 29/05/2026 - 16:54

                @widzz: Slight misunderstanding from my end. My charge rate is set to the maximum of 10000W. The battery is charged at 9.6KW…. but the AC feed in is 10.7KW.

                So yes I'm charging at 10.7KW worth of power, but only 9.6KW actually makes it to the battery

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    • Bidet Mate on 04/05/2026 - 11:55

      nice numbers. Can I ask approx what region you're in for weather purposes?

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      • Bignudge on 29/05/2026 - 16:54

        I'm in Sydney, NSW

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  • narbe on 03/05/2026 - 09:21

    Just got my battery in on the last day. OMG i haven been this stressed trying to SPEND money in a long time.

    Signed up in Dec. And after daily phone calls for 4 months I got it 30/4/26.

    42kW fox + 15kW H3 PRO battery

    They couldnt do backup. But I'm planning to get whole house backup with the new Fox PRO Box whenever that comes out in aus.

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    • Zapwap on 04/05/2026 - 13:47

      how much did you pay?

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      • narbe on 04/05/2026 - 17:46

        8k

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  • Hvrd on 03/05/2026 - 16:35

    State: SA
    Battery size: 41,93
    Battery brand: FOXESS
    Inverter size 8KW
    Single or three phase: SINGLE
    Total cost: $4100 after all rebates

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    • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 08:05

      Wow i have never seen price this cheap. Care to share the company name?

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      • Hvrd on 04/05/2026 - 14:02

        Aussie solar, they had it for 6k and then I applied for sa priority reps rebate for 2k when I joined amber with it

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        • TheKas on 06/05/2026 - 15:57

          Hey mate,
          Who is this specifically? There's so many under Aussie solar. would really appreciate if you can provide the website please.

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  • cauilfield on 03/05/2026 - 10:37

    got 30kwh on 5.5kw solar, got a cheap brand - works good running since nov last year.

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    • Raskids10 on 04/05/2026 - 14:40

      Do you find that 5.5 kw solar enough to charge 30kw battery?

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      • greater mimic on 04/05/2026 - 15:06

        You would probably be able to buy early-mid arvo if your energy needs are low. If you're running ducted aircon/heater or charging car then definitely not

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  • AustriaBargain on 03/05/2026 - 01:58

    There's a Tesla battery in the house I'm living in. Capacity isn't great, hasn't actually shaved a whole lot off the bill. Saved our ass in a few blackouts though.

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    • CocaKoala on 05/05/2026 - 09:47

      If there's no solar, then the best way to use it would be to switch to a free 4 hour plan and update the electricity rates in the Tesla app and let it grid charge during the time. Then select other options that tell the software you want it for self consumption. The battery will then discharge through the rest of the day, reducing your reliance on the grid.

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  • Shadowsfury on 04/05/2026 - 10:10

    State: VIC
    Battery size: 41.93
    Battery brand: Foxess
    Inverter size: 9.9
    Single or three phase: three
    Solar: 4.75kw :(
    Total cost: about $12.5k

    Was incredibly hard getting quotes due to an unusual roof shape that turned most installers off. Probably would have preferred 15kw inverter to maximise free power window but was out of stock.

    Signed up in Feb and only got finalised last week, just in time.

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  • FiDad on 04/05/2026 - 10:33

    I am few of the lucky ones who managed to get solar + battery installed by voltx. Installtion was done end Feb, no issues till now.
    State: NSW
    Battery size: 53
    Battery brand: solplanet
    Inverter size: 12
    Single or three phase: three
    Solar: 6.6
    Backup - 2 circuits
    Total cost: $8950

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  • Darayus on 04/05/2026 - 11:21

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 40KW
    Battery brand: ALPHA ESS
    Inverter size: 5KW
    Single or three phase: SINGLE
    Total cost: $3500
    Ordered in Last week of March installed on 2nd April, everything on whatsapp and email, No upfront deposit payment after installation. Very happy with the Work.
    Installed by IMG under MG & IM buyer plans

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    • Austech on 12/06/2026 - 00:33

      You were one of the lucky ones. Quotes for double that now despite fulfilling purchase requirements to get it for 3.5K when buying an IM5/IM6 during the offer window. Hardest part seems to be getting through to someone from MG/IM to get the ball rolling, then get hit with double the advertised price.

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  • outsideworld on 04/05/2026 - 13:25

    I installed a Polestar 3 111 kWh battery. Compared to the Tesla Powerwall 3’s 13.5 kWh capacity, it is powerful enough that I am now providing power to the entire neighbourhood. Once Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are released, I plan to install one in the garage as my next upgrade.

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    • Zoop on 04/05/2026 - 22:05

      Any special approval needed?

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  • ReallyLost on 04/05/2026 - 16:12

    I got voltx 53kwh system with 13kwh inverter and 13kwh solar panels all done for $10,000

    It's been installed just over 5 weeks now. My bill is monthly and i am in credit now plus waiting for gift card after first quarter. Battery rewards AGL

    My daily usage is around 20-25kwh

    Edit - the most i have seen my system produce is 73kwh in a single day usually last few weeks average 50kwh a day

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    • turk182 on 04/05/2026 - 21:37

      Im with flow power. NSW its 0.45c per kw between 530-730pm. I have a15kw Inverter and make between $10-$12 per day. Then minus daily fee $1.40
      Previously with amber vpp, terrible experience with tariff only applying monday-friday

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    • Ace26 on 04/05/2026 - 19:48

      Look up the globird zero hero plan

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      • ReallyLost on 04/05/2026 - 19:52

        Can't seem to find that plan? How does it compare with agl rewards?

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        • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 20:57

          Globird Zero hero

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        • Opaquer on 05/05/2026 - 09:02

          I was originally looking at AGL too but didn't want to join their VPP plan for them to export when they wanted, and after looking at various other places, ended up at globird. Though they say they're a VPP and that they can take power when they need to, they've never asked to take power from my system at all, which has been nice - I still get all the benefits of not paying power without having to deal with power being taken from my system! We've had the battery with them for almost 3 months now and so far it's been smooth sailing.

          For some perspective, I've got a 42kwh Fox ESS system with the zero hero plan too. I have it force charge between 11am-2pm each day, so no matter what, I know that I can get at least 70% of the battery charged per day for free regardless of how little solar there is to help top up the battery.

          Between 6-8pm is their peak time, so you have to make sure to not use grid power during that time; if you don't use grid power you get a $1 credit for that day, and any power you export between that time also gives you 15c/kwh for the first 10kw (though I think they've recently changed the plan to be no grid power between 6-9pm and 15c/kwh for up to the first 15kwh, so if you signed up now you'll probably be on that one).

          I'm averaging about 7-8kwh exported during the peak time, and by making sure I don't use grid power during that time either, I'm sitting on a very easy average of $0.7 per day, which has been amazing!

          I'm not an expert on all of it but if you have any questions let me know and I can try answer!

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  • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 21:02

    Thanks the inputs and stories!

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  • RandomDealHunter on 05/05/2026 - 22:00

    State: NSW
    Solar: 7kw
    Inverter: 6.6kw
    Battery: 20kwh
    Supplier: Aldi Solar
    Cost: $8499
    Installed: 4 May 2026

    Enquired in Dec 2025 and locked the price via email, booked in March 2026, paid in mid-April and Installed after rebated ended as they could not source installers. However, the best thing was that they honoured the agreed price after STC handed to them on 4 May. Overall bill shows system cost was circa $14,500K. STC would be circa $4K so they may have lost $2K but they honoured the price - which is great and is the reason we went to a big company and won’t hopefully go bankrupt within warranty period. Only Day1 but happy with the install thus far.

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  • prisonmike on 03/05/2026 - 01:00

    When is the rebate going to end/reduced? Is it too late to get the rebates?

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    • Succulent on 03/05/2026 - 08:02

      For smaller battery size less than 14kw (this is just enough if you have 6.6kw solar panel) the rebate is still the same for April. But anything higher, the rebate would reduce from May (quite a lot up to 60% rebate being reduce for higher size) - we are talking in thousands $ here. Thats why ppl were selling and installing 48 kw battery in april, where now in May you, would see more of 28 kw battery or lower on offer.

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      • mskeggs on 03/05/2026 - 14:23

        There is no one size fits all for whether a 14kW system is suitable for a 6.6kW solar panel.
        Any size battery will cut your peak time bills, few batteries larger than your night time usage are likely to be cost effective now, so batteries over 14kW are probably as high as most households want.
        If you use a lot of power, e.g. with an EV, you might want bigger.
        I expect the most price competition will now be between 14kW and 24kW, and bigger batteries will become rare.

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        • treeman on 04/05/2026 - 11:49

          We got a 9.6kw battery and it's still fine overnight assuming we don't have the air con. Even in the Winter.

          So there is no one size fits all.

          Our panels are about 10kw.

          We got ours 2 years ago so no rebate given.

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          • iDroid on 05/05/2026 - 16:46

            @treeman: We had a 13kWh battery (10kWh usable) with 13.2kWh of panels. and it was empty by 8pm most days.

            We now have 48kWh of batteries and 28kWh of panels - this works far better, we can make it through the night typically.

            Though on grey days we still can't fill the battery to 100% (like today - only got to 80% (38kWH)).

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            • StalkingIbis on 06/05/2026 - 10:17

              @iDroid: how are you ever not making it through the night??

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              • iDroid on 06/05/2026 - 11:23

                @StalkingIbis: We do make it through the night most nights now (with the new 48kwh battery and panels) - but still unlikely if we were to leave the heater on over night in winter (we don't typically). Also on grey days we still can't always fill our battery (4 people at home most of the day) - also a large multi generational home, so that increases use a lot.

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        • pjbargain15 on 05/05/2026 - 00:01

          With bigger batteries, there are always more options to generate income. They are more expensive, but so is ROI higher, though, with reduced rebates ROI would be stretched now.

          Smaller batteries are ok for own use, but won't be able to generate the income bigger batteries can. E.g. there are retailers who pay 1c (or even 0c!) per kw Solar FIT during day, but pay 20c or even 25c per kw during evening peak when Solar isn't being generated. With 50 kw battery, you can easily export 20-30kw and generate $5-6 per day! Smaller batteries would be very limited in exporting in that time. So yes, if you can afford it, answer is always go BIG

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    • sajidmib on 03/05/2026 - 01:12

      End of May i believe

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  • DreadPirateRoberts on 03/05/2026 - 11:09

    State: Vic
    Battery size: 22.4 kWh
    Battery brand: Sungrow
    Inverter size: 15kW Sungrow
    Single or three phase: Three phase
    Total cost: $22k(-ish?)

    During that time they installed almost 50 panels too. So there's about ~21kW of solar panels on my roof

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    • Excelsior on 04/05/2026 - 11:06

      Very similar to my set up except I have fewer panels - around 15kw total.

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  • 82norm on 03/05/2026 - 20:30

    NSW, 32kW, Sigenergy,10kW inverter, single phase, $18,500. Full blackout capable. No problems so far.

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  • bohn on 03/05/2026 - 21:26

    VIC, 40kW, Goodwe ESA,10kW inverter, single phase, $9,500. Full blackout capable. No problems so far.

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  • cyrax83 on 04/05/2026 - 12:22

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 47.92kw
    Battery brand: Fox ESS
    Inverter size: 15KW
    Single or three phase: Three Phase
    Total cost: $7,072
    Signed 3rd Feb, installed 19th Feb

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  • jtc13 on 04/05/2026 - 12:26

    State: Vic
    Battery size: 16.1kwh
    Battery brand: Sigenstore
    Inverter size: Hybrid 5kwh inverter
    Single or three phase: Single phase
    Total cost: $8800 installed

    Installed in July 2025 so almost a year into the experience. We also added more solar panels to our existing, a heat pump hot water system and a ducted heating and cooling aircon to replace Gas ducted heating. Total savings around $3000 for the first year based on 2024/25 gas and electricity bills and projections for the next couple of months.

    Hope this helps some thinking about it. Note i see value in going for an electricity plan with the free 3 or 4 hours power every day as can set up to always charge the battery even when it is a really bad solar day.

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    • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 20:54

      How much did you pay for the heat pump hot water system, installed? I saw some ads says there are currently rebate on this as well? Do you notice any difference compared to when you were using gas?

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  • Librarytime on 04/05/2026 - 13:28

    Regional NSW, 32kWh Sigenergy w/ 10kw inverter, ac coupled to existing 6.6kw system. Approx 13k, installed August last year at start of rebate. Roi on just battery approx 6.5 years.

    Adding blackout protection, 7kw more panels and dc coupling the existing panels later this year approx 5k. Would have been cheaper to do with original install but we minimised the initial outlay. Blows out the roi a bit but provides more convenience and peace of mind, less to manage with heating and cooling.

    Also installed sigenergy EVAC charger and leased an MG4 last year, haven’t paid for power or petrol since (except for long trips). Couldn’t have timed it better

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  • sackrace on 04/05/2026 - 15:42

    Here is the review from my experience with Tally Energy Group:

    I signed a fixed-price contract with Tally Energy Group in February 2026 for a significant domestic solar and battery system. This project has failed to eventuate at the time of this review and Tally Energy have notified me of an increase in pricing if I expect them to follow through on the contract.
    I have documented over 30 interactions across phone, SMS, and email. I was promised no less than 5 specific installation dates, all of which were missed. At no point was I notified of a cancellation; I wasted two days of leave and a Saturday waiting for "phantom" crews. Despite their contract requiring written confirmations, they ignored almost every request for written schedules.
    As the subsidy deadline approached, I was pressured into accepting alternative hardware that involved a ~20% drop in battery capacity just to ensure a timely install. Despite me agreeing to this lower-spec equipment to facilitate the job, Tally still failed to show up on the agreed dates.
    One day before the subsidy ended, Tally notified me they would not install and were instead unilaterally raising my price. They claimed "supply chain issues," which is logically inconsistent given they had claimed equipment was allocated to me for five previous dates.
    I am now out of pocket for lost leave, have missed the full subsidy, and am left with a retailer that has failed its ethical and contracted obligations to me. Recent reviews lead me to believe I am not an isolated case. At this point I urge anyone considering working with them in the future to strongly reconsider. My family and I are worse off for having trusted this company.

    Absolutely appalling experience, especially given they were well reviewed prior.

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    • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 20:56

      I'm sorry to hear that happened to you. Thanks for the heads up though!

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  • Johnny L on 04/05/2026 - 16:13

    State: Vic
    Battery size: 33kwh
    Battery brand: Goodwe ESA
    Inverter size: 10kw
    Single or three phase: Single phase, Double storey, full backup
    Solar : 4.8kwh :(
    Total cost: 12.5k (after cashback- see note)

    Decided to go ahead even with the lower solar due to roof restriction- battery size sustained self consumption with 3h free charge.
    Was hard to find installers willing to install double storey.
    At the time there was a green loan offer from Commbank to finance for 4% and $1500 cashback. worked out well, happy with the installation , getting $8 power bills for couple months now

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    • Shadowsfury on 05/05/2026 - 10:31

      Same but bigger battery - free power windows still make it worthwhile but I'm sure payback period will be longer than those with more panels (as panels are cheap and produce a surprising amount of power)

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  • hdus002 on 04/05/2026 - 16:58

    State: VIC
    Battery size: 42 kw
    Battery brand: Fox ESS
    Inverter size: 10 KW
    Single or three phase: Single
    Total cost: $10000. Initial quote was about 7.7k, but they sent across 3 different installers and they all declined to do the job as they felt the work was too complicated, and then a 4th installer said they could do it for a higher price, so went with that.

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  • 2190sarah on 04/05/2026 - 19:52

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 40.5kw
    Battery brand: 3x Tesla PW3
    Solar panels: 33 kw
    Single or three phase: Single Phase
    Also included whole house backup, hot water system timer
    Total cost: $38,000
    September 2025
    ROI: ~ 6 years (we use a lot of electricity…)

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  • Ace26 on 04/05/2026 - 19:52

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 53 kw
    Battery brand: Voltx/Solplanet
    Inverter size: 10 KW
    Single or three phase: 3
    Cost me around 7k including 2 circuit back up. (They couldn’t do 4 circuits). Been getting ~$1.5 credit per day after all expenses with globird zero hero.

    Had inverter fail in the 2nd of use and they replaced it (4 weeks delay). Happy with the purchase and hope it works as intended for the 10+years. Usage has gone up with aircon but no bills.

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  • Opaquer on 04/05/2026 - 20:24

    State: QLD
    Battery size: 42kwh
    Battery brand: FoxESS
    Inverter size: 10kwh
    Single or three phase: Single Phase
    Total cost: $8,400 (this includes 3 circuits and DC coupling to remove the old inverter and replace it with a new one)

    I feel like I got lucky with my one - I got quotes late Jan I think, went ahead shortly after. Energex (QLD) had to give their approval, so the company I went through for the battery sent that off. This step took the longest, but maybe ~10 days later Energex emailed me back saying that everything was ok and they've given their approval. Later that day (Monday), I got a call from my installer asking if Friday was ok to have it installed. I said yes, they came Friday and got it installed. This was mid Feb, and the battery's been solid since.

    I looked at various plans and companies and ended up going with Globird - it's so easy to set and forget it that it's worth it for us. We have it force charge for 3 hours between 11am-2pm, then force discharge in the evening to get 15c/kwh. There was one day early on when I was trying to figure out how it all worked when I accidentally told the system to BUY during peak time instead of sell (whoops!) which ended up costing us ~$2.50, but apart from that, we've gotten the $1 credit each day as well as averaging ~7-8kwh exported at 15c/kwh. There's been 3 days where we've spent $0.25, $0.11 and $0.02 because we had bigger uses those days and not much solar and imported more than usual, but apart from that, we've been averaging a credit of ~$0.60-0.70 each day, which has been a much better number than our ~$4-$5 per day on a GOOD day before we had batteries.

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  • supersabroso on 04/05/2026 - 20:44

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 51.2kWh
    Battery brand: Solplanet (VoltX)
    Inverter size: 10kW
    Single or three phase: Single
    Total cost: $5599 (only paid $2,500 to date due to outstanding defects/unfinished install)

    I had a long journey starting in August 2025 with the $5400 for a 30.1kWh Neovolt battery from VoltX, went to ASB for the 41.93kWh FoxESS battery as it was a better deal and VoltX couldn't deliver, they couldn't do solar panels so I went to my original installer Sparklife who couldn't obtain the 10kW inverter they promised for months. Finally I went back to VoltX for the $4,999 AlphaESS 50.5kWh battery who ran out of stock and ended up offering me the Solplanet 51.2kWh battery instead. It's been good as they installed it within a week and it's been working ever since. However, I have had a lot of non-critical issues like the missing cover for the inverter (still nothing after 5 months), a canopy came loose due to bolts that popped out of my wall (they used silicone to stick it back in), back up failed on the second blackout (they came and flicked the isolator switch a few times and said it's fixed), I've been derated/limited to 5.5kW of output and 6.8kW of input on my 10kW inverter for months (neither Solplanet nor VoltX can fix the issue). I've also just lost the solar & load values, possibly due to a failed meter but luckily everything is still working fine, it just doesn't show/record those values any more. I'm hoping now that it's May, the huge battery rush is over and they have time to come and fix up/finish their existing installations properly if they care about the missing $2999 left to be paid out of the $23,500 they were meant to get. The system has saved me $650/5 months and hopefully gain another $240 from AGL due to exports, this is averaging $2.4k/year which would be amazing as it'd be paid off in 2.33 years but realistically it's 4 years as winter isn't going to be as good as summer.

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  • morebunnings on 04/05/2026 - 20:55

    Originally signed up with a scam company (aussie solar batteries) in October, after reaching out a bunch of times to them about installation and not getting answers (I'm still waiting, haven't heard from them yet), I went with different local company, got it installed a couple months ago.

    42kw foxess installed for $7.6, icl a 10kw inverter and replacing an existing solar inverter.

    Using about 33kw/day. Power bill has gone from $300/month to $15.

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  • turk182 on 04/05/2026 - 21:40

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 47.92kw
    Battery brand: Fox ESS
    Inverter size: 15KW
    Single or three phase: Three Phase
    Solar 14.72kw (31 panels x 475w)
    Total cost: $9930

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  • Slinky0111 on 04/05/2026 - 22:29

    State: Qld
    Battery size: 30.7
    Battery brand: solax HS51
    Inverter size X1-vast 8kw
    Single or three phase:single
    Solar panels: 10.45kw longi x 22
    Total cost: $24, 385. Also included a meter board upgrade.

    Extremely happy with the package. Booked in on the 23rd march and installed 20th april. Solar company will pay insurance excess if panels/equipment is damaged and will have it operational again in 10 days otherwise they will pay your power bill. Friend who referred me received a $500 GC. Few other perks as well. But overall extremely happy.

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  • bargainhereicome on 04/05/2026 - 23:21

    i'm confused, how can the total cost can be so much difference? few people from NSW & QLD paying less than 6k for 50kw battery while others from WA or QLD paying more than 10-20k for less than 50kw battery? mine is around 8k for 20kw alpha ess

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    • Opaquer on 05/05/2026 - 09:05

      I think one of the main things is the brand. Something like a Fox ESS or Alpha ESS will cost a lot less for 50kw than something like Tesla or Goodwe

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  • Frozensage on 05/05/2026 - 08:04

    With a 10k installation, and my annual power bill is about 1k. It’s essentially 10 years before I see any gains? Would think battery will only get cheaper as years go by and technology gets better. Not sure if it’s a good value proposition atm.

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    • turk182 on 05/05/2026 - 12:30

      What if you can selll the power and make $10 profit per day? Even if you dont hit the $10 everyday its still easier to break even quicker

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  • ekomyman on 05/05/2026 - 08:21

    I'm in Melbourne, 14kw solar, 42 kw foxess battery. 10kw single phase inverter. 8k after rebate. Installed 6 months ago. Glowbird zero hour plan feeding 10kw back 6-8pm. So far the credit has paid for all my gas bills. At 8am today battery was at 40%. Was it worth it ? It'll pay itself off in 4 years and Ill have no bills until the system does.

    Went with a large seller that sub contracts out. When the installer came , I explained what I wanted and expected otherwise don't do the install. I am very happy with the quality of the job. Doing a ton of research made all the difference o me.

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  • SpotTheOzzie on 05/05/2026 - 09:43

    State: NSW
    Battery size: 40kWh
    Battery brand: Sungrow (SBH400 x 8 modules)
    Inverter size: 10kW (Sungrow SH10RS hybrid)
    Panels: 24 x 10kw Solar panels
    Single or three phase: Single phase, Full-backup
    Extra: Anti-Bird netting to stop them from nesting underneath
    Total cost: $22k inc GST.

    Am I missing something here? Seems like our setup is significantly more expensive than most in this thread or is the items we grabbed a lot better?

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    • ReallyLost on 05/05/2026 - 09:58

      I paid 11k for 53kwh battery + 13kwh invertor + 13kwh solar panels

      Works like a gem so far . Hopefully it stays like that and i pay it back in two years

      Edit - I was thinking 11k was heaps and should be max 9k but went ahead with it anyway

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    • microsnot on 05/05/2026 - 11:29

      That is an excellent price for what all that so don't feel ripped off.

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  • pxrnm on 05/05/2026 - 10:24

    $13,300 + $1,400 loan for 4 years in Vic.
    Signed contract on March 14th, installed on 25th and 28th due to rain.

    27 × 475W Trina Solar Vertex S+ TSM-475NEG9RH.28 (IEC 61215-2021)
    1 × GoodWe GW9.999K-EHA-G20 (AS4777-2 2020) · 9999W Single phase
    6 × GoodWe GW8.3-BAT-D-G20 · 8.32kWh
    Full House backup is included.
    Install outdoor in shaded south side, so I supply the pavers and the awning.
    Double Storey
    Communication was done online only.

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  • pn09 on 05/05/2026 - 16:12

    We only started the journey relatively recently - started looking in mid-March, locked in an installer by end of March, installed on 14th April.

    SA
    15KW Trina Solar Vertex S+ - solar panels
    GoodWe All-in-one GW15K-ETA-G20 15KW 3 phase inverter
    GoodWe GW8.3-BAT-D-G20 x4 = 32KWH battery

    Came to $19.5k including full house backup

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  • harp on 05/05/2026 - 16:47

    State: VIC
    Battery size: 42kWh
    Battery brand: Fox ESS
    Inverter size: 10kW (Fox ESS)
    Single or three phase: Single phase, no-backup
    Total cost: $5500 inc GST.

    Installed on 16th April. The inspection still hasn't been completed so it still hasn't been turned on. Can someone please share how long did it take the inspection to be completed?

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    • Succulent on 05/05/2026 - 18:07

      I thought it was switched on in the same day of installation?

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      • surfingedge on 06/05/2026 - 06:35

        It is in NSW but apparently not in VIC

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    • Zippy135 on 05/05/2026 - 19:52

      My folks got a Fox ESS too and it took about 3 weeks before the inspection was completed.

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    • rocmelon on 31/05/2026 - 13:10

      Could you please share the experience & installer

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      • harp on 01/06/2026 - 11:13

        @rocmelon I got it installed from AusPro group. I am still waiting for the inspection after more than 6 weeks.

        Experience with AusPro hasn't been very good. They had given me a quote with blackout protection included but when the installer showed up and started the install, he said it couldn't be done. They did reduce the total price by $650 because of that, but they should have informed me prior.

        Also the installer capped a water tap that was close to the battery (apparently a compliance thing), the AusPro guy that visited my place earlier throughly inspected the place but never informed me about that.

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  • Dumax on 06/05/2026 - 10:52

    State: QLD
    Solar: 24.7kW
    Battery size: 40kWh
    Battery brand: Sigenstor
    Inverter size: 25kW
    Single or three phase: 3P
    Total cost: ~$30,000 (including some Shelly switches)

    Have had a power bill since it was installed in Feb 2026.

    Would have gone the full 48kW but had to leave space in the stack for the 25kW DC charger (scheduled for install soon for ~4K) so that I could integrate my EV for V2X which will being the total storage capacity to >100kWh.

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  • OhNoUShiz on 06/05/2026 - 21:07

    13 × 460W Canadian Solar TOPHiKu6
    1 × SOFARSOLAR ESI 5K-S1 · 5000W
    4 × SOFAR BTS 5K · 5.12kWh

    Quoted $6.8k

    Good deal? How do i know if the system is vpp ready?

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    • Succulent on 07/05/2026 - 07:13

      In termsnof vpp ready, put the spec in chatgpt and ask them. Tell them to provide factual link to support their answer. It will save you time compared to google search.

      Is that solar panel, inverter and battery paclage?

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      • OhNoUShiz on 07/05/2026 - 13:02

        Package as in? It's provided by installer. I didn't suggest any hardwares.

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        • Succulent on 09/05/2026 - 01:26

          Is that 3 separate things: solar panels, battery and inverter?

          The pricing quoted by some people above is only for Battery and Inverter. It didnt include the solar panels.

          If yours has all 3, it is actually quite a good price.

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  • pegaxs on 03/05/2026 - 14:30

    Tried with 4 separate installers… they all just dragged their heels or put in quotes that were stupid expensive (one mob wanted $48k for a 12kWh battery install). Ended up cancelling my VoltX system because they kept booking an install and cancelling or would book the install and no one would show up and then claim the install was done and I would have to send them proof it wasnt…

    And thanks to all this mucking around, I got someone to install, but it wont be until July… annnnnd, I lost a chunk of the rebate.

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    • Succulent on 04/05/2026 - 08:08

      How much did you ended up quoted with? July is a very long time. I thought the rebate go down every month, so the longer you install, your installer will need to cop up with smaller profit margin, if they still charge you the same as you were quoted.

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      • Bignudge on 04/05/2026 - 14:50

        Tbh, I reckon the company will cancel. A whole bunch got cancelled when reality set in that the large 42-50kWh batteries couldn't be installed before 1st May.

        They'll be at a loss if they kept their old prices.

        VoltX has already dropped their $4000 for 50kWh deal to $6600 for 25kWh.

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    • sackrace on 09/05/2026 - 17:35

      Yeah I got booked and no-showed 5 times by Tally Energy until I lost the rebate too. On the 29th after telling me they'd sort it out for 3 months they hit me with a price rise notice.

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