Solar Batteries for Your Home or Business, Designed and Installed In-House

The honest answer is that solar battery cost and price vary with the size of the battery, the brand, the inverter it connects to and how complex the installation is. A small battery on a simple retrofit is a very different job to a large battery bank with a new inverter and backup circuits.

We have not published battery prices here because they depend on those choices, and we quote them separately once we understand what you need. For context, solar-only systems for homes typically start from about $5,000 to $8,000 for 6.6kW, $7,500 to $10,000 for 10kW and $9,000 to $13,000 for 13kW, and complete grid-connected projects generally run up to about $23,000. Adding a home battery cost on top of that depends on the factors above. Call 02 4017 1181 and we will give you a clear, itemised quote.

Yes, in many cases you can add a battery to existing solar. If you already have panels and want a battery for solar panels you have already paid for, the main question is how the battery connects to your system.

With an AC-coupled battery, the battery has its own inverter and works alongside your existing solar inverter, which often suits a retrofit. With a DC-coupled setup, the battery connects through a hybrid inverter, which is common when a new system is installed together. Sometimes your current inverter can stay, and sometimes swapping to a hybrid inverter is the cleaner option. We check what you have, explain the options plainly and recommend what suits your home and budget.

Many people ask whether solar batteries work in a blackout. A battery can provide backup power, but what it runs and for how long depends on your system configuration. Not every battery setup includes backup, so it needs to be designed in from the start.

Some systems are set up to power essential circuits such as lights, the fridge and internet, while others can be designed to cover more of the home. We will not tell you a battery will run your whole house in an outage, because that depends on the battery size, the inverter and what you are trying to power. Tell us what matters most to you, whether that is keeping the fridge cold, the lights on or a home office running, and we will explain what is realistic for your property. For properties with no grid at all, see our off-grid solar page for off-grid battery banks.

Here is a general look at the kinds of jobs we do. At Charmhaven we installed a 13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall with a 15.2kW Jinko solar system, and at Tanilba Bay a Powerwall 2 with 10kW of Jinko panels. At Maitland we installed 28.8kWh of Pylontech US5000B batteries in a weatherproof Defender cabinet, with a 12kW Deye inverter and 14.5kW of Jinko panels.

At Wallarobba we installed a 40kWh Dyness battery with a 12kW Deye inverter and 15kW of Jinko panels, and at Wangi Wangi a 12.6kWh Sungrow battery with two 5kW Sungrow inverters and 14kW of Jinko panels. We also install for business: Muswellbrook Showground and Cooma Coaches each have a 51.2kWh Sungrow battery. If you run a business, see our commercial solar page.

From your first consultation to commissioning, a battery project usually takes around 4 to 6 weeks. We assess your usage and property, design the system, install it in-house and commission it. Our team is SAA accredited, NECA certified and a member of Master Electricians.

After install, we monitor your system remotely and can often diagnose problems remotely too, so small issues get sorted quickly. If something needs a site visit, we come to you. Our clients rate us 4.8 out of 5 from 136 Google reviews. Ready for a chat? Call 02 4017 1181 or send us a quote request.