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Home Battery Subsidy

If you’re considering a battery for your home or business, now is a great time to take action with the new government’s Home Battery Subsidy:

What is the Battery Subsidy?

It won’t be means-tested and offers an approximately 30 per cent discount on batteries for households, businesses and community facilities such as sports centres or town halls. [SRC: ABC]

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What is the right size battery for my home?

Obviously, every home is different and energy needs vary, but the Smart Energy Council crunched the numbers recently on household power usage and came up with this conclusion: the battery you need to lower bills is smaller, and therefore cheaper, than you might think.

It found that to avoid using power during that evening peak, over 90 per cent of households could get by with a battery as small as 6 or 7 kilowatt-hours.

That’s smaller than the average battery installation, with two of the most popular batteries in Australia being around 13 kilowatt-hours. [SRC: ABC]

If you’re not sure, or you’d like to know more, simply contact our team – we’ll be happy to help you with determining the best battery for your property. We can also assist with associated aspects including solar power, energy management, and EV charging, in addition to more traditional electrical requirements such as air-conditioning, appliances, and smoke alarms.

How do I get the subsidy?

When you purchase your battery from Noosa Electric Co., the price will already be adjusted to include the subsidised rate.

When can I get a subsidised battery?

Subsidised batteries will be installed by our team from July 1st 2025. If you’d like to register for a subsidised battery to beat the crowds, please complete the form below.

What brand of batteries do you install?

We always work with quality brands that are designed for the Australian environment and compatible with your existing technology infrastructure. To determine the best brand for your home, contact us on the form below and we’ll discuss your energy goals and help you to connect with an appropriate brand and model.

An example of batteries we install by Sungrow.

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Battery Benefits

Enphase Battery Storage Solutions

HOME BATTERY SUBSIDY
Interested in learning more about the home battery subsidy? We’re ready to support homes in our area of operations. Learn more about the subsidy here.

Information SRC: qld.gov.au

Use more of the energy you generate

Batteries allow you to use more of the power your solar panels are producing. By installing a battery, you can store your solar-generated electricity from the middle of the day and use it later when you need it.

Reduce your power bills

Storing your excess solar-generated electricity can increase your energy savings. By connecting your solar panels to a home battery system, you may reduce the amount of electricity that you need to buy from the grid.

A battery’s high initial cost means that savings in energy bills may not be enough to recover installation and running costs within the system’s lifespan. See more details below on calculating the payback period.

Greater energy security

Grid-connected solar systems are typically designed to switch off during a power outage whether they have a battery or not. This is to protect those who are working on nearby electricity lines.

You can still have a working solar PV system during a power outage if you have batteries designed to provide a backup power supply. Some batteries come with built-in backup power capability, while others have the option to add that on for an additional cost.

Installations designed to provide backup supply can safely disconnect your house from the grid and continue to supply you with stored battery power. There are two types of blackout protection:

  • Whole-of-home backup batteries, which power everything in the house during a blackout but will drain quicker.
  • Essential load backup, which prioritises powering the essentials such as lighting and fridges and helps the supply last longer.

If you wish to design a solar battery system with backup, communicate this to your installer so they can design a system that suits your needs.

Solar Design for Peregian Beach Installation

If your home is impacted or damaged by storms, it is no longer safe to use your solar PV system or your solar battery system. Follow the shut-down procedures for each system, if it is safe to do so.

Environmental considerations

You may be considering a battery to help with climate change mitigation. A battery does not directly reduce the use of fossil fuels in the grid, but it does allow you to maximise the use of renewable energy that your solar system generates.

Solar and wind don’t always produce electricity when we need it, so it can be helpful to store any surplus renewable energy for use at other times.

Using stored solar energy from your solar system can help reduce your carbon footprint.

Solar Installation at Sunrise Beach

Calculating the payback period

The payback period is the amount of time it takes for the energy bill savings to equal the amount of money spent on the battery system. If the payback period occurs within the system’s anticipated lifespan, the system can be considered a positive investment.

Calculating the payback period involves a lot of factors including:

  • electricity consumption
  • location
  • energy and solar feed-in tariffs
  • warranty and life expectancy of your battery
  • the cost and performance of your system.

A very simplistic calculation is:

Upfront system cost ÷ projected annual savings in energy bills = estimated payback period in years

For a more accurate payback period calculation, you will need to include a range of additional factors such as the:

  • level of battery discharge over the course of the year, considering energy use patterns and solar generation
  • reduction of battery capacity over your battery’s lifespan
  • potential future changes in retail electricity prices
  • efficiency losses between solar, the battery and your appliances.

Several online calculators exist that can help you work out the payback period. Reputable suppliers can also assist in calculating the payback period for you.

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Learn More About Battery Solutions

If you’re interested in learning more about battery solutions or getting a quote, please contact our team. We service Noosa and surrounding suburbs.

Discuss a Battery Solution for Your Home or Business

Battery Solutions

Battery Ready Solar

HOME BATTERY SUBSIDY
Interested in learning more about the home battery subsidy? We’re ready to support homes in our area of operations. Learn more about the subsidy here.

Home battery storage solutions enable the storage of electricity and are an essential step towards become less dependant on the electrical power grid. In this article, we take a look at the main considerations involved in organising a battery for your solar system. If you’re interested in a solar solution on the Sunshine Coast, contact us to learn more about a high-quality solution by a local company you can trust.

Battery Evolution

Batteries are a relatively recent addition to the uptake of rooftop solar in Australia. While battery storage has always been useful, bringing products to the market that are affordable, efficient and safe, as well as being sufficiently small, has taken some time. Battery technology is now moving ahead in leaps and bounds, thanks in no small part to the research and development in this area by electric vehicle manufacturers in recent years. Now there are every-superior residential battery storage options emerging as options for Australian consumers.

Battery Benefits

Batteries have two key benefits:

  1. Ability to store electricity
  2. Ability to become less dependant on the power grid.

Solar & Battery Compatibility Issues

Not all solar systems are compatible with all batteries. Depending on the age of your solar system, an upgrade to the system may be recommended prior to fitting a battery. Also, if you install a solar system with the intention of connecting a storage battery in the future, you need to ensure battery compatibility is part of the initial assessment. Discuss your situation with our team – we can let you know the options, and find a solution that will work for you.

Do I Need a Battery?

You can have solar power without a battery. In this case, solar energy is collected and sent to the power grid, with your electricity at home also coming from the power grid. The need for a battery depends on your energy objectives. With a battery, you can store electricity to the extent it is collected by your own solar panels, so you will be less dependant on the power grid for electricity.

Future-Proofing Your Solar

There is more to a solar installation than meets the eye. We’re here to help make the process smoother for you. In addition to battery compatibility, we also help fine-tune your solar to take into account other essentials such as array size, adaptability, energy management systems, timers and EV charging capability. For a complete, future-proofed solar solution with long-term support, contact our team today.

Enquire About a Battery Solution

If you’re interested in learning more about a solar solution or getting a quote, please contact our team. We service Noosa and surrounding suburbs.

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