Best Solar Batteries In Australia 2022: Installers Choice Awards

What's the best home battery to buy in Australia in 2022? I asked the experts.
There are now at least 32 brands of solar batteries available in Australia - but which is the best?
You could pore over specs; looking at efficiency, backup capabilities, peak power etc. Or you could ask the people who install and support solar batteries every day what they would trust in their own homes.
And that's what I did. I recently surveyed installers in the SolarQuotes network, asking what they would be happy to have in their own homes in 2022. This video reveals the results.
00:00 - Introduction
01:52 - High-end, "money no object" category winners
03:49 - Budget-conscious, "every dollar counts" category winners.
You can also read more about the 2022 results here:
www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/b...
NOTE: Equally as important as choosing a good home battery brand is choosing a competent installer. Bearing in mind a solar battery packs a lot of energy into a very small space, failure to do so could be disastrous. The worst case scenario from a dud battery and/or installation is an explosion and ferocious fire. A good battery + good installer = very safe.
*** Further Info
Understanding Home Battery Storage:
www.solarquotes.com.au/101-gu...
Buying Solar Batteries:
www.solarquotes.com.au/101-gu...
Owning A Home Battery:
www.solarquotes.com.au/101-gu...
Compare Solar Batteries Side-By-Side
www.solarquotes.com.au/batter...
Have a question about choosing home batteries? Feel free to ask in the comments section below - and don't forget to subscribe to this channel :)

[@tasmedic]

What a surprise. The installers vote for the most expensive item, which gives them the most profit on a percentage markup basis, and which takes the least time to install, so they can pocket more installation fees per working week. Perhaps not best to ask the installers in the first place? They have a very big axe to grind.... their profit margin.

[@suzanneheffernan1629]

Great information as usual Fin, thanks

[@reneraven434]

I wish the US had someone like you who could recommend these same video topics. I haven't found anyone who so clearly explains everything solar in the US (of course)

[@jessemc3]

My BEV car is my solar home battery, which powers my entire home at night. I don't need a dedicated single purpose battery because I only drive 9km/day on average.

[@deanervik]

Which car do you have and how have you set it up to run your home?

[@tasmedic]

Clever you! And I bet you almost bought your car for the same cost as a Tesla battery...

[@carloosgongora1701]

nice video, 1 suggestion can you make a video doing a "diagram" about Off the grid solar system with Micro inverters and batteries with all the parts needed and connections 👍🏻

[@romeoC9968]

Got a quote yesterday for batteries. Multiple quotes ways over what you're saying for the Tesla Powerwall

[@SolarQuotes]

Tesla have increased the hardware price (again) since we filmed this...

[@fishingphill]

Hi Finn, could you do an update on the Tesla Powerwall coming out in the LFP

[@DylanBrayshaw]

Hi fin have you tried ambers smart shift program. I also see red earth energy is doing energy trading through ambers API. Any thoughts on this? Could this speed up the payback on home batteries?

[@wapphigh5250]

Q SolarEdge over Powerwall 2. 1/ Which has the easier configuration and changing of battery settings? 2/ Which is best for use as a backup battery during grid failure? 3/ Can either act as a true UPS (uninterrupted power supply) in this situation? Thanks!

[@stephenlee5338]

Got a Sonnen Evo installed the other day...seems like a great product!

[@SolarQuotes]

Glad you like it. On the SonnenFlat VPP?

[@ElectricCarAustralia]

Waiting for our old lead acid ones to die before we upgrade but they are still going strong!!

[@GeneralFuct]

There is a configuration issue with Powerwall in Northern Territory because of inverter limits set by Power and Water Corp when using with a 13.2kw system :-(

[@mickkinse]

Hi Finn. Moving over from UK. I was wondering what issues would there be with bringing over a Givenergy solar system to Australia? Apart from obvious warranty issue's I'm curious how it stacks up to what you have there?

[@SolarQuotes]

If it's not approved for connection to the Australian grid - you can't connect it to the Australian grid...

[@BoomChing]

huwawei luna batteries any good?

[@Richkill]

Just went to a home improvement "show/exibition" in 2023 Adelaide. Most installers had AlphaESS batteries on display so it must be the cheapest or best value at the moment. I am a little biased as I moved into a house where the previous owner has installed one too. Ive also seen a few around at local businesses and at someone's BBQ.

[@SolarQuotes]

It is certainly one of the cheapest. If price is your *only* criterion, it could be for you.

[@azzevria8034]

I have no doubt Tesla is good. However, Tesla's price premium is great for Tesla but a disincentive for me. I had a modular BYD 10.24kW HVS battery installed for a lot less than Tesla. The BYD battery has been problem free and does what it said. More importantly, BYD has been great for my wallet. If I've bought Tesla, my wallet would have been thou$and$ lighter.

[@praljak1]

we are also getting 3 x 2.5kw BYD modules installed in our new home build. I like the expandability of the system.

[@troywatson5429]

Where do you rate Red Earth?

[@thecookeman]

What should I expect my tesla 14.6kw battery to after 3 years? I'm lucky to get 7kwh and set to 20% DOD. I'm actually not impressed considering the best it could do was 12 when I first received it

[@scotty9946]

After 4 years we still get over 12kWh out of our powerwall 2

[@thecookeman]

@@scotty9946 what do you set you depth of discharge to? Thanks for reply. Sounds like I need to complain

[@scotty9946]

@@thecookeman 0% as we have a very reliable grid supply, so we squeeze every Wh out of it.

[@snuggles03]

What about Sonnen batteries?

[@peterpontikos3786]

surprised Tesvolt not being considered?

[@tm92489]

Are you sponsored by Tesla (directly or indirectly)? I am asking because you have your snap posing on a Tesla Powerwall on most part of your websites?

[@SolarQuotes]

Nope :)

[@MartinE63]

Maybe you still have supply of BYD in Oz but they have all but disappeared in the UK, not even available with extended delivery times just no longer listed, the rest of Europe is hardly any better. Lots of glitzy exhibition footage from BYD but no physical product at all in the distribution chain.

[@vaskodimoski5690]

What about server rack lithium battery set-up

[@SolarQuotes]

nothing wrong with that - using Power Plus or Pylontech for example.

[@hoocli]

Why not any LiFePo4 battery? They are much safer

[@DragonsOfAra]

Agreed. LiFePo4 will surely replace Lithium batteries over time. Far safer and can discharge to 0% without damaging the battery. Hopefully we'll see more suppliers offering this option soon.

[@tasmedic]

Finn, the audio in your video is horrible. It's distorted and muffled. I wonder what you did?!

[@ZisWile]

It is the same Audio he used 4 years ago with a 2022 update at the start.

[@Nerdificationing]

Please do the SAME for EV chargers

[@michaelcho4068]

Teslar sales staff? No official data is mentioned, but personal opinion.

[@Raymondhughes025]

Such contradicting statements 2 of the most expensive in the budget section. Out of 400000 installers you asked surely there is more opinions and options than 4 battery brands?

[@tasmedic]

I'm surprised LG wasn't anywhere in this list. But again, installers get more profit on a more expensive product, and they also like things that are quick and easy to install, because they can do more of those jobs in the working week, generating more profit. Installers might not be the best folk to ask about this issue.

[@hellhole7422]

Just put down a deposit for a Powerwall 2, sick of these bills over the winter months even with a 10 kw system on the roof.

[@tasmedic]

Current economic models would indicate that it'd be cheaper to just stick with your power bills. The Tesla will never pay for itself unless power bills massively increase. Well done on the solar though.

[@DragonsOfAra]

So basically this survey was meaningless, to the point where I now doubt the honesty of your installer network. You had a large number of your installers who gave first place to a battery that they had never even installed. And furthermore, your installers cannot even comprehend the meaning of "money is no option" and "every dollar counts", resulting in them voting for two of the most expensive batteries as both expensive AND budget batteries. Weird.

[@Akazia215]

Sorry cannot take this video seriously if "your network of installers" think the power wall is a good product, so many limitations (like max output and max charge rates) and not too many redeeming features either. There are so many better options available in Australia like Powerplus.

[@garywright8846]

I’m sorry but this s BS, Tesla is good but we want to know about budget batteries, you can’t have them winning both, it’s total nonsense.

[@SolarQuotes]

Gary, please don't shoot the messenger. All we did is ask the question and count the votes...

[@DragonsOfAra]

@@SolarQuotes Yes but surely you are smart enough to see that the results of the survey are meaningless? And therefore this video should not have been made prior to redesigning the survey with stricter criteria for your installers to follow?

[@ZisWile]

@@SolarQuotes Unfortunately your question was flawed to start. The premise behind your question was false. Why don't you point people to the results of the battery test centre in Canberra before it closed down. Oh Shock only one battery made it through testing and it's manufacturer and creator totally ceased production and sold it to a Chinese company.

[@ZisWile]

Sadly many battery brands released product after this review was done. and for Objectivity, take a look at Finns 2021 or 2020 reviews or even further back. It is simply far from complete or accurate. And as for his reputable Installation network that is a total falsehood. From companies that do not offer rebates to others that close overnight and resurface with slightly different names at the same addresses.