{"id":52832,"date":"2021-08-10T08:26:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T21:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=52832"},"modified":"2024-10-01T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T05:03:15","slug":"solarquotes-tv-ep7-mb2110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarquotes-tv-ep7-mb2110\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise Of Batteries In Australia &#8211; SolarQuotes TV Episode 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"The Rise Of The Battery - SolarQuotes TV Episode 7\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZt8JXQvD6E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Are home batteries finally poised to go mainstream in Australia? 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Finn explains what likely happened.<\/p>\n<h2>Preaching From The Converted<\/h2>\n<p>11:10 &#8211; SQ&#8217;s James Wakelin chats with a Powerwall early adopter in Adelaide to find out his experience. Paul Kolomitsev installed 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/jinko-solar-review.html\">Jinko solar panels<\/a>, a 6kW three-phase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/inverters\/zeversolar-review.html\">Zeversolar inverter<\/a> and followed later by a Tesla Powerwall 2. Paul also joined a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/virtual-power-plants\/\">Virtual Power Plant (VPP)<\/a> program.<\/p>\n<p>Previously paying around $5,000 a year, the solar power system certainly made a difference, but Paul said the savings really kicked in with the addition of the battery system.<\/p>\n<p>On a related note, try SolarQuotes&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar-calculator\/\">solar and battery calculator<\/a> to estimate your potential payback and savings. You can also learn more about home energy storage options and prices using our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">solar battery comparison tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Installer Profile: SPS Solar &amp; Water<\/h2>\n<p>14:15 &#8211; Mudgee based SPS Solar &amp; Water (aka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/solar-pumping-solutions\/\">Solar Pumping Solutions<\/a>), operated by Kim and Steve Harding, has been around for 20 years &#8211; and they&#8217;ve seen a lot of changes in solar power related technology in that time.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We started out with wet-cell lead-acid batteries and we&#8217;ve certainly come a long way now to the modern lithium offerings from all the big manufacturers,&#8221; says Steve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A recent trend has been people installing larger solar power systems in preparation for home energy storage in the future.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If it can fit and if the network provider will allow us, we&#8217;ll put in an 8 &#8211; 10, to 12kW system for a customer, so whether they do it now, in a couple of months or in a year&#8217;s time; when they add a battery we&#8217;ve got enough capacity for that to work correctly.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Solar Tech &#8211; Redflow&#8217;s Simon Hackett<\/h2>\n<p>17:40 &#8211; Instead of Finn chatting about solar tech this month, we have Redflow&#8217;s Simon Hackett discussing Redflow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/flowbatteries.html\">flow battery<\/a> technology and its benefits.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;They&#8217;re a very cool Australian invention &#8211; an alternative way to store energy,&#8221; says Simon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Simon also shows us a Redflow installation in Tasmania consisting of 28 ZBM2 batteries coupled with 100kW of solar power that is being expanded to 200kW.<\/p>\n<h2>Ned&#8217;s Review &#8211; Tesla Powerwall 2<\/h2>\n<p>20:26 &#8211; Ned relays a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/reviews\/tesla-powerwall-2-review.html\">review of the Tesla Powerwall 2<\/a> &#8211; the happy owner says since its installation, they&#8217;ve drawn no electricity from the grid and have also breezed through 6 power outages.<\/p>\n<h2>The Great Home Battery Debate<\/h2>\n<p>21:54 &#8211; It wasn&#8217;t quite a case of &#8220;two men enter, one man leaves&#8221;, but this debate between SQ&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/ronald\/\">Ronald<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/nrg-solar---national-renewable-group\/\">NRG Solar&#8217;s<\/a> Eddy May had some interesting moments. The topics discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are home batteries worth the investment?<\/li>\n<li>Have we reached a tipping point for solar battery use in Australia?<\/li>\n<li>Solar batteries are reducing in price, but not by as much as people thought they would.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Victorian Big Battery Overview<\/h2>\n<p>26:26 &#8211; Finn provides an overview of the Victorian Big Battery project, a 300 MW \/ 450 MWh battery system consisting of 210 Tesla Megapacks currently under construction at a site near Moorabool Terminal Station in the Geelong region.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the project recently had a setback after one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victorian-big-battery-fire-mb2099\/\">Tesla Megapack containers caught fire<\/a> in late July. It&#8217;s still not clear what impact the incident will have on the project deadline.<\/p>\n<h2>Home Energy Storage Show &amp; Tell<\/h2>\n<p>28:54. Finn showcases some of the solar battery photos sent in for our Instagram competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yes folks, we&#8217;re on the &#8216;gram, (is that how you say it?)&#8221; says Finn. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/?hl=en\">Give us a follow!<\/a>&#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And on that note, for more videos on everything solar and other SQTV episodes, check out and subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/solarquotesaustralia\">SolarQuotes Youtube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are home batteries finally poised to go mainstream in Australia? And in a 17-kilometre race in to the city, which wins &#8211; a battery-assisted bike or an electric car? 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