{"id":94434,"date":"2025-09-10T06:06:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=94434"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:30:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:00:30","slug":"solar-battery-installations-mb3266","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-battery-installations-mb3266\/","title":{"rendered":"Subsidised Solar Battery Installations Soaring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar-battery-statistics.png\" alt=\"Solar battery installation statistics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar-battery-statistics.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar-battery-statistics-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar-battery-statistics-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/solar-battery-statistics-768x403.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The number of solar battery installations since the launch of the federal government&#8217;s Cheaper Home Batteries program continues to skyrocket. See the latest figures from Australia&#8217;s Clean Energy Regulator (CER).<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>How Many Solar Batteries Have Been Installed?<\/h2>\n<p>The CER reported last week that a total of 43,517 home batteries have been installed with a new or existing rooftop solar system since the rebate&#8217;s launch on July 1, 2025 to the end of August; representing 825 MWh of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/battery-storage-capacity-mb3234\/\">nominal capacity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July installations: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/home-battery-installation-statistics-mb3239\/\">19,592<\/a><\/li>\n<li>August installations:\u00a0 23,925<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Late last month, Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/cheaper-batteries-installations-mb3257\/\"> 40,004 solar batteries had been installed<\/a> in just 8 weeks under the program, so there was quite an uptick during the final days of August.<\/p>\n<p>Average battery capacity is also continuing to head upwards. Prior to the scheme, the average nominal capacity was around 11 \u2013 12 kWh. During July, that jumped to 18.2 kWh, and with the addition of August&#8217;s installs it has increased again to 19.2 kWh.<\/p>\n<p>The CER&#8217;s figures includes installations with both approved and pending applications for small-scale technology certificates (STCs) under Australia&#8217;s Small Scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES)<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-battery-installations-mb3266\/#en-94434-1' id='enref-94434-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(94434)'>1<\/a><\/sup>, but not those with failed STC applications, or those that haven\u2019t applied yet. Under the SRES, STCs can be created up to 12 months after installation, not that many installers would be holding back. The Clean Energy Regulator has also previously advised there is a bit of a backlog on processing STC claims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/minister.dcceew.gov.au\/bowen\/media-releases\/joint-media-release-50000-cheaper-batteries-now-powering-australian-homes-businesses-and-community-groups\">According to<\/a> a press release from Minister Bowen over the weekend, 50,000 batteries had been installed in homes, businesses and community groups across the country under the program as at September 6, for a total capacity of 900 MWh.<\/p>\n<h2>NSW Still Leads On Installations<\/h2>\n<p>New South Wales continues to lead the states and territories by a large margin with 15,418 installations so far, followed by Queensland (8,572) and then Victoria (6,945).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94436\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-installations-august.png\" alt=\"Graph - Home battery installations July\/August 2025\" width=\"900\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-installations-august.png 900w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-installations-august-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-installations-august-768x521.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>NT Tops Average Capacity, But..<\/h2>\n<p>The Northern Territory is still leading the pack on average capacity: a whopping 24.8 kWh; followed by Queensland (20.7 kWh) and New South Wales (19.6 kWh). But it&#8217;s worth noting the number of installations in NT is tiny compared to all other states and territories.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-capacity-august.png\" alt=\"Graph - Home battery average capacity July\/August 2025\" width=\"900\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-capacity-august.png 900w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-capacity-august-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/battery-capacity-august-768x491.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Consider &#8220;Big Tank&#8221; Battery Bargains Carefully<\/h2>\n<p>Driving some of the increase in average capacity aside from the generous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/federal-rebate\/\">government battery rebate<\/a> is increasingly competitive pricing.<\/p>\n<p>For example (and this isn&#8217;t a recommendation as such), a 30 kWh Voltx Energy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/reviews\/bytewatt-neovolt-review.html\">Bytewatt Neovolt battery system<\/a> (3 x separate units) with a 5 kW Neovolt hybrid inverter is being offered from $5,920 including standard installation in New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland. However, &#8220;additional fees may apply for backup protection&#8221;, and backup is is a very handy thing to have.<\/p>\n<p>Another even cheaper offer we sighted was a 51.2 kWh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/reviews\/dyness-review.html\">Dyness battery PowerBox Pro system<\/a>, also with a 5 kW inverter, from just $5,100 as part of a group buy; the latest round of which has ended.<\/p>\n<p>But as SolarQuotes&#8217; in-house veteran installer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/dont-blow-rebate-on-big-battery\/\">Anthony Bennett pointed out<\/a> about that particular deal:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;An average full day of sunshine on 6.6kW of solar will only half fill the battery. Or charging from the grid, sweating its arse off, the inverter will take 10 hours straight. Once filled, you wouldn\u2019t be able to extract the energy particularly fast either: 6kW to run the toaster, kettle and dishwasher would mean you\u2019re still importing energy from the grid despite a charged battery.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Significant space for installation would also be needed as the system isn&#8217;t just one solar battery, but five separate 10.24 kWh units.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony&#8217;s general rule of thumb is a 2- or 3-to-1 ratio for battery and inverter size. So, in the case of a 5kW inverter, appropriate capacity would be a 10 kWh or 15 kWh battery.<\/p>\n<p>To learn everything you need to know about residential energy storage before you sign on a dotted line, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">SolarQuotes home battery guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of solar battery installations since the launch of the federal government&#8217;s Cheaper Home Batteries program continues to skyrocket. 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