Solar Batteries Brisbane & Queensland
Queensland, aptly named the ‘Sunshine State’, lends itself perfectly to home solar. In fact, as many as one in three Queensland homes now have a rooftop solar system, but without a home solar battery installed, the energy the PV panels generate can only be used in real-time. Fortunately, sonnen batteries, like the sonnenBatterie hybrid 9.53 and sonnenBatterie Evo, are now accessible to homeowners across Australia, including Brisbane and Queensland.
So, how much can you save with a battery connected to your rooftop solar system? The potential savings from a solar battery depend on several factors, including your home's location, the size and setup of your rooftop solar panel system and, of course, your household’s energy usage patterns. While these factors play a role in determining just how much a household can reduce its reliance on electricity from the grid, by installing a home battery system, most households will immediately see a reduction in their energy costs.
Ready to get started? Answer a few easy questions here about your household and location to get an estimate of the possible solar savings you could enjoy.
Queensland Electricity Prices & Grid Information
While Queensland households have generally paid the lowest electricity prices per kWh, with the major electricity price increases we’ve seen this year, paying lower rates than Australians in other states will be of little solace to those who’ve seen their energy bills escalate. As wholesalers raise their rates, the effectiveness of switching to an energy retailer with better supply and usage charges, or choosing what’s known as a 'flexible pricing' tariff, which was previously effective in lowering energy bills, has diminished significantly. What’s more, with inflexible – and carbon emissions producing – coal and gas generators straining to meet demand, the elevated risk of blackouts in Queensland[1] is providing even more incentives for households to invest in rooftop solar coupled with a solar battery to store the solar energy generated during the day for use at night.
Solar Feed-In Tariffs (FiTs)
If you have rooftop solar panels and you’re sending the excess solar energy your panels produce to the grid, you’re surely aware of the drop in solar feed-in tariffs across Queensland over the past few years. Falling tariffs is largely due to the surge in large-scale renewable energy projects combined with the basic principles of supply and demand, so as more households send solar energy into the grid, the market becomes saturated which reduces the value of the exported energy. This trend has sparked a greater adoption of home solar battery storage in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Queensland, as households look for ways to minimise dependence on grid electricity and escalating electricity costs.
Queensland Home Battery Schemes & Rebates
Currently, there aren’t any home battery schemes or rebates in Queensland. However, if you’re located in Brisbane, Gold Coast or another part of the Sunshine State and you’re looking to install a solar battery system at home and start on your journey to energy independence, apply for a Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) through the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). This Australian Federal Government initiative provides financial incentives for households to invest in solar batteries and other renewable energy systems. The scheme ends in 2030, but as STCs cover the estimated power generation from the year of installation until the scheme wraps up, the sooner you install a battery and apply for a certificate, the greater the value of your certificate and the more you’ll save.
sonnen Authorised Installers
When you’re ready to free yourself from the soaring retail electricity prices with a solar battery and gain the independence that enables you to choose how you manage and control your energy, contact us below and we can connect you with one of our partner installers based in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and across Queensland.
