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Home and business battery storage, with rebates and finance sorted for you
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Solar designed and installed by your local NETCC-approved team
Home and business battery storage, with rebates and finance sorted for you
Licensed electrical work across the Hunter
Already have solar? In most cases you can add a battery to the system you’ve already got. Your panels stay put, and a battery stores your daytime solar so you can use it at night instead of exporting it for next to nothing. What the job takes depends mainly on your inverter, and that’s the first thing we check.
When you had your solar installed, exporting your excess to the grid probably made sense. Feed-in tariffs have dropped a long way since, so every kilowatt your panels send back now earns you far less than it used to. That’s why so many Hunter homeowners are adding a battery to an existing system rather than keep handing that energy back for next to nothing.
A battery lets you keep the energy your panels already make and use it in the evening, when your household draws the most power, so it does more of the work of cutting your bills. Most existing systems can be retrofitted, and because we’re a full-service solar and electrical business, one team runs the compatibility check, carries out any electrical work and installs the battery. There’s no separate sparky handoff to organise.
Exporting your surplus solar earns far less than it used to, so giving it back to the grid makes less sense every year.
A battery stores the daytime power your panels already make so you can run the house through the evening peak, when power is dearest.
Your existing panels stay exactly where they are. Adding storage is routine retrofit work, not a rebuild.
Storing your own solar typically lifts how much of it you use to well over half, and leans on the grid far less during the evening peak. The main thing to work out is whether your inverter is already battery-ready, or whether your system needs a separate battery inverter instead.
There are two ways to add a battery to an existing system, and your current inverter decides which suits you. It must be compatible with the battery, so this is the part the assessment settles first.
If you have a hybrid (battery-ready) inverter, a battery can often be added directly. A hybrid inverter manages both your panels and battery from the one unit. This is DC coupling, usually the simplest, most cost-effective retrofit because the hardware to charge and manage a battery is already built in.
If you have a standard, solar-only inverter, you have two options: add an AC coupled battery with its own inverter that works alongside your existing setup, or replace your string inverter with a modern hybrid. A string inverter more than about five to seven years old may be near the end of its life anyway, which can tip the decision toward an upgrade. We weigh that up off your actual equipment, not whatever’s on special that month.
A retrofit follows a defined process, not a mystery. Because we’re full-service, the same licensed local team handles the electrical side and the battery, so you deal with one accountable contractor from the first check to the final switch-on.
A qualified installer looks over your existing solar, inverter and switchboard, and talks through how you use power.
We confirm whether your inverter is battery-ready (DC coupled) or whether an AC coupled battery with its own inverter is the better route.
We size the battery to your evening and overnight usage, so you are not over- or under-buying storage.
We carry out any switchboard or electrical work the job needs, then install the battery system.
We commission the system and set up monitoring so you can see your battery working day to day.
DC coupled systems connect to the DC side of your solar through a hybrid inverter, and typically run at slightly higher efficiency because the power is stored without extra conversion. AC coupled batteries connect through their own inverter to your home’s AC system, which is why they’re usually the simpler way to add storage without replacing what you have.
If your existing system isn’t performing as it should, a retrofit is a good moment to sort it. We can look at faults, tired inverters and underperforming panels as part of the visit. See our solar repairs & maintenance for how that works.
Almost all home batteries fitted today are lithium-ion, built to charge and discharge daily for many years. Every install we do is wired to the Australian battery standard AS/NZS 5139, so your storage meets the safety rules that apply to home battery systems.
Because a retrofit often touches the inverter and the switchboard, the electrical work is done in-house by the same licensed team, not passed to a separate trade you then have to coordinate.
Depending on the battery you choose and how it’s wired, backup can keep essential circuits running during power outages, so lights, the fridge and a few key power points stay on. How much and for how long comes down to the battery size and your load, another reason sizing matters.
If keeping the lights and fridge on through a blackout matters to you, tell us at the assessment so we design the wiring for that from the start. Backup here is a feature of the battery on your wall, sized and wired for your home.
There’s no single price to add a battery, and anyone quoting one sight unseen is guessing. A retrofit that reuses a compatible, battery-ready inverter costs less than one needing an inverter swap, which is part of why adding storage can be more affordable than owners expect. Here’s what actually drives the cost.
Government incentives aren’t only for brand-new systems, either. A federal battery rebate and NSW incentives may apply to retrofits on existing systems too. Eligibility rules and amounts change, so we keep the detail current in our solar rebates guide, and we apply any you’re eligible for to your quote so you see the real out-of-pocket cost.
A battery-only reseller can’t check your inverter, do the switchboard work and install the battery as one accountable job. We can. Here’s what that means for you.
A retrofit often touches the inverter and switchboard, which is electrical work. One accountable local team runs the check, does any wiring and installs the battery, no third-party handoff.
We serve Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Hunter Valley and Maitland, and we are here for the install and for support afterwards.
CEC-accredited solar installers and licensed electricians, wiring every install to the AS/NZS 5139 battery standard.
We size the battery to how you actually use power and tell you honestly whether adding storage stacks up for your setup.
Talk to a licensed local electrician, no obligation, straight answers.
Yes, in almost all cases. Your existing solar panels stay in place and a battery is added to store the power they generate through the day. What the job takes depends mainly on your current inverter, which we check first.
Not always. If you have a hybrid (battery-ready) inverter, a battery can often be added directly. If you have a standard solar-only string inverter, you can add an AC coupled battery with its own separate inverter, or upgrade to a modern hybrid inverter. Our assessment confirms which suits your system.
A DC coupled system uses a battery-ready hybrid inverter that manages the battery directly, which is usually simpler and slightly more efficient. An AC coupled battery brings its own inverter and connects to your home’s AC electrical system, so a battery can be added without replacing what you have.
There is no single price. Cost depends on the battery size and brand, whether your inverter is reused or replaced, AC versus DC coupling, any electrical work and backup wiring. We give you an itemised quote sized to your system rather than a headline figure.
A federal battery rebate and NSW incentives may apply to retrofits, not just new systems. See our solar rebates guide for the current detail, and we apply any you are eligible for to your quote.
It can keep essential circuits running during power outages, depending on the battery and how it is wired for backup. How much and for how long depend on the battery size and your load, which is why we work sizing through with you at the assessment.
Often yes, especially if you use a lot of energy in the evening and your feed-in tariff is low. The main factors are how much of your own stored solar you would use and whether your existing inverter is battery-ready or needs an upgrade. Older systems can still take a battery; they just more often need an inverter change first.
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