Energy Figures

Australia

Home batteries

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The rebate, the approved lists and advertised prices for the battery you were quoted.

Step 1 of 3: Battery

Sources: CER, New Energy Tech Consumer Code, seller websites Updated 28 Sep 2026 Sources and methods

Lowest advertised per kWh this week

Supply only
$275/kWh
Fox ESS CQ7
Installed, after rebate
$286/kWh
Fox ESS EQ4800
With solar panels
$1,487/kWh
Fronius Reserva
Expansion module
$286/kWh
Alpha ESS Smile-M
Every advertised price 

Questions

How is the federal rebate worked out?

The Cheaper Home Batteries Program pays small-scale technology certificates (STCs). A battery gets 6.8 certificates per kWh of usable capacity for the first 14 kWh, 60% of that from 14 to 28 kWh, and 15% from 28 to 50 kWh. The factor drops to 5.7 on 1 January 2027, so the same battery gets less after that date. The date on the battery's electrical safety certificate decides which factor applies, not the date you sign a contract. Your installer claims the certificates and takes their value off the price. The government clearing house pays $40 per certificate before GST, which is why each figure says "up to": certificates also trade on a market, usually for less. Rules checked 28 September 2026.