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Solar batteries explained

Solar batteries made easy

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to upgrade, we can help every step of the way.

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Why consider a battery?

Save on energy bills

Use power from your battery when the sun goes down or during peak times, and recharge it using solar or during off-peak times.

Energy independent

Add a battery and store excess energy to use at night or on cloudy days, so you rely less on the grid.

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Stay comfortable

Help run the cooling all night, have power during outages with the right battery, and avoid peak-hour rates. All with battery power.

Make the most of a battery

Start with solar panels
Start with solar panels

Generate energy from solar to power your home when the sun is shining.

Add a battery
Add a battery

Store excess energy from your solar panels to use when the sun goes down.

Share energy, get rewarded
Share energy, get rewarded

You can join the AGL VPP or Battery Rewards Plan to earn bill credits, gift cards or more.

Estimate your savings with Electrify Now

Answer a few questions to get an estimate of how much you could save when you add a battery and other electrification products. It only takes a few minutes.

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We take care of the rebate

Save $1,000s with the federal government battery discount

The federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program applies to eligible batteries installed from 1 July 2025. We’ll handle all the paperwork for you.

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Buy a battery or get an upgrade

Price includes the federal government discount, standard installation and Virtual Power Plant discount.¹

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Get gift cards when you export excess energy

The Battery Rewards Plan is perfect if you have excess energy in your home battery. Choose to export that energy between 5pm-9pm to earn up to $600 a year in Prepaid Digital Visa cards. Then top your battery up with our low variable rates.2

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Earn bill credits when you join our Virtual Power Plant

When you join our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) with an eligible battery, your battery’s stored solar energy could be used to help support the grid during peak periods, and you’ll receive bill credits in return.

You don’t have to do anything but join, we’ll do the rest.

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Track your battery in the app

Track your battery’s charge, your VPP estimated bill savings and more.

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Ready for a battery?

Our experts can you guide every step of the way, from choosing the right battery to installation and financing.

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Important things to know

1 The Virtual Power Plant (VPP) discount requires that you sign up to the VPP for 5 years. Exit fees may apply if you leave the VPP during the 5-year term. You must be on an AGL electricity plan in order to connect and stay connected to our VPP. See solar battery or solar battery bundle pages for more details and eligibility criteria.

2 Basic Plan Information Documents and Fact Sheets containing key details of the plan available at Energy Fact Sheets. For clear advice on the right plan for you, contact us on 131 245.