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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 solar and battery bundle

Compare our range of home batteries or see what’s available as part of a solar and battery bundle.

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Already have a battery?

Make the most of your savings.

Earn 29c/kWh in feed-in credits for exports between 5pm-9pm

Simply join our AGL Battery Rewards Plan with a solar battery and smart meter. Plus, get a $150 electricity bill credit when you sign up online and stay for 90 days.¹

View AGL Battery Rewards Plan
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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.

Download the AGL App from the Google Play store
Download the AGL App from the App Store
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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

1Online bill credit: Get a one-off $150 (GST incl.) credit for electricity and a $150 (GST incl.) credit for gas when you sign up to selected plans direct with AGL online. Offer for new and moving residential customers in NSW and SA only, where AGL operates, who remain an AGL electricity and gas customer at the same supply address for 90 days from the start of this energy plan. The credit amount reduces the price of supply of electricity or gas and is not transferable or refundable. AGL may exclude accounts from receiving more than one bill credit per fuel in any 12-month period. Not available in conjunction with any other AGL offer, unless otherwise stated. Offer may be varied by AGL.