Solar Battery Price and Payback Time

Updated September 2024. With rising electricity prices more people want to find out about the solar battery price in Sydney and NSW.  They want to know if solar batteries are worth the cost.

A lot of articles have been written on this, and often conclude that a solar battery is a marginal investment.

Some state a payback time of 10 years or more. This can be true depending on the type of battery, the battery size, and if you are adding to an existing solar power system. Many people read this and think solar batteries are not worth it.

Here we look at the solar battery price and show why solar batteries are worth it – and work out the solar and battery packages payback time.

SolarEdge Versus Enphase Comparison

SolarEdge Versus Enphase Comparison – which is most suited for Australia? We compare their characteristics to see which is the better choice.

Most consumers in Australia buy solar systems with string inverters. These inverters have certain limitations are not allowed in the US and Europe for home solar.

Smart customers purchase systems with power optimisers or microinverters to overcome these limitations . We compare SolarEdge optimisers to Enphase IQ8 microinverters as these devices  are the most popular alternatives to string inverters.

String inverters typically have two strings of panels. All panels in the string are connected and have to face in the same direction. There is a single power tracker for the string causing all panels in a string to only output power to the level of the weakest panel.

SolaX Solar Inverters

With over 200 research and development staff the SolaX goal is to drive the very latest in solar innovation and be a world leader in the development and production of solar inverters and solar battery storage solutions.

With an install base of over 200,000 inverters the SolaX range has proven quality and reliability.

Backed with a 5 + 5 year warranty on the inverters, and a strong presence in Australia with local technical staff, SolarBright has chosen SolaX X-1 Boost, X-3 inverters and X-HYBRID as one of our standard single phase and three phrase inverters on our solar system packages.

Solar Bright is an authorised SolaX installer.

MaxLight Tubular Skylights

The Skylight Without Equal – Brighten Your Home

MaxLight tubular skylights are designed and made in Australia by SolarBright.

A top quality MaxLight skylight can easily and economically add pure, natural light to your home or business.

The skylight features a specially designed and engineered dome to capture the most sunlight possible. This light is reflected down a highly mirrored metal tube and into the room through a triple lens diffuser. The diffusor ensures an even spread of natural light while keeping out the heat.

The MaxLight range has three different models. The ML250 and the ML400 for residential skylight solutions and the ML550 for commercial skylight use.

A range of options and accessories for the skylights include remote controlled solar powered dimmers and a choice of diffusers.

Our team can easily and quickly install a MaxLight skylight into your home in a couple of hours.

MaxLight Skylight Accessories and Options

SolarBright supplies a range of MaxLight skylight accessories and options to customise the skylight to suit your requirements.

These include:

  • The MaxBeam24 turns the MaxLight into a day & night lighting solution
  • MaxDIM solar powered skylight dimmer
  • Choice of triple lens diffuser types
  • Hybrid 550mm square diffuser options
  • Seamless leakproof flashings to suit different roof types
  • Combo vent and and skylight for the ML250
  • Electric light fitting for the ML250 and ML400
  • Bushfire kits.

Call SolarBright to organise a free in-home skylight consultation with one our of experts to discuss which options best suit your requirements.

 

MaxLight Commercial Skylights

The MaxLight ML550 range of commercial skylights are an effective commercial skylight solution for larger spaces. They are manufactured in Australia by SolarBright to deliver trouble free service in field

This versatile range of commercial daylighting solutions features three different models; depending on your space, and offers customisation options to ensure that your product is perfectly suited to your needs.

  •  The Solar MaxLight® series of commercial skylights by Solarbright® set a new benchmark for the Commerical Daylighting Systems made in Australia.
  • The range comes in 2 different versions, (K-550ML/O) for open ceiling & (K-DL550/C) for closed ceiling
  • Using innovative technology, our MaxLight® commercial range is perfect product for offices, schools, retail shops, factories, warehouses, childcare centres and other large space applications
  • With an industry-leading 20 year warranty, and excellent energy rating performance our commercial range of skylights are excellent value for money.