Home battery installations are surging under the federal rebate scheme, alongside a wave of marketing promising massive systems at bargain prices and energy independence.
But installing a battery involves more than plugging in a piece of hardware. How it’s installed is just as important, as well as having an installer who’ll be around to fix any problems.
While most batteries are of a high standard, the Clean Energy Regulator recently found more than 60% of installations are substandard.
Dan McCabe and Matt Williams from GI Energy unpack why some batteries are so cheap, what consumers should watch out for, and how to get a system that actually works as intended.
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