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As the flyer says, with the recent electricity price increases, it may be time to time to think about a battery to complement your solar system. We have rooftop solar that has contributed less to our bill over the last few years as the feed-in tariffs have decreased. Was wondering if anyone has gone ahead with a battery installation? Considering it? Installed but regret it?
I can't comment on the AUS market but I work in battery storage analysis in the UK, and given the state of our energy market, it's definitely a good time to invest. We have some half hourly variable import and export tariffs that can be capitalised on. The main thing is to do your research on what product and capabilities you want as there are a lot of cowboys around trying to sling in the cheapest/simplest system they can.