Every Fox ESS CQ7 model with its real height, weight and footprint from the datasheet, plus the rules that decide which wall it can stand against.
Victoria stopped setting a minimum feed-in tariff in July 2025. Here is what your exports earn now, what you pay between 4pm and 9pm in each distribution zone, and the spread that decides whether a battery pays.
Yes, a home battery can charge an electric car. Usually it should not be the thing doing it. The arithmetic, the kW limit nobody mentions, and what the federal discount does not pay for.
Solar shuts down in a blackout by design. A battery can keep your house running, but only if backup was designed into the job. What it takes, what runs, and the five questions to ask before you sign.
What happens on the day, who has to approve the connection, and which three things on your property decide the final price. Written by the crew that does the installs.
Real installed battery prices for Melbourne in 2026: what the national averages say, what the federal rebate has already taken off, the six things that move a quote by thousands, and what we charge.
Most Melbourne homes with solar can add a battery without touching the panels. What decides the right retrofit path, what the 2026 federal rebate pays on it, and the three things we check before putting a price in writing.
A detailed review of the Sigenergy SigenStor from installers who fit it: real usable capacity per module, the full warranty terms, the 2025 ACCC recall, EV charging and V2H, and what actually moves the price.
We install both. A straight comparison of the Sigenergy SigenStor and the Fox ESS CQ7 for Melbourne homes, and how the 2026 rebate tapers change which capacity is good value.