What separates a real Sydney installer from a lead form
The Sydney market is crowded with quote-form sites that pass your details to whoever pays most. A genuine installer stands up to a few checks.
- SAA accreditation and a valid NSW electrical licence, since the battery ties into your switchboard.
- Both warranties in writing: the manufacturer's on the battery, and the installer's on the workmanship.
- The federal Cheaper Home Batteries rebate applied at the point of sale, so it comes off your Sydney quote.
- A path to connect an eligible battery to a Virtual Power Plant for the NSW incentive.
- A quote sized from your usage and roof, not a one-size package.
Sydney-specific things worth raising
Sydney homes vary enormously, from apartments and terraces with tight switchboard space to larger homes in the outer suburbs with big rooftop solar. That affects which battery fits, whether backup is practical, and how much surplus solar you actually have to store. A quote built around your address and usage will answer these; a flat package price will not.
If keeping the lights on during a storm-season outage matters to you, say so up front, because not every battery provides blackout backup and the ones that do may need extra hardware.
One accredited option that covers Sydney
Apollo Energy Group is a NSW-based, SAA-accredited installer (Electrical Licence 400672, ABN 55697998208) that services Sydney, offering systems from 9kWh to 54kWh with a 10-year battery warranty. It sizes from your real usage and applies the federal rebate at the point of sale.
Refer Labs readers get $500 off an Apollo quote through our link, on top of the federal rebate and any NSW VPP incentive. As with any Sydney installer, get the sizing, warranty and rebate detail in writing before you commit.