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🎥 What does a quality solar & battery installation partner actually look like?At Jousto, we believe choosing the right i...
17/07/2026

🎥 What does a quality solar & battery installation partner actually look like?

At Jousto, we believe choosing the right installer is just as important as choosing the right battery or inverter.

That’s why we’re proud to showcase the businesses we’re privileged to work alongside.

This week we’re featuring JPC Electrical & Solar, one of our trusted installation partners, and taking a look behind the scenes at how they deliver commercial solar projects across South Australia.

Watch the video here:
👉 https://youtu.be/qQ1N0xbLINU?si=EQVov083jTXcSakl

🏡 Looking for solar or a battery?
Jousto helps Australians compare products, understand their options and connect with quality local installation partners.

👷 Are you a solar installer?
If you’re looking for qualified leads, system design, quoting, sales support or want to grow your own brand without the overhead of becoming a retailer, we’d love to chat.

Find out more about becoming a Jousto Partner:
👉 https://solarbpo.com.au/

Australia's Battery Trust Gap 🔋The batteries Australians ask for aren't always the batteries installers choose.And that ...
18/06/2026

Australia's Battery Trust Gap 🔋

The batteries Australians ask for aren't always the batteries installers choose.

And that raises an interesting question.

Who should you trust when you're spending $10,000 to $20,000 on a home battery?

The brand you've heard of...

Or the brand installers keep choosing?

Looking at battery preference data across the Jousto network, we found some clear patterns:

⚡ Goodwe performs strongly with both consumers and installers.

⚡ Sungrow also ranks highly across both groups.

⚡ Tesla remains one of the most requested battery brands by homeowners.

⚡ Yet installer adoption is significantly lower than Goodwe and Sungrow.

⚡ Sigenergy is the opposite story, with strong installer support but lower consumer awareness.

Why does this happen?

Consumers often make decisions based on advertising, online reviews and brand recognition.

Installers make decisions based on years of installations, support experiences, warranty claims and long-term performance.

Neither perspective is wrong.

But they're often different.

That's why comparing battery brands isn't just about price.

It's about confidence.

If you were installing a battery on your own home tomorrow...

Would you choose the brand consumers ask for?

Or the brand installers choose most often?

👇 Let us know in the comments.

What's the best battery?Most people ask the wrong question.They ask:"What's the cheapest battery?"But cheap doesn't alwa...
18/06/2026

What's the best battery?

Most people ask the wrong question.

They ask:

"What's the cheapest battery?"

But cheap doesn't always mean good value.

And expensive doesn't always mean better.

That's why we created the Jousto Battery Value Index™.

Instead of looking at price alone, we considered:

✅ Battery pricing

✅ Warranty coverage

✅ Consumer sentiment

✅ Overall market confidence

Our latest rankings place:

🥇 Sungrow

🥈 Sigenergy

🥉 Goodwe

ahead of some better-known premium brands when overall value is considered.

One of the biggest surprises?

Tesla remains one of Australia's most recognised battery brands, but higher pricing reduces its overall value score.

The takeaway isn't that one battery is "best".

It's that value is about balancing cost, warranty and confidence.

Not simply buying the cheapest battery on the market.

If you were installing a battery tomorrow, would you choose the cheapest option or the one offering the strongest overall value?

👇 Tell us below.

Australia's Battery Trust Gap 🔋The batteries Australians ask for aren't always the batteries installers choose.Our lates...
16/06/2026

Australia's Battery Trust Gap 🔋

The batteries Australians ask for aren't always the batteries installers choose.

Our latest data revealed something interesting:

✅ Goodwe is highly preferred by consumers and installers.

✅ Sungrow performs strongly across both groups.

⚡ Tesla remains one of the most requested battery brands by homeowners.

👷 Yet installers are choosing Goodwe and Sungrow far more often.

Meanwhile...

📈 Sigenergy is seeing stronger installer adoption than consumer demand would suggest.

Why the disconnect?

Because consumers buy based on advertising, reviews and brand recognition.

Installers buy based on what they have to support for the next 10 years.

That's a very different decision.

Which battery brand would you choose for your own home?

Let us know below 👇

How much should battery storage actually cost?The answer depends on which brand you're looking at.When we compared retai...
15/06/2026

How much should battery storage actually cost?

The answer depends on which brand you're looking at.

When we compared retail battery module pricing, we found a huge spread in cost per kWh.

Cheapest:

✅ SAJ — $220/kWh

✅ Goodwe Lynx F — $222/kWh

✅ Fox ESS CQ6 — $231/kWh

Most expensive:

⚠️ Enphase — $734/kWh

⚠️ SolarEdge — $675/kWh

⚠️ Tesla — $555/kWh

That's more than a 3x difference between the highest and lowest-priced batteries.

But here's the catch.

Price per kWh only tells part of the story.

You still need to consider:

• Warranty

• Backup functionality

• Inverter compatibility

• Software platform

• Brand support

• Installer network

• Virtual Power Plant compatibility

The cheapest battery isn't always the best value.

And the most expensive battery isn't automatically the best battery.

The smart buyers compare both price and reputation before making a decision.

Which battery brand would you trust with your home?

The Federal Battery Rebate dropped.But Sungrow battery pricing just dropped by up to **31.5%**.That's the part nobody is...
15/06/2026

The Federal Battery Rebate dropped.

But Sungrow battery pricing just dropped by up to **31.5%**.

That's the part nobody is talking about.

Most people assume a lower rebate automatically means batteries become less attractive.

But when we looked at battery module pricing, several manufacturers appear to have reduced prices significantly:

⬇️ Sungrow SBR: 31.5%

⬇️ Sungrow SBH: 27.2%

⬇️ Fox ESS CQ6: 18.5%

⬇️ Anker Solix: 16.4%

⬇️ SolarEdge: 15.5%

⬇️ Tesla: 5.7%

Important:

These are battery module prices only.

They don't include installation, inverters, rebates, switchboard upgrades or site-specific costs.

But the trend is interesting.

Some manufacturers may be absorbing part of the rebate reduction themselves.

Which means the real question isn't:

"Did the rebate go down?"

It's:

"Which battery is now the best value?"

Because cheapest $/kWh isn't always the winner.

Warranty.

Backup capability.

Inverter compatibility.

Software.

Local support.

Installed price.

All matter.

The battery market just got more competitive.

And battery buyers now need better comparisons than ever.

Would you buy the cheapest battery on the market—or pay more for a stronger ecosystem and warranty?

Most people looking at home batteries get offered a "cheaper price" with aVPP deal attached — and they have no idea what...
08/06/2026

Most people looking at home batteries get offered a "cheaper price" with a
VPP deal attached — and they have no idea what they've agreed to until after
installation.

I made this video to fix that.

In 4 minutes I cover:

→ How Virtual Power Plants actually work
→ Why the same battery shows two different prices (and which one's real)
→ AGL vs Origin vs Engie vs Powow vs Energy Australia — what each actually pays
→ NSW, SA, VIC, QLD and WA state rebates explained plainly
→ Amber Electric — completely different product, not right for everyone
→ 5 questions to ask ANY installer before you sign
→ And when the right answer is actually NO VPP at all

If you've got solar and battery on your radar in 2026, watch this first.

💬 Drop your state in the comments — happy to answer questions specific to
where you are.

🔗 Free battery comparison: jousto.com.au



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