Summer Storms in Sydney Are Deadly
Australians are no strangers to extreme weather during summer. Almost every year, residents in Sydney, Central Coast & Newcastle face hazardous weather conditions that disrupts homes and lives.
Here is what New South Wales residents are so used to seeing in the news:
2018: “28,000 properties were left without power in the Central Coast, with more wild weather on the way.”
2019: “25,000 homes in Sydney & Blue Mountains need to prepare for another night without power.”
2020: “20,000 homes and businesses suffered power outages in New South Wales.”
It’s Time to Put the power back into your hands
One of the worst parts of experiencing an extended power blackout, is the feeling of helplessness and uncertainty as you wait for the storm to reside. People are left in situations where they can’t call loved ones, keep food fresh in the fridge, or even power their medical devices.
We’re here to tell you that you can TAKE BACK CONTROL of your electricity and create an emergency plan for your home with the help of solar energy and solar battery.
Blackout Solution with Solar Batteries
Your solar panel system normally exports excess energy back into the electricity grid. Your residential solar panels do not have the capability to store energy.
But when you get a solar battery fitted with blackout protection, your solar system would then be able to store and utilise solar power when the sun is down. This battery system can also be programmed to power certain circuits in your home, so you can choose which important appliances can receive power during a blackout.
From our experience, here are the two most popular solar batteries that our customers want installed –
1. Sonnen – Australian Solar Battery with Black Start function
The Sonnen Battery is an Australian Made high-tech storage system that is used globally.
The Black Start feature in this solar battery allows residential solar system owners to restart a system that has shut down after completely utilising its batteries overnight, wake itself up and recharge with energy produced by the solar panels at home.
This means sonnen solar battery would allow you to use essential appliances without interruption during times of extended blackouts**
A sonnenBatterie system, combined with a sonnenProtect which can enable sonnen Black Start technology can power your home’s essential loads* such as refrigerator, lights and Internet modem all day long** even if the grid goes down for a few days.
We recommend Sonnen Battery because of its features, but more importantly because of the level of after-sales support that our customers in Sydney receive from the Sonnen team. We believe after-sales is a huge deciding factor when recommending a product, because it reflects the level of technical support, warranty and assistance provided by manufacturers to the customers.
*Essential circuit wiring requires consultation with your solar installer and is unique to each home.
* *The ability for the sonnenProtect to power essential loads is dictated by the battery capacity, SOC and availability of Solar PV production.
2. Tesla Powerwall – Rechargeable Solar Battery
One of the most popular solar batteries we have installed around Sydney is the Tesla Powerwall. The Powerwall has an appeal factor to our customers because it comes with a strong brand and a fantastic performance.
This solar battery is able to supply power to your home during the night, or provide back up during power outages.
The Tesla Powerwall has a built-in battery inverter, which makes this solar battery compact and easy to integrate into your home or business.
When a power outage occurs, the Powerwall disconnects from grid and supplies backup power much faster than a typical standby generator. With the Powerwall’s 5 kW continuous power output, your home or business can keep running with little disruption.
Tesla Powerwall solar battery owners can choose to set the battery to Back-Up only mode. In this mode, the solar battery stores energy generated from the solar panels until the battery is full. During a blackout, the Powerwall will continue to power up the solar system and ultimately continue your solar energy generation.
Make solar batteries a part of your emergency plan
Be prepared for situations where a thunderstorm flood or lighting strike can disrupt your power supply for hours or days. Make solar batteries a part of your emergency power supply plan.
RK Solar is a solar panel & solar battery installer with a fantastic track record of keeping our customers happy and finding them a solar solution that best fits their home and budget.
Our office in Castle Hill is staffed by highly qualified engineers, service team and sales team who oversee residential and commercial solar installations around Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, South Coast and Central Coast regions of NSW.
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