Solar Surge designs premium solar and battery systems around your home, energy use and long-term goals. Generate more of your own power, store it for later and reduce your dependence on the grid.
Get My Free Energy Assessment Free, tailored and without obligation.Brisbane households can use significant amounts of electricity for cooling during long, hot summers. A successful system therefore requires more than filling the roof with panels. Solar production, daytime consumption, evening demand, available roof space and future battery plans all need to work together.
We assess these factors before recommending a system. For properties within the Energex distribution area, we also account for the applicable connection and export requirements rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all package.
The number that decides whether a battery is worth it in Brisbane is not the size of your roof. It is the gap between what you are paid for exported solar and what you pay to buy power back at night.
Across South East Queensland the median retailer feed-in tariff is now around 3 cents per kilowatt hour, and some plans pay less than half a cent. The electricity you import in the evening from the same grid costs around 30 cents. That is roughly a ten to one gap, and it applies every single day.
Brisbane makes that gap worse, not better. Air conditioning load lands in the late afternoon and evening, long after the panels have stopped producing. A household that generates well all day can still buy most of its expensive power at 6pm.
A worked example. An unshaded, north-facing 5 kW system in Queensland generates roughly 7,000 to 7,600 kWh a year. If around 3,800 kWh of that is exported at 3 cents, it earns about $114 a year. Stored and used at night instead of buying at 30 cents, the same 3,800 kWh avoids roughly $1,140 of purchases. Same panels, same sunshine, ten times the value. These are illustrative figures and your tariff, usage pattern and system size will change the result.
This is why we size a Brisbane battery against your evening load rather than against your roof. A battery that fills by mid-morning exports the rest of the day at 3 cents anyway, and one that is too small hands you back to the grid from 8pm.
Most Brisbane battery enquiries come from homeowners who already have solar. Adding storage to an existing system is usually possible, but it is an engineering decision rather than a product decision, so we check the following before quoting:
Every Brisbane installation is completed by our own licensed electrical team under our own Electrical Contractor's Licence. We do not pass the work, or the liability, to a subcontractor.
A properly designed solar foundation for homeowners who want to reduce daytime grid purchases now and retain a practical pathway to battery storage later. We assess your daytime usage, roof orientation and future energy plans before sizing the system.
Explore Energy Starter
Already have solar but still buying substantial power at night? We assess your existing panels and inverter, review when your home uses energy and recommend a compatible battery strategy where it makes financial and technical sense.
Explore Energy Upgrade
Our complete home energy solution combines solar generation, battery storage and intelligent energy management. It is designed for homeowners who want to use more of their own solar and reduce exposure to future electricity price increases.
Explore Energy IndependenceEvery system is engineered from scratch for your roof, your energy use and your local grid.
No cookie-cutter systems. We design every solution from scratch based on your roof, usage patterns and goals.
We exclusively use premium-grade, Tier-1 components proven to perform in Australian conditions.
Licensed teams, one standard and full responsibility — from design through to long-term aftercare.
A clear, consultative process built around your property and energy use.
Tell us about your property, current solar status, electricity use and goals.
We assess your bill, roof information, consumption pattern and relevant network requirements.
We explain the recommended configuration, expected outcomes, assumptions and available options.
Your approved system is installed, commissioned and supported after handover.
“I had a fantastic experience with Solar Surge from start to finish. The team was efficient, quick, and incredibly reliable throughout the entire process. They kept me informed every step of the way and were always available to answer any questions I had.”
“I recently had Solar Surge install solar panels and a battery system at my property, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience. The team was professional, friendly, and made the whole process smooth from start to finish. The installation was completed efficiently, and everything was explained clearly along the way.”
“I recently had solar, an inverter, and a battery system installed by Solar Surge, and I honestly could not be happier with the whole experience. From start to finish, the service was personal, professional, and easy to understand. Everything was explained thoroughly in a way that made sense to me, without being confusing or overwhelming. I really appreciated that they took the time to meet face-to-face, answer my questions, and walk me through the process properly. The communication was excellent, the installation was done quickly, and the system is already working well and saving me money. What they said they would do, they actually followed through with.”
The federal battery incentive changed on 1 May 2026, and a lot of Brisbane homeowners assumed they had missed it. For most households that is not the case.
The 2026 update was about right-sizing incentives rather than removing them. Battery systems up to 14 kWh still attract 100 percent of the primary rebate factor, which covers the standard 10 kWh and 13 kWh systems most homes need to get through the night. The heavier cuts applied to oversized systems.
We confirm current eligibility as part of your assessment and design to what actually suits the house, rather than sizing a system around a rebate threshold.
Donna had 16 panels installed 14 years ago. The system had done its job for a decade, but her bills had crept back up and she had started checking the weather before running appliances.
Two things had changed. Her panels had degraded to a fraction of their original output, and, like every solar-only system, hers stopped producing at sunset, exactly when the cooking, cooling and heating load arrives.
Rather than replacing everything, we ran a retrofit and expansion: modern high-output panels added alongside the existing array to lift generation, and a Fox ESS battery integrated so the daytime surplus could be used at night. Donna described the process as seamless despite merging old and new equipment.
What changed day to day matters more than the hardware list. She now runs air conditioning in summer and heating in winter without watching the cost, and monitors generation, battery charge and grid usage live from her phone instead of guessing.
We install across Brisbane and selected surrounding areas, including the southern suburbs around Sunnybank and Logan, the western corridor toward Ipswich, and the northern and bayside suburbs. Enter your postcode in the free assessment and we will confirm availability for your property before anything else.
If you want the underlying numbers before you talk to anyone, our breakdown of the Queensland solar feed-in tariff and the 2026 battery rebate rules covers both in detail.
We service Brisbane and selected surrounding areas. Enter your postcode in the Free Energy Assessment and we will confirm availability for your property.
It depends on how much excess solar you produce, how much electricity you use after sunset, your tariff, backup requirements and the installed cost. We model these factors rather than assuming every home needs the same battery.
Often, yes. We first check the age and condition of the existing system, inverter compatibility, available switchboard capacity and the proposed battery's technical requirements.
Savings vary by household. They depend on system size, energy consumption, solar self-consumption, tariffs, shading, export settings and future behaviour. Your assessment will show the assumptions used for your estimate.
It depends on how much power you use after sunset. In South East Queensland exported solar earns around 3 cents per kWh while evening grid power costs around 30 cents, so the value comes from self-consumption rather than export. A household with heavy evening air conditioning load generally sees a stronger case than one that is empty at night. We model your actual usage before recommending a capacity.
Often yes. We check the age and output of the existing array, whether the inverter is battery compatible or needs an AC-coupled approach, available switchboard capacity, and the applicable Energex connection and export conditions. Older panels degrade, so a 14-year-old array may produce only 70 to 80 percent of its original capacity, which changes the amount of surplus available to store.
Properties in the Energex distribution area are subject to connection and export requirements. We design the system to those requirements and handle the application as part of the installation rather than leaving it with you.
Most households land on a 10 kWh to 13 kWh system, which is also the range that still attracts 100 percent of the primary federal rebate factor for systems up to 14 kWh. The right figure for your home depends on evening consumption, how much excess solar you generate, and whether you want backup circuits during an outage.
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