Enphase will release its battery system in mid-2016
Inverter manufacturer Enphase has announced it will release its 1. 2 kilowatt-
Hourly modular battery system for the Australian market in April-June 2016. The self-
The included lithium ion phosphate battery modules can easily be connected to each other to provide more storage space and will be sold to Enphase distributors at a wholesale price of AUD 1,150/kWh.
Because they are designed to receive and output power in AC, they avoid the additional inverter and charger costs required to convert power into a suitable format consistent with the format provided by the grid.
However, Enphase pointed out that the price of the final retail customer, including the installation, will be determined by the dealer, which will undoubtedly involve mark-
Ups pays for the cost and profit margin of the distributor.
Enphase also announced a partnership.
SA Power network will launch the Enphase battery system in a series of distributed residential energy storage experiments.