A solar and battery package puts panels, a battery and a compatible inverter on your home in one install. For homes starting from scratch, it is the tidiest way to get set up, and you claim both the solar incentive and the battery rebate at once.
What is in a package
- Solar panels sized to your roof and usage.
- A home battery to store your daytime solar for the evening and overnight.
- A hybrid inverter that runs both solar and battery from one unit.
- Optional backup to keep your home running through a blackout.
What a package costs
After the federal rebate, a full solar-plus-battery package for a typical family home lands around $13,000 to $20,000 installed, depending on the panel and battery size and whether you want whole-home backup. The battery on its own is covered in how much a solar battery costs, and you can model the savings side with the savings calculator.
Price by system size
The right package size comes down to your roof and your evening usage. Here's what the more common solar-plus-battery combinations typically cost installed, after the federal battery rebate and the separate solar STC rebate, added together. These are indicative, current as of September 2026, and your free rebate check returns a figure specific to your postcode.
| Solar + battery | Suits | Indicative installed (after rebates) |
|---|---|---|
| 5kW solar + 5kWh battery | Smaller homes, modest evening use | $8,000 to $12,500 |
| 6.6kW solar + 10kWh battery | Typical family home (most common combination) | $12,000 to $18,500 |
| 10kW solar + 13.5kWh battery | High evening use, some backup | $17,500 to $25,000 |
| 13kW solar + 15 to 20kWh battery | Large homes, whole-home backup | $21,000 to $32,000 |
Figures are the sum of typical solar-only pricing (after the STC rebate) and typical battery-only pricing (after the federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount), each already covered in more detail on our solar battery cost guide. Installing both together in one visit often saves a little on labour, your installer's actual package quote reflects that, this table doesn't assume it.
Bundle now, or add a battery later?
If you have no solar yet, bundling is usually cheaper and simpler. If you already have panels, there is no need to start over, a battery retrofits to your existing system, covered in adding a battery to solar panels. Either way, the smart move is to work out the federal discount and your separate state incentive first, then get a rebate-inclusive quote.