SOLIX X1 (AC-coupled)
Modular, 5–30 kWh per system
The retrofit path — adds storage to an existing solar system without replacing the inverter.
Australia-wide
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Meet Anker SOLIX A slim, coastal-tough home battery that switches over in 0 ms, Anker says.
- Keep solar from another brand
Already have solar from another brand? Anker says its Power Dock Pro keeps the battery charging from it, even in outages.
Needs the Power Dock Pro in your quote.
- No flicker when the grid drops
Anker says it switches over in 0 ms, so the wi-fi, fridge and work laptop keep running in a blackout.
Ask your installer which circuits are wired for backup.
- Fits narrow spaces
An ultra-thin unit with batteries stacked front to back, so it fits narrow spaces and saves floor width.
- Covered for up to 10 years
Anker covers the X1 and Power Dock Pro together for up to 10 years.
Ask what cover applies if your quote has no Power Dock Pro.
C5-M coastal rating; check its warranty's corrosion terms.
The company behind it
A consumer electronics maker founded in 2011, whose Anker SOLIX home-energy brand launched in 2023.
Founded 2011
Anker says it was founded in 2011 by CEO Steven Yang, a former senior engineer at Google.
Global scale
Anker says it has over 200 million customers in 180-plus countries and regions.
X1 in Australia
Anker says all X1 models gained access to the Australian market in April 2025.
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Check the installation credentials
Ask each installer for their workmanship warranty, trading history and current brand credentials before you decide.
Rebates at quote
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount — roughly a quarter off installed cost — plus your state layer, applied upfront at quote.
Find Anker SOLIX installers near you.
Each state page lists its capital and regional centres, the battery rebate stack for that state, and the installers we match you with there. Not listed? Matching runs on postcode, so enter yours anyway.
- New South Wales — 14 locations
- Victoria — 8 locations
- Queensland — 11 locations
- Western Australia — 3 locations
- South Australia — 1 location
- Tasmania — 2 locations
- Northern Territory — 2 locations
- Australian Capital Territory — 1 location
Is Anker SOLIX right for your home? Fit and warranty checks
A good fit if…
- Households adding a battery to existing solar, where the AC-coupled X1 avoids touching the inverter
- Design-conscious buyers who care how the hardware looks on the wall and how the app feels in the hand
- Buyers comfortable with a newer brand in exchange for current-generation hardware
- Homes wanting modular growth — start smaller, add modules as usage or tariffs change
Consider the limitations
- You want a brand with a decade of Australian installs behind it rather than a strong first year
- Deep virtual-power-plant participation is central to your plan — program support is still building compared with the established brands
- You want one vendor for solar and storage designed together from scratch with a long local track record
- Your installer has never fitted an Anker SOLIX before — a new brand plus a first-time installer stacks two risks
The Anker SOLIX range
SOLIX X1 hybrid
Modular stacks with an integrated hybrid inverter
The new-system path, with single-phase and three-phase variants in the range.
X1 battery modules
Stacked expansion modules
Capacity grows by adding modules to a stack rather than replacing the unit.
Anker SOLIX specifications and source documents
Anker SOLIX is the home-energy arm of Anker, the consumer-electronics company most Australians already know from charging gear, and it arrived in the Australian home battery market in late 2024. The X1 is its residential system: a slim, modular stack that scales from 5 kWh to 30 kWh, offered in AC-coupled form for adding storage to existing solar and in hybrid form for new systems. The hardware polish and app experience are genuinely strong; what Anker SOLIX cannot yet offer in Australia is years of local field history, so the installer standing behind it matters more than usual.
Anker SOLIX questions, answered
- Is Anker SOLIX the same Anker that makes phone chargers?
- Yes — SOLIX is the home-energy arm of the same consumer-electronics company. That cuts both ways: you get consumer-grade hardware polish and an app that feels finished, backed by a large global business, but the home-battery operation in Australia is young and its local support chain is still building its record.
- Is the Anker SOLIX X1 eligible for the federal battery rebate?
- Eligibility is model-by-model on the Clean Energy Council approved list, not brand-wide, and newer variants can lag the list. Ask your installer to show you the exact X1 configuration on the current list before you sign — the rebate is worth thousands and cannot be recovered afterwards.
- Can I add an Anker SOLIX X1 to my existing solar system?
- This is one of the X1’s stronger cases. The AC-coupled variant is built precisely for retrofits — it sits alongside your existing inverter rather than replacing it, so your working solar system stays untouched. Just make sure the quote is genuinely for the AC-coupled unit, because the hybrid is a different product with a different install.
- How new is Anker SOLIX in Australia?
- Residential systems only began shipping here in late 2024, so nobody — installer or reviewer — can point to many years of Australian field data yet. Early customer scores are excellent, which is a real signal but a short one. The practical mitigation is the installer: choose one who has commissioned X1 systems before and will support the install themselves.
- Does the Anker SOLIX X1 work during a blackout?
- Yes, with switchover fast enough that backed-up circuits barely blink — but only circuits wired to the backup side stay on, and that is a design-stage decision, not a feature that arrives by default. Agree the backup scope in writing on the quote: which circuits, what happens when the stack runs low, and whether the system restarts itself from solar the next morning.
- Does Anker SOLIX work with virtual power plants in Australia?
- Program support is still building, which is normal for a brand this new here. Some Australian programs have begun accepting SOLIX systems, but acceptance is per-model and per-retailer, and the list is shorter than what the established brands enjoy. If VPP income is part of your maths, get the specific program named on the quote and confirmed in writing rather than assumed.
- What does the X1 hybrid do that the AC-coupled X1 does not?
- The hybrid replaces the solar inverter role entirely — panels, storage and grid management run through one Anker SOLIX unit, which is the cleaner architecture for a new build or a full system refresh. The AC-coupled unit leaves your existing inverter in charge of solar and adds storage beside it. Neither is better in the abstract; the right one follows from whether your current solar is worth keeping.
- Can the X1 grow if my needs change?
- Modularity is the point of the design — capacity grows by adding modules to the stack within the system’s range rather than replacing the unit. The catch is that the stack quoted today sets the ceiling for tomorrow: confirm how many free module positions the quoted configuration leaves, because “expandable” with zero free slots is not expandable.