PowerAll
4.75–28.5 kWh, in 4.75 kWh modules
All-in-one — hybrid inverter and battery in one stack, 1 to 6 modules.
Australia-wide
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Meet SOFAR SOFAR battery stacks that grow in 5 kWh steps, made for SOFAR's own three-phase inverters.
- Start small, then add modules
Begin with two modules and add more as needs change, up to four per stack, about 20 kWh.
Ask how many modules your quoted stack can still take.
- Made for SOFAR three-phase hybrids
SOFAR designed BTS specially for its ME and HYD three-phase hybrid inverters, so battery and inverter work as a pair.
Suits three-phase homes. An existing inverter from another brand would be replaced.
- Sealed for outdoor installs
Both the battery modules and the distribution unit are rated IP65 against dust and water jets.
It charges between 0 °C and 50 °C, so a sheltered spot suits frosty areas.
- 10 years, 70% energy kept
SOFAR's Australian warranty covers each module for 10 years and promises it keeps 70% of its usable energy.
Cover lasts 10 years or to a per-module energy limit; ask for it. Ask your installer to confirm they're SOFAR-certified; the warranty requires it.
The company behind it
SOFAR is a Shenzhen inverter and battery maker, founded in 2013, with an Australian presence since 2016.
Founded 2013, Shenzhen
Founded in 2013 in Shenzhen, SOFAR began with inverters, then moved into energy storage.
48 GW of inverters
SOFAR says it has shipped over 48 GW of inverters, with systems in 100+ countries and regions.
In Australia since 2016
SOFAR has been present in Australia since 2016, with an office on Pitt Street, Sydney.
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Rebates at quote
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount — roughly a quarter off installed cost — plus your state layer, applied upfront at quote.
Find SOFAR 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 SOFAR right for your home? Fit and warranty checks
A good fit if…
- New installs where an all-in-one stack removes a set of decisions
- Households starting small and intending to add modules as budget allows
- Buyers comparing on cost per usable kilowatt-hour rather than on brand history
- Homes wanting a single manufacturer across inverter and battery without paying top-tier prices
Consider the limitations
- You want a long Australian field record above all else
- You are keeping an existing inverter — an AC-coupled system fits that better than either SOFAR shape
- You need capacity well beyond 28 kWh in a single system
- Your virtual-power-plant program does not list the specific model
The SOFAR range
BTS E5–E20
5–20 kWh, in ~5.12 kWh modules
High-voltage battery modules paired with a separate SOFAR hybrid inverter.
Expansion modules
Added within each range’s ceiling
Capacity grows by module, provided the original design left headroom.
SOFAR specifications and source documents
SOFAR is one of the faster-growing storage names in Australia, and it approaches the market from two directions at once. PowerAll is the all-in-one: hybrid inverter and modular battery in a single wall-mounted stack, scaling from about 4.75 kWh to 28.5 kWh as modules are added. The BTS range is the separate-components route, high-voltage modules designed to sit with a SOFAR hybrid inverter. Same brand, meaningfully different installs, and the choice between them should be driven by whether you already have an inverter worth keeping.
SOFAR questions, answered
- What is the difference between PowerAll and BTS?
- PowerAll puts the hybrid inverter and the battery modules in one wall-mounted stack, so the system is a single product with a single manufacturer behind it. BTS is the battery half only, designed to pair with a separate SOFAR hybrid inverter. For a new install PowerAll is usually the simpler answer; BTS makes sense where the electrical design or the property calls for the inverter to be a separate unit. Either way, the quote should name which one it is.
- Can I start small and add capacity later?
- That is one of the range’s genuine strengths — both shapes build from modules, so a smaller system now can grow. The condition is headroom: the inverter rating and the stack design set a ceiling at install time, and reaching that ceiling means new hardware rather than another module. If you expect an EV or a bigger load in a few years, raise it before the design is signed off.
- Is SOFAR eligible for the federal battery rebate?
- SOFAR models do appear on the Clean Energy Council approved battery list, with eligibility assessed model-by-model. Because the brand sells two quite different ranges with several variants, ask the installer to point at the exact quoted model on the current list rather than accepting that the brand is approved in general.
- How does SOFAR compare with the better-known brands?
- On hardware terms it is competitive — the same lithium iron phosphate chemistry as most of the market, modular sizing and a full-featured all-in-one. What the established names have is time: more Australian installs, more installers who have serviced them, more accumulated field data. If price per usable kilowatt-hour is your priority, SOFAR argues well; if a long local record is, it does not yet.
- Does a SOFAR system provide blackout backup?
- Backup-capable configurations hold up the circuits wired to the backup side, and how long they last is a function of the capacity you installed and the load you put on it. As with every brand, the scope is a design decision rather than a product feature — which circuits, whether changeover is automatic, and what happens as the modules drain. Have it written into the quote.
- Who supports a SOFAR system in Australia?
- The brand has an Australian distribution and support presence that grew as its volumes did, and the front line in practice is your installer. Because the local installer base is younger than for the long-established brands, the who-fits-it question carries more weight here: an installer with several SOFAR commissionings behind them and a habit of supporting their own work closes most of the gap.