Battery Rebate Rush: What Solar Installers Are Seeing on the Front Line - EP63

What’s really happening on the ground during Australia’s battery boom? Hugh Salisbury from Salisbury Solar & Electrical shares what he's seeing across the Tweed, Byron Bay and Northern Rivers regions. From battery rebate demand and oversized battery mistakes to solar cowboys, customer education, EV readiness and choosing the right battery brands, this is a practical discussion about getting solar and batteries right.Timestamps:00:00 – Energy costs, diesel prices and why people are looking at batteries00:47 – Hugh Salisbury joins the YEA podcast01:23 – Battery rebate rush and installer availability02:02 – Hugh’s background in solar since 201402:48 – Why reputation matters in regional solar03:08 – Solar cowboys targeting older homeowners05:14 – What customers get from Salisbury Solar06:04 – The danger of oversized batteries10:38 – How ChatGPT is changing customer expectations11:42 – Solar-only vs solar-and-battery demand13:05 – Old solar systems not suited for big batteries17:57 – Hugh’s preferred battery brands28:20 – Looking at whole-home electrification29:52 – Why solar needs to be sized for the futureLinks & Resources Visit Your Energy Answers: https://yourenergyanswers.com Find quality local installers: https://yourenergyanswers.com/find-an-installer/Read more on the topic here: https://yourenergyanswers.com/australias-battery-boom-solar-homeowners/Your Energy SocialsTikTok: @yeanswers https://www.tiktok.com/@yeanswersInstagram: @yourenergy.answers https://instagram.com/yourenergy.answersFacebook: @yeanswers https://www.facebook.com/yeanswersTwitter: @yeanswers https://twitter.com/yeanswersLinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/your-energy-media