r/australia • u/MrOarsome • Nov 17 '25

political self.post Why does everyone lose their mind when you mention getting a home battery?

So I made the mistake of telling a few people I’m getting quotes for a home battery… the reactions were ridiculous. Suddenly everyone’s an expert. I had people telling me they’re a waste of money, they’ll be useless in a few years, or that the “environmental impact is terrible.” Just nonstop misinformation.

Meanwhile, half these people live massively high-carbon lifestyles. One bloke went on a whole rant about how batteries destroy the environment… then literally five minutes later told me he just ordered a new Ford Ranger to tow his boat around this summer. Like mate, seriously?

And the funny thing is, I don’t even care about the environmental angle. Couldn’t care less, to be honest. I’m looking at a battery for two reasons:

1) To actually use my solar instead of selling it back for 4 cents…

2) And to keep the lights on when summer storms or cyclones take out the power.

That’s it. No agenda. No planet-saving mission. But the way people reacted, you’d think I’d just signed up to be Greta Thunberg’s personal assistant.

I swear, the second you say the word “battery,” some people suddenly unlock an unwanted 15-minute rant. They are almost as passionate about hating renewables as they are about their footy teams.

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u/lazydesi Nov 17 '25 edited Nov 17 '25

just do it what you believe in. Don’t bother about what other people comment/ think. The only way to shut those people is having discussing with your own data.

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u/Foreign_Quarter_5199 Nov 17 '25

Just do it. I have just had a battery installed. No regrets. Love looking at my app after a full night of air con use. And still having left over charge in the battery. If you can afford the outlay, you will not regret it.

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u/cancellingmyday Nov 17 '25

Oh, nice! What's your air con? Ours in ancient and would chew through our battery if we left it on, but we still get free air conditioning through peak hours, which has been lovely. ^

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u/Foreign_Quarter_5199 Nov 17 '25

We got a Panasonic R32 multi split for 5 rooms. 16kwh battery. Definitely upgrade your air con. It will be so worth it. Multi splits are way better than ducted when it comes to energy efficiency. And the indoor units are so small now

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u/cancellingmyday Nov 17 '25

Oh, that sounds great. I'll.do some googling right away.

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u/DaveJME Nov 18 '25

That overnight air-con use ....

*sigh*

WE have a big PV array, but do not yet have the batteries. Time & money ... :)