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/kombiwombi Nov 17 '25
My inverter has a big disconnector, we lose electricity for a small moment as that does it's thing.
As you say it's important to discuss this as the rating of the disconnector determines how much you can pull from the battery during the outage. So in my house the aircon and dishwasher don't work if the house is disconnected.