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Key points
Gives bill credits for AGL customers (amounts vary by state).
For tenants in SA social or community housing
Cost optimised charging and discharging at wholesale rates. You can override their control.
Free daytime charging; bill credits for evening discharging
Fixed bill credits, plus $0.30 per kWh for overnight discharges
Bill credits for discharges
Fixed bill credits, plus $0.12 per kWh for discharges
$240 pa bill credits. FiT not specified.
Free daytime charging; bill credits for evening discharging
Up to $200 pa in bill credits
3 times your energy costs (tariff) for energy exported from your battery to the grid during a VPP event (minimum payment of 97c/kWh).
You receive no electricity bills for 7 years.
$2000 up front incentive for puchasing their system, plus bill discounts and up to $300 extra per year in passive income from the battery.
Extra payments for discharges during energy spikes at $0.70/kWh. WA only
Availability
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
ACT
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Features
Battery and inverter required
Battery and inverter installer
N/A
AGL
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reposit
N/A
N/A
Battery and inverter supplied
Battery and inverter source
N/A
AGL
N/A
Five recommended configurations via recommended retailers
N/A
Not specified
Not specified
Enreal
Not specified
SolarQuotes
Not specified
Reposit
Hinen
N/A
New South Wales VPP incentive
N/A
Not stated
Not stated
South Australia REPS
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Western Australia DEBS
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
App available
Life support
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Not stated
Specifications
Costs
AGL will control charging and discharging to/from the grid. You will have to pay for charging the battery from the grid. Extra charging/discharging will impact on the life of the battery.
No more than 2GB of internet usage per month at your expense.
$25/month in addition to other unspecified fees which may be payable from time to time.
Complete control to charge and discharge battery (will endeavour to charge when it is cost efficient). Broadband internet with WiFi.
$68 establishment fee. Broadband internet with WiFi.
Right to monitor and control your system. Internet connection to your system.
Draw down battery at any time in response to grid issues.
Draw down power when wholesale energy prices spike. Charge or discharge the battery to help maintain grid frequency.
High speed internet. Possible reduced battery life (due to extra charge/discharge cycles). Maintain system at your cost.
Your battery must be controllable by Origin 90% of the time. Reasonable steps to maximise solar energy production.
After an event you will draw power from the grid overnight (at the overnight rate). Maintain system at your cost. Provide an internet connection to the equipment.
Notify reposit of any changes to your electricity supply. Internet connection.
Shinehub can charge or discharge your battery at any time, you will have to pay for the charging of the battery from the grid.
Maintain system and provide internet connection.
Customer benefits
$200 in bill credits on joining, $1 per kWh in bill credits for each charge or discharge to/from the grid, $20 in bill credits per quarter ($45 in SA)
Electricity at 25% lower than the regulated Default Market Offer (DMO). Blackout protection.
Electricity in and out at the current wholesale rate (for a 30 minute window), optimised for cost savings. Using their calculator for various postcodes in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide produced claimed savings of between 10% and 20% - with energy in at ~$0.30 and out at ~$0.04c
Electricity at $0.00 between 11:00am and 2:00pm. $0.15 Feed in Tariff between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Discount for getting an eligible installed using a "solar partner". Reward program: discounts for 4,500 products from third parties.
$250 or $275 or $350 or $450 pa bill credits: as per system size, paid daily, see worksheet "Diamond Energy Credits". $0.03 FiT: NSW, QLD, SA; $0.052 FiT: VIC.. $0.30 FiT for electricity exported between 18:00hrs and 08:00hrs all amounts are GST inclusive
$0.25 per kWh for discharges + share of profit (difference between spot price and $0.25). 80% of profit from trades you initiate, 50% of the profit from trades initiated by Discover.
$15 in bill credits per month, $0.12 per kWh for the first 15kWh uploaded each day (otherwise $0.04 FiT). Retail Tariff Optimisation.
NSW, QLD, SA: $200 sign on credit, ~$20 per month credit. VIC: $100 sign on credit, ~$15 per month credit.
Free charging between 11am and 2pm. $1 in credits if you import less than 0.06 kW between 6pm and 8pm. $0.15 for each kWh you export between 6pm and 8pm (max $1.50). $1 per kWh for exports during price spikes.
$200 sign on credit. $1 per kWh downloaded.
Will pay your charging costs + a bonus for any electricity discharged: the bonus amount is limited to a total of $250 pa. (website: Minimum of $0.97 per kWh discharged during an event). $1500 off a Plico installed system.
No electricity bills for the duration of the agreement.
$1 per kWh for discharges into the grid. Discount on Shinehub battery/solar system if you sign up for the VPP: $2000 if you pay upfront, $20 per month against your power bill if you take the 10 year payment plan.
$0.70 per kWh for discharges during spike events. Spike events will most likely be very hot or very cold days, you will hopefully have 2 hours notice.
Approved batteries
Tesla (x2), LG (x3), SolarEdge, AlphaESS (x15), Sigenergy (x5), Sungrow (x15)
Not stated but installed by AGL
1KOMMA5°, AlphaESS, Anker, BYD, Enphase, Fronius, Hive, Neovolt, REA Powerbank, Sigenergy, SolarEdge & LG Chem Resu, Sungrow, Tesla. In beta: GivEnergy, FoxESS, Redback
AlphaESS, FoxESS, GROWATT, PotisEdge
Sungrow, Alpha ESS
AlphaESS, BYD, Dyness, GoodWe, LG, LG Chem, PylonTech, SAJ, SolarEdge, Sungrow
AlphaESS, Ambrion, Eveready, GivEnergy, Goodwe, Hive, LG Energy Solution, Redback, Sigenergy, Solaredge, Sungrow, Sunpower, Tesla
AlphaESS, Empower, Tesla Powerwall, Sigenergy, Sungrow
Greater than 3kWh, less than 100 kWh. Alpha, Ecactus, Neovolt, Redback, SAJ, Sigenergy, SolaX, Solis+Dyness, SunGrow
1KOMMA5, AlphaESS, Ambrion, AnkerSolix, ESY Sunhome, Eveready, FoxESS, FranklinWH, Givenergy, Goanna, GoodWe, Hive, LG Energy Solution, Neovolt, SAJ, Sigenergy, SolarEdge, SolaX, Sungrow, Tesla
AlphaESS, Redback, Sigenergy
SolaX, FoxESS, Sigenergy. Could cost between $12,000 to $100,000, but typically between $15,000 and $25,000
Not stated
As per the Clean Energy Council's approved battery list (cleanenergycouncil.org.au/industry-programs/products-program/batteries). Each approved battery or all approved batteries combined must meet the minimum 5 unit storage capacity requirement and the system must meet the system availability requirements in Synergys Functionality Requirements.
Approved inverter
LG (x4), SolarEdge (x4), AlphaESS (x10), Sigenergy (x12), Sungrow (x12)
Not stated but installed by AGL
1KOMMA5°, AlphaESS, Anker, BYD, Enphase, Fronius, Hive, Neovolt, REA Powerbank, Sigenergy, SolarEdge & LG Chem Resu, Sungrow, Tesla. In beta: GivEnergy, FoxESS, Redback
Not stated
Sungrow, Alpha ESS
Equal to or less than 10kW. AlphaESS, GE, GoodWe, SAJ, SolarEdge, Solis, Sungrow
AlphaESS, Ambrion, Eveready, GivEnergy, Goodwe, Hive, LG Energy Solution, Redback, Sigenergy, Solaredge, Sungrow, Sunpower, Tesla
AlphaESS, Empower, Tesla Powerwall, Sigenergy, Sungrow
Greater than 3kWh, less than 30 kW
1KOMMA5, Alpha ESS, Ambrion, AnkerSolix, ESYSunhome, Eveready, FoxESS, FranklinWH, GivEnergy, Goanna, GoodWe, Hive, Neovolt, SAJ, Sigenergy, SolarEdge, SolaX, Sungrow, Tesla
AlphaESS, Redback, Sigenergy
SolaX, FoxESS, Sigenergy
Not stated
Each inverter OR all inverters combined must meet the minimum 2.5kVA capacity requirement.
Limitations
250 kWh pa total charge and discharge to grid over a year. Never discharge below 20%.
Not stated
No more than 2 charge/discharge cycles in a 24hr period. You can set the charging and discharging via an app, based on the available price, you can also set the minimum charge to remain in the battery. You can use the app at any time to override the settings and charge or discharge the battery.
No discharge during a blackout
None stated
You can stop 1 VPP discharge per month
200 kWh pa total discharge to grid. Never discharge below 10%. No more than 1 cycle per day.
5 to 9.99 kWh battery: no more than 400 kWh in any 12 months. 10 to 15 kWh battery: no more than 800 kWh in any 12 months.
max 10 kWh exportable between 6pm and 8pm. You can use app to schedule charging an discharging and also set a discharge limit.
"aim to leave approximately 20%" of energy in your battery. No more than 200 kWh discharged in any 12 month period. No more than 200 discharge events in any 12 month period.
"A minimum of 5% is usually reserved to protect the battery." Max 4 hours discharge during an event. Household energy priotised during an event. No drawdown if there is a blackout during an event.
Fair use cap: 120% of your previous 12 months usage, monthly cap is seasonally adjusted. Can be increased for a fee if circumstances change (ie install an airconditioner etc). Discharge limit set at design time. It can be decreased later. You can increase it only if you add more battery.
Not stated
30 events per 12 month period. Event duration less than or equal to 4 hours.
Discharge limits
Never below 20%
Not stated
Variable at your discretion
Battery's internal protection limit
Not stated
Not stated
Never below 10%
Not stated
Variable at your discretion
Never below approximately 20%
Usual minimum 5%
10% to 50%, typically 20%
Not stated
Not stated
Termination terms
30 days notice, unused bill credits paid out to you
You lose the 25% discount. Battery will be still be controlled by the SA VPP.
With 14 days notice in writing. If you terminate your retail energy supply contract with Amber, which you can do at any time. With 30 days notice if Amber "materially breaches the agreement".
With 30 days notice or without notice if you switch to another energy retailer. If you have purchased a battery system as part the VPP then you will have to pay a termination fee which is $2,000 pro rata'd for the remaining days of a 3 year term.
At any time.
At any time, will take up to 10 business days to effect.
30 days notice, earned amounts paid out to you.
Not stated
Within 20 days if you withdraw your consent to share data.
20 days notice if you claim a rebate under the NSW PDRS BESS2 the contract must run for at least 3 years.
Your own equipment: 3 months notice from you, 1 months notice from Plico, $250 exit fee if you terminate in first 5 years. Plico installed equipment: 2 months notice. You must refund the installation discount: first 2 years $1500, 3-5 years $1000, 5-10 years $750.
30 days notice by you. Exceed Fair use monthly cap by 200%. Exceed Fair use monthly cap 3 times in 3 years. Unexpected event (act of god, accidental damge, pandemic etc): suspension after 2 days, termination after 8 weeks.
30 days notice.
With 20 days notice after the initial period of 2 years has expired.
Terms and conditions
www.agl.com.au/content/dam/digital/agl/documents/solar-batteries/agl-virtual-power-plant-services-agreement-terms-conditions-nov-2025.pdf
None found
cdn.prod.website-files.com/65bcfbd87eded73b1edd9413/684a41e134c704cdcd95f771_SmartShift%20Terms%20%26%20Conditions%20(version%20June%202025).pdf
www.covau.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CovaU-Virtual-Power-Plant-Services-Agreement.pdf
diamondenergy.com.au/Controlled%20Docs/Terms%20and%20Conditions/WATTBANK%20VPP%20Terms%20%26%20Conditions.pdf?_t=1735264244
policy.discoverenergy.com.au/file/10/c9c8dd5ce39a1bf4773a837cb5e6a7b3.pdf
www.energyaustralia.com.au/sites/default/files/2025-03/EA_DL_MKTTC_DIGITAL_JUNE2025_FINAL.pdf
engie.com.au/sites/default/files/2025-06/VPP%20Special%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20July%202025.pdf
globirdenergy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/securepdfs/2024/10/240603_VPP_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf
www.originenergy.com.au/terms-and-conditions/origin-loop-vpp-battery-terms-and-conditions/
Not online, emailed copies in test directory
repositpower.com/hubfs/Reposit%20No%20Bill%20Terms%20and%20Conditions%20V6.0.4.pdf?hsLang=en
shinehub.com.au/terms/virtual-power-plant-terms-and-conditions
synergy.net.au/UtilityLinks/battery-rewards-terms-and-conditions
Privacy policy
www.agl.com.au/privacy-policy
None found
cdn.prod.website-files.com/65bcfbd87eded73b1edd9413/684fc576168be5fb13b47321_Amber%20Electric%20Privacy%20Policy%20(version%20June%202025).pdf
www.covau.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CovaU-Privacy-Policy-v5.1-Web.pdf
diamondenergy.com.au/Controlled%20Docs/Terms%20and%20Conditions/Policies/Privacy%20Policy.pdf?_t=1735264202
policy.discoverenergy.com.au/file/4/a153142a37a41bf0c5869190553bfcc1.pdf
www.energyaustralia.com.au/privacy
engie.com.au/help-centre/policies-and-commitments/privacy-policy
globirdenergy.com.au/legal/privacy/
originenergy.com.au/privacy/
plicoenergy.com.au/privacy-statement
repositpower.com/privacy-policy
shinehub.com.au/terms/privacy-policy/
synergy.net.au/privacy