EEVblog 1502 - Is Home Battery Storage Financially Viable?

[Ed.Kloonk]

Battery Recall
23.06.2021

ELECTRICAL SAFETY RECALL


August 2022

What is the issue?

LG Energy Solution Australia is undertaking a safety recall for certain residential energy storage system batteries (ESS Home Batteries) equipped with cells manufactured between 29 March 2017 and 13 September 2018.

The affected ESS Home Batteries may overheat and catch fire and cause injury or death and/or damage to property. Incidents have occurred and caused damage to property.

LG Energy Solution Australia first announced the safety recall on 24 February 2021 and later expanded the recall in August 2021 to include additional models. A recall notice is available on the Product Safety Australia website here.

https://www.lgessbattery.com/au/home-battery/news-view.lg?blcSn=1256&devonTargetRow=1&devonOrderBy=&searchType=all&searchKey=

[kripton2035]

for fire hazard you should really focus on lifepo4 batteries, and forget about liion batteries...

[EEVblog]

for fire hazard you should really focus on lifepo4 batteries, and forget about liion batteries...

Yes, I would only get lifepo4.

[MadScientist]

Every time i do the Calc s my PV system has a 10 year payback. Way way too long. I use on average about 4-6 KWh a day in the house. No Ac heating is via Timber.