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BLUETTI | EP760 with 2 / 3 / 4 x B500; scored reference EP760 + 2 x B500, 9.92 kWh nominal and 8.92 kWh usable
61/ 100
Strong evidence coverage · 100%
Evidence checked 2026-09-06
Available in Australia · checked 2026-08-02
Buyer evidence: Ready (100% direct coverage).
AlphaESS | SMILE-G3-S5 with one SMILE-G3-BAT-10.1P; 9.6 kWh usable reference, 1-6 modules
68/ 100
Strong evidence coverage · 100%
Evidence checked 2026-09-22
Available in Australia · checked 2026-08-29
Buyer evidence: Ready (100% direct coverage).
| Measure | EP760 + B500 | Smile G3 S5 / BAT-10.1P |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity & Usability | ||
| Power & Efficiency | ||
| Longevity (verified) | ||
| Safety & Chemistry | ||
| Guarantee & Backbone | ||
| Energy Ecosystem |
| Measure | EP760 + B500 | Smile G3 S5 / BAT-10.1P |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | DC-coupled battery | All-in-one energy system |
| Published usable capacity range | 8.92–17.84 kWh | 9.6–57.6 kWh |
| Scored benchmark | 8.92 kWh | 9.6 kWh |
| Chemistry | LFP | LFP |
| Power | 7.6 kW | 5 kW |
| Round-trip | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cycle life | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Evidence | EP760 + B500 | Smile G3 S5 / BAT-10.1P |
|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Available in Australia | Available in Australia |
| Checked | 2026-08-02 | 2026-08-29 |
| Certifications | BAT-521 lists B500 at 4.96 kWh nominal and 4.46 kWh usable, approved 27 May 2024 and expiring 27 May 2027., EESS-230794-1 lists EP760, approved 29 April 2024 and expiring 29 April 2027. | The exact BAT-10.1P datasheet lists IEC 62619, IEC 63056, IEC 62040 and UN 38.3; the SMILE-G3-S5 AU system datasheet lists AS 4777.2 and IEC 62109. |
| Warranty scope | Australian EP760/B500 installations on or after 1 June 2023: ten years or aggregate throughput, whichever first; two B500 modules have a 36.50 MWh cap and a 70% minimum of new usable battery energy under the prescribed test. Fans and WiFi modules have 24-month cover. Default commencement is the first day after three months from production; written purchase proof and delivery-to-installation within one month permit the installation date or first day after one month from purchase. NSW RDRS commencement is commissioning/installation. Australian Consumer Law rights are additional. The document names BLUETTI as obligor, Shenzhen PowerOak as manufacturer and BLUETTI ENERGY PTY LTD as importer; these roles are not interchangeable. | Australia; the 11 October 2024 warranty names SMILE-G3-S5 and BAT-10.1P with a ten-year term, 70% retained capacity and a 3.12 MWh/kWh throughput condition for eligible installations from 1 November 2024. |
| Warranty remedy | PDF7 sections 3.2, 3.6 and 3.8: BLUETTI chooses free repair, parts replacement or new/refurbished replacement. The original period does not restart, but replacement parts/products receive one year if the original remaining term is shorter. If the product is no longer commercially available, BLUETTI may offer equivalent function/performance or propose a depreciated-value refund: purchase price/120 × (120 − operating months since installation). This is a conditional discontinued-product remedy, not an unrestricted refund promise. | Repair or replacement at AlphaESS's option. |
| Labour and reinstallation | Free repair and material remedies are stated, but unconditional full-term on-site labour coverage is not established. An uncovered/non-quality finding may attract a proposed service fee (PDF7 section 3.5); out-of-warranty charges are separate. Unconditional removal and reinstallation costs are not established by the reviewed warranty; covered logistics and hardware remedies are not treated as a site-work entitlement. | Clause 2 excludes travelling and accommodation costs of persons for on-site support and does not name labour as covered or excluded. The warranty requires a qualified installer to be available for exchange and re-commissioning (clause 3) and obliges the original installer to assist with replacement (clause 10); reimbursement of necessary and reasonably incurred costs of a valid claim may be claimed with documentary evidence (clauses 2 and 10). Removal and reinstallation are not promised. |
| Freight | PDF10 section 5.1 covers material and logistics costs for quality-related repair/replacement, including dispatch and recovery. PDF6 section 2.3 separately places return shipment/delivery risk on the buyer and requires original or equivalent packing. Paid logistics do not remove shipping risk or establish every possible freight entitlement. | Replacement-parts freight is covered for an accepted claim. |
| Transfer and registration | PDF12 section 8 limits application to purchasers acquiring products for their own use; an automatic later-owner transfer entitlement is not publicly established in this instrument. PDF6 sections 2–3 require manual-compliant use, certified installation and notice to the distributor/local BLUETTI within 30 days of awareness of defect/deterioration. Supply order number, purchase/installation dates, fault evidence, battery/inverter serials and installer/distributor details. No separate initial product-registration requirement was established; claim notice is distinct. | The warranty is non-transferable except where the products remain installed in a building, in which case it transfers to a later purchaser of that building. Serial registration before a claim, and installation by an SAA-accredited installer with a valid Alpha Installer ID, are required. |
| Grid/network approval evidence | Single-phase EP760 hybrid inverter with exact Australian approval. DNSP settings, export limits and backed circuits remain site-specific. | The exact AU system is a 5 kW, 230 V single-phase hybrid under AS 4777.2. Current project approval and installer eligibility remain installation-specific. |
| Local product pathway | No separate local pathway recorded | No separate local pathway recorded |
| Buyer evidence | Ready (100% direct coverage): Local availability, buyer evidence, and the publication threshold are confirmed. | Ready (100% direct coverage): Local availability, buyer evidence, and the publication threshold are confirmed. |
| Safety notice | No model-specific notice recorded | No model-specific notice recorded |
| Review note | This record includes EP760 with two to four B500 modules only. B500A, one-module, five-module, six-module, VPP and generator claims are outside the exact reviewed boundary. | AlphaESS's current 2026 Australian brochure lists SMILE-G3-S5/B5 with both BAT-10.1P and BAT-9.3S. The battery options coexist; neither is presented as the formal successor to the other. |
| Register: parts term | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: labour and service | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: transport and freight | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: registration | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: transferability | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Register: explicit unknowns | Not in the structured register | Not in the structured register |
| Latest reviewed Approval Watch event | No exact-identity event in reviewed history | No exact-identity event in reviewed history |
| Sources | Source 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6Source 7Source 8Source 9 | Source 1Source 2Source 3Source 4Source 5Source 6 |
These checks sit beside the benchmark score. They are site, tariff and contract questions that no product score can settle.
Ask for every model number to appear on the quote and order. The Clean Energy Council product lists are live: STC creation requires listed products at installation, and network requirements may also depend on current approval.
Have the retailer state the supply phase, inverter connection limit, export limit and any export-control cost. The local network connection agreement, not a generic datasheet, determines those settings. See the Australian Government's connection guidance.
Ask which bills or interval data, tariff, feed-in rate, export limit and future loads support the savings and payback claim. Self-consumed electricity and tariff timing usually matter more than a headline feed-in rate. See the system sizing and battery savings guidance.
Define the usable energy, output power, backed-up circuits and outage behaviour. Confirm whether VPP participation, an internet connection, or an additional controller changes the configuration, reserve level, warranty or support path.
Keep the retailer, installer, manufacturer warranty and escalation path in the contract. Australian Consumer Law guarantees apply separately from any manufacturer warranty; where one business supplied both product and installation, it is generally responsible for the remedy. See the ACCC guidance.
A score lead is only meaningful inside this shared class or tier. Weigh it against the specification and evidence rows above before deciding.
Both products are scored in the Performance & Value class, on the same rubric weighting. Scores are not comparable across classes or tiers. Full methodology.