Exact pairing not recorded
Exact pairing not recorded
No exact manufacturer-named inverter, battery or integrated-system pairing is recorded for Australia. This is a documentation state, not a finding that the product cannot be used in a system.
3.28–16.4 kWh · LFP · DC-coupled
The verdict. In our Performance & Value class, SMA Home Storage leads on capacity & usability. Home-battery reliability is rarely independently verified, so judge on chemistry, safety certification and the backing company.
The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
Capacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 10
No year-by-year capacity schedule is published for this product - the manufacturer guarantees only this end-of-term minimum, not a specific decline curve. Capacity figure based on the sourced usable capacity of the base configuration; modular systems scale with additional modules.
Blackout protection
52 / 100#47 of 50 batteriesWhole-home (via hybrid inverter)
The blackout score is a standalone benchmark of outage resilience only - it re-weights sourced specs already scored in this product’s pillars (backup tier, switchover, surge strength, backup power, off-grid recharge) and never affects the overall score. Dots show the full battery fleet; the marker is this product.
System decision
Only exact, manufacturer-named Australian paths are shown. A shared brand, product family or output rating is not proof of compatibility.
Exact pairing not recorded
No exact manufacturer-named inverter, battery or integrated-system pairing is recorded for Australia. This is a documentation state, not a finding that the product cannot be used in a system.
A documented relation does not establish site sizing, network approval, protected-load design, firmware state or installer acceptance. When no exact relation is recorded, compatibility remains unestablished in this catalogue.
Ask the installer: What usable capacity, backup power and warranted operating conditions will the installed Home Storage configuration deliver?
Verification & sources
Market context
Global evidencechange in the site menu
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score uses the documented five-module 16.4 kWh configuration and publishes the full 3.28-16.4 kWh family range. Inverter-dependent power and backup are not assigned to the battery. Scored model: five HS-BM-3.28-10 modules · checked 2026-08-02. Evidence.
1 product record
Read the Australian warranty as a claim pathway: the headline term is separate from remedy, labour, freight, site work, transfer and registration conditions.
SMA Home Storage 16.4 kWh · Home battery
Australian evidence checked 2026-08-02.
Covered4 sources
Australian warranty scope: Australia and New Zealand; the exact HS-BM-3.28-10 module and 3.2, 6.5, 9.8, 13.1 and 16.4 configurations receive a 10-year product and performance term with 70% retained capacity or 4.6 MWh per usable kWh, subject to registration, connectivity, updates and operating conditions.
Structured claim terms: Recorded.
Sources & references · checked 2026-08-02
Strong evidence coverage
25 of 25 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
Scored by Solar Analytica Research
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Our reading
Home Storage scores 68, placing 13 of 41 in the Performance & Value class against a class average of 64.7. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (90), above the class average of 86. Energy Ecosystem (57) is the dimension with the most room to move. Key specifications: LFP, 94.5% round-trip efficiency.