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Performance & Value

PowerAll BTS 5K

4.992–29.952 kWh · LFP · DC-coupled

SOFARReleased 2022

62/ 100

Good

Global

LFP5 kWh Modular

The verdict. In our Performance & Value class, SOFAR PowerAll BTS 5K leads on capacity & usability. Home-battery reliability is rarely independently verified, so judge on chemistry, safety certification and the backing company.

37thof 63 in Performance & ValueLower halfclass average 63.4
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The assessment

How it scores, by category

Capacity & Usability88
Power & Efficiency50
Longevity (verified)56
Safety & Chemistry78
Guarantee & Backbone64
Energy Ecosystem38

Market position

37thof 63 in Performance & ValueLower half
486276

Our reading

PowerAll BTS 5K scores 62, placing 38 of 63 in the Performance & Value class against a class average of 63.4. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (88), running 5.1 points above the class average on this dimension. Energy Ecosystem scores 38, the lowest pillar for this product. The class average on energy ecosystem is 48. Key specifications: LFP, 2.5 kW continuous output.

The data

Chemistry
LFP
Power
2.5kW
Round-trip
Not recorded
Cycle life
Not recorded
Technology architecture

DC-coupled battery

Architecture guide

Stores DC energy and relies on system power electronics outside the battery product for household AC.

Product role
The published battery record covers the storage stack, controller and stated capacity range.
Published range
4.992–29.952 kWh
Phase
Not recorded
Backup boundary
Installation-specific
Architecture describes the product boundary. It is not a system design or an equipment-pairing decision.
Decision evidence

What the documents establish

Published evidence, source-reviewed non-disclosure and unresolved questions remain separate from the product score.

Usable capacity

97.5% of this battery’s nominal capacity is usable, 4.992 kWh in the scored configuration.

4.992 kWh usableScored configuration: BTS 5K. Published range 4.992–29.952 kWh.

The remaining 2.5% stays in the pack as reserve; the home never draws it.

Nominal capacity is not stated here. The usable kWh and the depth-of-discharge percentage are sourced separately, at times from different documents and different module counts, so dividing one by the other would produce a nominal figure no manufacturer published.

Usable capacity sourceDepth-of-discharge source

Capacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 10

5.0 kWhfull3.5at yr 10
60708090100Rated capacity 100%Guaranteed floor 70.0%70.0%0yr2yr4yr6yr8yr10yr
Rated capacity (reference)Guaranteed floor: 70.0% at yr 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

47 / 100#66 of 78 batteries
fleet low 40median 65fleet high 100
No backupGrid-forming

Partial (essential loads)

Continuous power
2.5kW
AC terminal protection
Not specified

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.

Before you buy
Local positionUse a market view to check local availability, approvals and warranty scope.
Ask the installerWhat usable capacity, backup power and warranted operating conditions will the installed PowerAll BTS 5K 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 current datasheet range uses one to six 4.992 kWh usable modules. The score remains anchored to one module; the Australian warranty uses a lower 4.60 kWh contractual usable-energy baseline. Scored model: BTS 5K · checked 2026-07-27. Evidence.

Sources & references · checked 2026-08-06

Strong evidence coverage

29 of 29 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.

Record revision. BTS 5K datasheet V2.1 dated 2026-01-06, ESI 3-6K-S1 datasheet and Australian battery warranty Rev 1.1 re-audited 2026-08-06

Evidence timeline

Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots. No change to this product record has been published since the change ledger opened on 2026-08-16.

  1. Core scorecard evidence checked
  2. AU market evidence checked
  3. Plain-language warranty summary checked
  4. Series benchmark evidence checked

Evidence record (JSON)

Scored by Solar Analytica Research

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