Approved batteries
View batteries that meet Australian best practice standards
Important notice
For manufacturers, retailers and industry
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program and WA Residential Battery Scheme require the use of products from the Clean Energy Council approved products lists.
Approved batteries list
Search the Clean Energy Council's list of currently approved batteries.
This list contains over 750 lithium-based batteries that meet industry best practice requirements as described in the Battery Safety Guide including international battery safety standards and additional requirements for safety and consumer protection. State electricity networks and government rebate programs, including the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), require that solar systems use batteries from this list.
Battery Safety Guide
After noting the lack of product safety standards in Australia for battery storage systems, the industry came together to develop an agreed minimum standard to work to.
A Best Practice Guide and risk matrix were developed by industry associations involved in renewable energy battery storage equipment, with input from energy network operators, private certification bodies and other independent stakeholder groups and individuals, as well as consumer and electrical safety regulators.
View the guide and risk matrix on the Battery Safety Guide website:
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Further detail
The guide only applies to lithium-based battery storage equipment and includes:
- Battery module (BM): one or more cells linked together. A battery module may also have incorporated electronics for monitoring, charge management and/or protection. Battery modules are installed within pre-assembled battery system equipment or pre-assembled integrated battery energy storage system equipment or as part of a master/slave configuration of such equipment.
- Pre-assembled battery system (BS): a system comprising one or more cells, modules or battery system, and auxiliary supporting equipment such as a battery management system and protective devices and any other required components as determined by the equipment manufacturer. A pre-assembled battery system does not include a power conditioning equipment (PCE). Pre-assembled battery system equipment comes in a dedicated enclosure. The equipment is a complete package for connection to a DC bus or DC input of a PCE.
- Pre-assembled integrated battery energy storage system (BESS): a battery energy storage system manufactured as a complete integrated package with the PCE, one or more cells, modules or battery system, protection devices, power conditioning equipment and any other required components as determined by the equipment manufacturer. Pre-assembled integrated battery energy storage system equipment is supplied in a dedicated enclosure. Integrated battery energy storage system equipment is a complete package that has AC output for connection to the electrical installation.
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New battery storage safety specification SA TS 5398
On 3 October 2025, Standards Australia released a new technical specification for batteries: SA TS 5398:2025, Electrical Energy Storage Equipment – Safety Requirements. The new technical specification will replace the Best Practice Guide, which was first issued in July 2018 and currently underpins product assessment for eligibility under installation standard AS/NZS 5139:2019 (Sections 4 and 5). The technical specification is designed to reflect advances in technology and evolving industry practice.
The publication of the technical specification follows the release of a draft version in July. We consulted on the draft version with battery manufacturers at that time and subsequently shared industry feedback with stakeholders.
There is no change to the Clean Energy Council’s approved battery list or application process at this stage. We are working through the detail with stakeholders for a planned transition to the new technical standard and will share more details in due course.
Battery manufacturers are encouraged to read the published technical specification to help prepare.
Product de-listings, suspensions and recalls and faults
Find details of products that have been recently removed from our products lists or recalled by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and understand how to report a fault.
Our product lists are dynamic and products can be suspended or de-listed at any given time if found in breach of the Clean Energy Council's product listing terms and conditions. View recent de-listings and suspensions below.
You can also view Product Recalls, issued by the ACCC. If a product is recalled by the regulator, it may be removed from our product lists if it also constitutes a breach of the product listing terms and conditions.
If you spot a fault with a Clean Energy Council approved product or believe it breaches our terms and conditions, report it here.
Apply to have your battery approved
Inclusion on the approved batteries list is essential to participate in some electricity networks and government programs including the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).
Manufacturers or nominated agents in Australia or New Zealand can apply to add their batteries to the list here.
