New: the federal battery rebate pays the full rate on the first 14 kWh, the exact size of the ElektroBank 14, and steps down over time.

About Us

The Australian partner for your energy transition

Australian owned, designed and supported. Founded in 2010, we have been here longer than the 10-year warranty on our battery, and we are backed by some of Australia’s largest investors, so we are here for the long term.

our story

From a garage on the Northern Beaches to your switchboard

Empower was founded in 2010 by Ezra Beeman to build an intelligent, distributed electricity grid that decarbonises our energy use economically. The batteries on the market were not flexible enough for a changing grid, or built for Australian conditions, so we built our own.

Founded

Empower Energy is established in Sydney with a clear goal, lower the cost of the energy transition for Australian households.

2010

First prototype

The original Empower battery is built in a garage workshop, proving the control ideas that still drive our system today.
2012

Northern Beaches HQ

We move into an industrial warehouse in Brookvale and develop the ElektroBank 7 prototype.
2017

ElektroBank 7

Our first product launches, a hybrid, grid-interactive solar and storage inverter, 100% made in NSW, certified Australian Made and certified for the Australian market.

2018

ElektroBank 14

Backed by an Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre grant, we launch the ElektroBank 14 with double the storage in a slim design, one of the first systems to meet the AS4777.2:2020 grid standard.
2021

Frenchs Forest

Engineering, testing, customer service and administration all work from our Frenchs Forest head office and lab, and we all live and work in the community we serve.

Today

Along the way we have been backed by some of Australia’s largest investors, and won competitive grants from Commercialisation Australia and the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre.

our home base

The Frenchs Forest office and lab

Every system we ship is backed by the people and test equipment at our head office on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, including the lab where we cycle test our own hardware.
certified and licensed

Credentials you can check

ISO 9001 quality management

Our quality management system is certified by ECAAS, a JASANZ-accredited certification body, and audited twice a year.

NSW electrical contractor licence

Empower holds an electrical contractor licence in NSW, so the people who design and support your system are also qualified to work on it.

CEC certified solar battery

The ElektroBank is a Clean Energy Council certified solar battery, a requirement for government battery rebates.

Certified to Australian standards

Our products are certified by SAA to the necessary Australian and New Zealand electrical standards, including AS4777.2:2020.

The people behind it

Our leadership team

A small, senior team that has been doing this for over a decade, and one that you can actually get on the phone when needed.

Ezra Beeman

Chairman and Founder

Empower founder, responsible for setting the overall direction of the business.

James Foster, PhD

Chief Technology Officer

Responsible for our overall technical architecture, and for hardware development and certification.

Michael Jensen

Senior Software Engineer

Responsible for the development of our end-to-end software stack, from the battery to the app.

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