Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 vs SMA Home Storage 9.8
Technical comparison · High voltage
Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 and SMA Home Storage 9.8 are not direct competitors: different use classes. Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 is the entry-level choice; SMA Home Storage 9.8 offers more capability in a higher class. Judge them by budget, not head-to-head.
| Parameter |
DOMUS 2.5
Energy Depot
F2 · Room-sized (1–3 kWh)
|
Home Storage 9.8
SMA
F4 · House-sized (8–20 kWh)
|
|---|---|---|
| In brief | ||
| Usable capacity | 2.5 kWh | 9.84 kWh |
| Cell chemistry | LFP (lithium iron phosphate) | LFP (lithium iron phosphate) |
| Weight | 30 kg | 114 kg |
| Dimensions (W×D×H) | 44 × 32.8 × 18 cm | 61 × 21.46 × 145.5 cm |
| How long it lasts | ||
| Battery life cycles | 1825 cicli | 730 cicli |
| The limit that runs out first | anni di garanzia | anni di garanzia |
| Rated cycles | 7000 cicli | 8000 cicli |
| Capacity at end of cycle life | — | 60 % |
| Warranty | 5 anni | 2 anni |
| Guaranteed throughput | — | 70.848 MWh |
| Guaranteed remaining capacity | 80 % | 60 % |
| The numbers | ||
| Energy density | 83.3 Wh/kg | 86.3 Wh/kg |
| Identity | ||
| Use tier | F2 — Room-sized (1–3 kWh) | F4 — House-sized (8–20 kWh) |
| Category specs | ||
| Depth of discharge | 100 % | 100 % |
| Expandable | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum expanded capacity | 20 kWh | 16.4 kWh |
| Battery voltage | 51.2 V | 288 V |
| Declared compatible inverters | CENTURIO, KACO blueplanet hybrid 10TL3 | Compatibile con entrambi gli inverter ibridi della gamma Smart Energy di SMA: il monofase Sunny Boy Smart Energy (da 1 a 4 moduli) e il trifase Sunny Tripower Smart Energy (da 2 a 5 moduli). Non retrofittabile sui vecchi Sunny Boy Storage (SBS2.5-1VL-10, SBS3.7-10-SBS6.0-10) né con inverter di altri marchi. |
| Round-trip efficiency | 96 % | 94.5 % |
| Standby consumption | 0.05 W | 6 W |
| SPI index (HTW Berlin) | 95.4 % | — |
| HTW test power class | 10 kW class | — |
| HTW test edition | Stromspeicher-Inspektion 2026 | — |
| Ingress protection | IP21 | IP65 |
| Mounting | — | Wall mounted |
| Minimum temperature | 5 °C | -10 °C |
| Maximum temperature | 40 °C | 50 °C |
| Remote updates | — | Can be disabled |
| Declared standards | CE, UN 38.3 | CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, IEC 62477, VDE 2510-50 |
The differences that matter
- Usable capacity: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 2.5 kWh vs SMA Home Storage 9.8 9.84 kWh
- Standby consumption: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 0.05 W vs SMA Home Storage 9.8 6 W
- Warranty: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 5 years vs SMA Home Storage 9.8 2 years
- Ingress protection: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 IP21 · SMA Home Storage 9.8 IP65
- Declared standards: Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 CE, UN 38.3 · SMA Home Storage 9.8 CE, UN 38.3, IEC 62619, IEC 62477, VDE 2510-50
Which one to choose
Choose Energy Depot DOMUS 2.5 if…
you value standby consumption and warranty.
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