Fox ESS has launched AirGate in Australia, a compact 5-in-1 whole-home backup solution designed to simplify installation, reduce wiring and commissioning complexity, and help cut costs for Australian households.
AirGate has been developed by Fox ESS engineers drawing on proven experience from international markets, where reliable backup is essential, alongside insights gained from Australian installers supporting increasingly complex home energy systems.
With Australia surpassing 500,000 home battery installations since the Cheaper Home Battery Program began, demand for reliable, value-driven backup is growing.
Yet installation can still be complex for installers, who often face more wiring and components than necessary, increasing labour time and cost; time-consuming configuration during commissioning; switchboard space constraints, especially in compact environments; and difficulty achieving straightforward, whole-home backup without added complexity.
AirGate is designed specifically to reduce those friction points, delivering a cleaner installation path and better overall value for homeowners.
Stronger whole-home backup
AirGate provides whole-home backup of up to 63A, supporting up to 14.5 kW for single-phase systems or 43.5 kW for three-phase systems. Its compact DIN-rail design uses four poles for single-phase and six poles for three-phase installations, helping streamline switchboard planning.
Less wiring, easier installation
AirGate integrates five essential functions into a single compact unit: MCB, changeover switch, metering, bypass switch and CT.
By reducing the number of components and simplifying the system layout, AirGate can support at least 50 per cent less wiring, which helps reduce installation costs.
Based on feedback shared by Australian installers, reducing wiring for whole-home backup can save customers up to $3,000 in installation costs, depending on the distance between the inverter and the switchboard.
Smarter commissioning and operations
AirGate includes integrated 6-CT self-adaptive metering with AI Phase Self-Adaptation, designed to help identify electrical connection status and reduce manual configuration during installation and commissioning.
In addition, an optional wireless gateway will be available soon, helping make system commissioning simpler and reducing the need for communication wiring.
“AirGate is the result of listening to the market and addressing the challenges installers and homeowners experience every day,” said Leo Ye, Product & Services Director, Fox ESS Australia.
“We wanted to move beyond simply adding more technology and instead deliver a solution that makes energy systems genuinely simpler.”
The launch comes at a time when Australian homeowners are increasingly turning to battery storage to manage rising energy costs and improve resilience against outages.
As adoption accelerates under government incentive programs, solutions like AirGate aim to address a key bottleneck in the industry: the practical, on-the-ground challenges installers face when deploying whole-home backup systems at scale.
By consolidating multiple components into a single unit and cutting wiring requirements significantly, Fox ESS is positioning AirGate as a way to make backup power more accessible and affordable, without compromising on capacity or reliability.
For an industry balancing rapid growth with the need for efficient, cost-effective installation practices, the product reflects a broader shift toward simplifying complex energy infrastructure for everyday households.
Fox ESS said the release reflects its ongoing commitment to supporting the Australian market with solutions built around real-world feedback from the installers and customers who use its products every day.