South Australia’s Labor plans first energy storage target with 75% renewables

LinkedIn
Twitter
Reddit
Facebook
Email
Energy storage in South Australia has continued its prolific pace of development this month. Credit: Lyon Group

Ahead of a March election, the South Australian Labor government has said it will increase its renewable energy target to 75% by 2025 and implement 750MW of “renewable storage” if re-elected.

South Australia has already more or less surpassed its previous 50% renewable energy target – the government tabs it at 48.9% – and is in the midst of a major investment surge in alternative energy technologies, including energy storage. The new target includes wind, solar, pumped hydro and hydrogen among others.

Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis also announced that Labor would be targeting 750MW of “installed energy stored”. Australia’s first “renewable storage” target will be set at 25% of average peak demand. As part of this an extra AU$20 million will added to the Renewable Technology Fund to incentivise existing and new renewable generators to install storage, hydrogen, batteries or pumped hydro and other storage technologies.

Premier Jay Weatherill said: “South Australia is leading the world in renewable energy technologies, with the world’s biggest battery at Jamestown, the world’s biggest solar thermal plant at Port Augusta and the world’s biggest Virtual Power Plant.”

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Enjoy 12 months of exclusive analysis

Not ready to commit yet?
  • Regular insight and analysis of the industry’s biggest developments
  • In-depth interviews with the industry’s leading figures
  • Annual digital subscription to the PV Tech Power journal
  • Discounts on Solar Media’s portfolio of events, in-person and virtual

Or continue reading this article for free

A South Australian Labor release claimed that power bills in the state will fall by AU$300 over the next two years due to increased competition from new renewable energy projects coming online.

Energy storage in South Australia has continued its prolific pace of development this month with the announcement of two new grid-scale projects and a sizeable commercial and industrial (C&I) installation. South Australia is also the state where Tesla and Neoen delivered their major combined wind and storage projects, it contains one of the world’s largest solar thermal plants and will also host Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant, aiming for solar modules and batteries to be installed on around 50,000 homes.

Read Next

September 9, 2025
“Social licensing is the next frontier for battery energy storage systems,” said Matt Baumgurtel, partner, new energy lead at Hamilton Locke.
Premium
September 9, 2025
Andrés Barberán, energy storage product manager at Fluence, emphasises that optimising battery energy storage system (BESS) performance means making decisions with the entire asset lifecycle in mind, not just immediate returns.
September 8, 2025
The US energy storage industry is becoming better equipped to handle the policy uncertainty which has characterised the year so far, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
September 8, 2025
A 12GWh pumped hydro project and a 1,200MWh battery energy storage system in New South Wales (NSW) have been submitted to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
September 8, 2025
Chinese solar PV inverter and energy storage provider Sungrow has deployed two C&I community batteries, marking the first in South Australia to undergo Common Smart Inverter Profile for Australia (CSIP-AUS) testing.

Most Popular

Email Newsletter