Two publicly funded pilots have launched in NSW, testing ways to extend the benefits of distributed solar and battery storage to households.

Construction has officially started on the 200MW/400MWh Steel River East battery energy storage system (BESS) in Newcastle, New South Wales, marking the first project delivery for developer PLUS Grid Storage.

The NSW Energy Security Corporation has deployed its first investment, committing AU$100 million to a large-scale battery storage platform.

Ausgrid has submitted its 150MW/300MWh Berkeley Vale BESS to the Australian government’s EPBC Act for federal environmental assessment.

The New South Wales IPC has approved Ausgrid’s 400MWh Steel River East BESS located within the Hunter and Central Coast REZ.

Australian network company Ausgrid has commissioned its largest community battery to date, a 5MW system in Cooranbong in the Central Coast region of New South Wales.

A new 200kW/284kWh community battery energy storage system (BESS) has been switched on in Cammeray, a suburb of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia.

Australian network company Ausgrid has launched a new energy storage-as-a-service (ESaaS) offering alongside Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia whilst launching its ninth community battery energy storage system (BESS) in Bondi, the eastern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.

Electricity distributor Ausgrid has launched its first community battery project in Sydney

State-owned Australian utility Ausgrid is streamlining applications and cutting fees for consumers installing solar or battery storage systems.