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Australia: Battery storage systems hit record 4,325MW discharge as NEM cycling swing reaches 8.3GW

August 12, 2026
Australia’s grid-scale battery storage fleet set a cluster of dispatch-interval records on 11 August in the NEM.
Rendering of CS Energy's 200MWh Chincilla BESS project, announced by the state-owned group earlier this year. Image: CS Energy.

Australia: Queensland grid secures new battery discharge record

April 4, 2025
Queensland achieved a new battery discharge record on 30 March 2025, with a maximum instantaneous battery discharge of 474.1MW at 17:55.
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