Atmos Renewables has awarded construction company GenusPlus Group an AU$65 million (US$42 million) contract to build the 400MWh Merredin battery energy storage system (BESS) in Western Australia.

Western Australia has expanded the state’s home BESS rebate scheme, which is expected to lower installation costs for around 100,000 households.

All 640 battery packs have been installed at Synergy’s 2,000MWh Collie BESS, which is set to be one of the largest batteries in Australia.

2.6GWh of utility-scale battery energy storage projects have been successful in Western Australia’s first Capacity Investment Scheme tender.

Neoen’s Australia-based energy storage assets have helped boost the company’s 2024 storage revenue by 66% year-on-year.

A consultation into the Western Australia Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender design has been opened by the Australian government.

Tesla has inked an MoU with the Western Australian government to develop a battery re-manufacturing facility in Collie.

Western Australia’s Premier Roger Cook of the Labor Party has pledged to invest AU$150 million (US$92.4 million) into a 500MWh 10-hour duration vanadium battery energy storage system (BESS) should it be re-elected in the upcoming state election.

Western Australia and Victoria’s AusNet have provided financial aid to support battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the energy transition and community energy resiliency.

Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority has set the peak and flexible benchmark reserve capacity prices (BRCPs) at AU$360,700/MW (US$224,898/MW) annually from 2027-28.