Battery Storage Energy

Battery Storage power in the Australian Energy Market

% MW

Battery Storage Energy Production During 1 January 2024

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Battery Storage Generators

ID	Name	Source/Technology	Registered Capacity (MW)
New South Wales (NSW1)
DPNTB1	Darlington Point Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery and Inverter	25
QBYNB1	Queanbeyan BESS	Grid, Battery and Inverter	10
RESS1G	Riverina Energy Storage System 1	Grid, Battery and Inverter	80
RESS1L	Riverina Energy Storage System 1	Grid, Battery and Inverter	80
RIVNB2	Riverena Energy Storage System 2	Grid, Battery and Inverter	65
WALGRV1	Wallgrove BESS 1	Grid, Battery and Inverter	50
WALGRVG1	Wallgrove BESS 1	Grid, Battery and Inverter	50
WTAHB1	Waratah Super Battery	Grid, Battery and Inverter	1,096
			1,456
Queensland (QLD1)
BBATRYL1	Bouldercombe Battery Project	Grid, Battery and Inverter	67
BBATTERY	Bouldercombe Battery Project	Grid, Battery and Inverter	67
CHBESSG1	Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80	Grid, Battery and Inverter	134
CHBESSL1	Chinchilla BESS, Units 1-80	Grid, Battery and Inverter	134
KEPBG1	Kennedy Energy Park Battery	Grid, Battery	2
WANDB1	Wandoan Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)	Grid, Battery	123
WDBESSG1	Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery and Inverter	272
WDBESSL1	Western Downs Battery Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery and Inverter	272
			1,072
South Australia (SA1)
ADPBA1	Adelaide Desalination Plant	Grid, Battery and Inverter	8
BLYTHB1	Blyth Battery Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery and Inverter	281
BOWWBA1	Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant	Grid, Battery and Inverter	3
CBWWBA1	Christies Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant	Grid, Battery and Inverter	2
DALNTH1	Dalrymple North BESS	Grid, Battery	30
HVWWBA1	Happy Valley Water Treatment Plant	Grid, Battery and Inverter	5
LBB1	Lake Bonney BESS1	Grid, Battery	25
LBBG1	Lake Bonney BESS1	Grid, Battery	25
TB2BG1	Tailem Bend 2 Hybrid Renewable Power Station	Grid, Battery and Inverter	50
TB2BL1	Tailem Bend 2 Hybrid Renewable Power Station	Grid, Battery and Inverter	50
			479
Victoria (VIC1)
BALB1	Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery	30
BULBES1	Bulgana Green Power Hub	Grid, Battery	24
BULBESG1	Bulgana Green Power Hub	Grid, Battery	24
BULBESL1	Bulgana Green Power Hub	Grid, Battery	24
GANNB1	Gannawarra Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery	30
HBESS1	Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System	Grid, Battery and Inverter	200
PIBESS1	Phillip Island BESS	Grid, Battery and Inverter	7
RANGEB1	Rangebank BESS	Grid, Battery and Inverter	260
VBB1	Victorian Big Battery	Grid, Battery and Inverter	360
VBBG1	Victorian Big Battery	Grid, Battery and Inverter	360
			1,319
Total registered
			4,326

About the Australian Electricity Grid

The electricity grid managed by the AEMO covers New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania and is the world's largest interconnected power system.

The interface between generators (producers of energy) and consumers (industrial users, businesses and homes) is known as the National Electricity Market (NEM). It is the system though which the supply of energy to local distributors is managed, along with the price of that energy.

Most of Australia's electricity needs are fulfilled by power stations which burn fossil fuels like coal and natural gas to drive steam turbines.

A large part is also played by hydroelectric power stations while wind power contributes in line with meteorological conditions.

There are also many smaller generators which use solar technology, biomass, bagasse etc. to create electricity.

A relative newcomer is the installation, en masse, of domestic rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV). AEMO provides daily files summarising the performance of rooftop solar generation by region.