SEE THE SA BIG BATTERY FROM OUR NEW VIEWING AREA!
Overview
The Hornsdale Power Reserve is the world’s first big battery. It provides essential grid-support services.
The first 100 MW/129 MWh was completed in November 2017. In its first two years of operation the Hornsdale Power Reserve confirmed the benefits associated with grid-scale batteries in the National Electricity Market and saved South Australian consumers over $150 million.
Following this success, a 50 MW/64.5 MWh expansion was completed in September 2020. As part of the expansion the full 150 MW has been upgraded to include Tesla’s Virtual Machine Mode, enabling the battery to provide inertia support services to the electricity grid.
Battery
Battery storage allows us to store the energy and provide it to the grid whenever it’s needed.
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Location
The Hornsdale Power Reserve is located in a strong part of South Australia’s electricity transmission network approximately 15km north of Jamestown, about 3 hour’s drive from Adelaide.
The project is co-located with Hornsdale Wind Farm
Benefits
FOR LOCAL ECONOMY
Providing full time jobs plus ongoing opportunities for local businesses
For the consumer
Reducing South Australia’s energy costs by more than $150 million in the first two years.
For your community
Up to $60,000 per year
funding for local community initiatives and projects
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With a balanced portfolio of wind, solar and big battery projects, we are Australia’s largest 100% renewables company.
We own and operate many of our projects for the long-term and are committed to sharing the benefits with surrounding communities as a responsible neighbour. Our dedication to the community and environment has made us a ‘developer of choice’ and a pioneer in the industry.
Since 2012, we have contributed over 4.5 GW of renewable energy & storage assets and invested over $7 billion towards Australia’s energy transition.