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"Victorian renewable energy company Indigo Power is launching the first of
seven new community batteries to be deployed across regional Victoria and
southern New South Wales, part of a $4.7 million regional energy resilience
project.
Backed by a $3.4 million funding commitment from the Australian Renewable
Energy Agency (ARENA), the first community battery to be unveiled is at the Old
Beechworth Gaol in Victoria.
The site holds particular significance for Indigo Power, as it is where almost
seven years ago the company’s very first solar project was switched on. The
Gaol, one of Australia’s most significant post European cultural sites, is now
a favourite tourist destination.
The new 340 kilowatt-hour (kWh) community battery, dubbed BEECH01, will be
charged by a 99 kW solar PV system and will operate as a shared community
asset, sharing energy with Indigo Power Customers.
Indigo Power expects the battery to share up to 38.2 megawatt-hours (MWh) of
stored solar energy each year with participating households as well as helping
to meet electricity demand at the Old Gaol.
The battery is also the first of seven community batteries Indigo Power is
deploying across regional Victoria and southern NSW which will boast a
cumulative 5 MWh between them – enough battery storage to back the company’s
growing retail operation up to 2,000 customers."
Full disclosure: I hold shares of Indigo Power.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
