The NSW Government has approved 2 new batteries to help future-proof NSW\u2019s power supply for more than 100,000 homes in the Central-West Orana and Upper Hunter regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The projects will be constructed in 2 of the state\u2019s Renewable Energy Zones (REZs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The projects in Apsley (Central-West Orana REZ) and Muswellbrook (Hunter Central Coast REZ) involve building and operating 120-megawatt and 150-megawatt battery storage systems which will connect to the existing electricity network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new projects will create 132 jobs, inject $280 million into NSW\u2019s economy, help maintain energy reliability and keep the lights on throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The REZs across NSW are the power plants of the future. They will support new jobs and business opportunities during construction and operation in regional areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are currently 27 large-scale renewable energy, transmission lines and storage projects under assessment in the NSW planning system. If approved, they would provide 9 gigawatts of renewable energy and 5.5 megawatts of firming storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each battery is expected to be operational towards the end of 2025 and will have a lifespan of 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Renewable Energy Roadmap will provide 12 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030. The approval of the Apsley and Muswellbrook projects takes us closer to that target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Energy Penny Sharpe said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGiving these batteries the green light will play a critical role in securing reliable, renewable energy across NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe transformation of our energy system needs to occur as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBatteries are not only critical to supporting our state\u2019s transition to net zero, they will assist us to get there sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis cutting-edge technology will capture, store and distribute energy to help secure supply for thousands of homes and put downward pressure on electricity prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe batteries will be used during peak power consumption times and provide backup during outages or extreme weather events reducing the need for costly distribution upgrades or emergency generators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information visit the Major Projects websitelaunch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NSW Government has approved 2 new batteries to help future-proof NSW\u2019s power supply for more than 100,000 homes in the Central-West Orana and Upper Hunter regions. The projects will be constructed in 2 of the state\u2019s Renewable Energy Zones (REZs). The projects in Apsley (Central-West Orana REZ) and Muswellbrook (Hunter Central Coast REZ) involve … Continue reading “Green light for 2 new batteries to help secure power for 100,000 homes”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21876,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21875\/revisions\/21876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}