The Central Queensland City of Emerald has been selected as the site for the State’s next large-scale network-connected battery facility.
The facility will be one of 12 large-scale, electricity network-connected batteries that will help communities reap even more benefits from rooftop solar.
Emerald is already home to more than 1,920 solar systems, and the battery is expected to allow locals to capture cheap, renewable energy and drive down power bills, easing the cost of living.
The Minister for Rural Communities, Mark Furner said Central Queensland was already playing an enormous role in capturing the State’s solar potential.
“Now it is time to supercharge Emerald’s local energy security and affordability with this network-connected battery,” Mr Furner said.
“The great value of locating this new battery project in Emerald is that it will support additional solar energy in the local area over the next decade.”
He described it as a game-changer for the local community’s energy security, affordability and sustainability.
“Queensland already has world-record amounts of rooftop solar with more than 700,000 homes and small businesses generating around 4,100MW of clean energy,” Mr Furner said.
“With one in three Queensland homes using solar, the nation’s biggest power station is our rooftop solar and now Emerald can play a leading role in our growth to 70 per cent renewables by 2032.”
Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen, Mick de Brenni said local network-connected batteries would play a key role in supporting households and businesses to install more rooftop solar, putting more downward pressure on bills and easing the cost of living.
