Melbourne’s south east will be powered by one of Victoria’s biggest batteries in a boost to the state’s energy reliability,
Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has announced completion of construction on the Eku Energy and Shell Energy’s Rangebank battery – a 200 megawatt (MW), 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery.
The battery is located next to the Cranbourne terminal station and will be one of the largest in the state – with the storage capacity to power the equivalent of 80,000 Victorian homes for an hour during peak periods.
By soaking up and storing renewable energy to be discharged at times of peak demand, the Rangebank battery will help to lower energy bills for households and businesses and provide essential grid system services to support the delivery of safe, secure and reliable electricity for our homes, businesses, hospitals and schools.
Victoria is the home of big batteries with 11 large scale energy storage systems with a total output capacity of 540 MW in operation – that’s more than any other state.
The Rangebank battery is one of a further 12 utility scale battery projects under construction or in commissioning in Victoria – this will add another 1.4 gigawatts of additional output capacity and 3.2 gigawatt hours of storage.
