Victoria energy storage for backup power

Why should you use a home battery system in Victoria?

Victoria's clean energy transition is accelerating, and households are at the forefront. With energy prices rising and feed-in tariffs dropping, more homeowners are turning to battery storage to take control of their energy use. A home battery system allows you to store excess solar power generated during the day and use it when the sun goes down.

Why is Victoria a good place to store batteries?

Victoria is the home of big batteries and has legislated storage targets of at least 2.6 GW by 2030 and 6.3 GW by 2035 to provide crucial support for more renewable capacity. Storage is a vital part of our electricity grid. In the future, much of our energy will be generated closer to where it is used and the way we use it will be more efficient.

How many large-scale storage systems does Victoria have?

Victoria has 12 commissioned large-scale storage systems and 3 in commissioning – with a total output capacity of 1028 MW and storage capacity of more than 1.7 GWh. Storage capacity = how much total energy is stored in each battery. Output capacity = how much energy a battery can provide at a given time.

What is the energy storage initiative in Victoria?

On 22 March 2018 the Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change announced that as part of the Victorian Government's $25 million Energy Storage Initiative, two large-scale batteries will be built in Victoria. These will be a part of the most sophisticated energy storage initiative in Australia.