Project overview Glenrowan BESS
Key details
Project benefits
The Glenrowan BESS will involve the construction, operation and eventual decommissioning of a battery energy storage system (BESS) and its associated infrastructure.
Reducing overall power prices by storing electricity to be used when there is a shortfall of supply
The BESS is expected to have a capacity of 400MW/ 1600MWh, and will include a control room, substation and associated infrastructure for the 220kV transmission network.
Increasing energy reliability at times of low energy generation
Proximity to the existing Glenrowan Terminal Station
It will be located at 84 Glenwest Lane, adjacent to the Glenrowan West Solar Farm and Winton Solar Farm, in proximity to the Glenrowan Terminal Station on a rural landholding.
Additional storage capacity for the National Energy Market (NEM)
The BESS is proposed to occupy approximately 10 hectares (ha) of a wider 54 ha lot near the northern border (Refer Community Context Map). Access to the facility will be from Glenwest Lane, connecting at the Winton-Glenrowan Road near the existing substation. Glenwest Lane will be upgraded as part of the project to accommodate project traffic.
Using new inverter technology to increase grid stability
Facilitate the transition to clean and renewable energy sources
Reducing impacts by colocation with other energy infrastructure
Design considerations Located outside the Bushfire Management Overlay that impacts land to the south Will follow detailed guidelines as established by the CFA to mitigate and manage bushfire risks Sited away from dwellings and operated in accordance with detailed noise impact assessments to minimise impacts for neighbours and local residents. Located to avoid native vegetation present on site. Above: Community Context Map
Project benefits
Grid Connection The BESS will connect into the Glenrowan Terminal Station via a short underground (580m) connection running under Glenwest Lane.