Australia's big three electricity generators and retailers are also getting on the battery bandwagon.
EnergyAustralia chief executive Cath Tanna told Fairfax Media large-scale batteries would play a major role in its future.
“We need to learn how to integrate batteries at scale; this is another piece of the puzzle, learning how to integrate this into the new energy system - learning by doing,” Ms Tanna said.
“You’ll see us actively participate in that and you’ll see some positive news on it soon.” Rival energy giant Origin currently buys power from Lakeland, a project in Far North Queensland, which features a 5.3 megawatt hour battery. It is also part of a knowledge-sharing partnership with BHP and Conergy to help take major energy consumers off the grid; and is in advanced stages of setting up battery storage trials at its power stations.
AGL has also planned to install large-scale batteries at the Liddell power station once it ceases coal-fired generation at the site.
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