Tesla Megapack selected for big new 300MW energy storage project to support renewable energy in Australia

Tesla has secured another major battery contract in Australia after its megapack was selected to power a massive new 300 MW energy storage project to help renewable energy in New South Wales.

Edit Energy is behind the project called “Riverina and Darlington Point Energy Storage Systems”, which will consist of three clusters of battery packs located in Murrumbigee Shire, New South Wales’ Riverina area.

  • 60MW / 120MWh Riverina Energy Storage System 1
  • 65MW / 130MW Riverina Energy Storage System 2
  • 25MW / 50MWh Darlington Point Energy Storage System

The company had already worked with Tesla on a 25MW/50MWh project in 2018, but they were still using the PowerPack for utility-scale projects like this.

This time around, Edify announced that it has selected the Tesla Megapack for the bigger project:

Located in Murrumbigee Shire, Riverina and Darlington Point Energy Storage Systems will form three independent projects, a total of 150MW/300MWh Tesla MegaPack lithium-ion batteries that will connect to TransGrid’s network at Darlington Point substation. These megapack systems will serve to add more flexible, dispatchable capacity to the NSW market and complement the significant presence of renewable generation in the region.

The new battery systems are being used to support network stability and help manage the transition to a 100% renewable energy generation network as much renewable energy is being added to the New South Wales grid.

Edify CEO John Cole commented on the announcement:

Innovation is one of the key drivers in our business and there is a strong belief that with advances in technology most of the barriers to a green energy system can be removed. The advantages of large scale batteries are well documented and supported in our ever-increasing world of renewable energy. Energy storage is rapidly becoming an important capacity solution for the national electricity market, given its rapid and accurate response and technological capability. The pace of progress in this growing technology segment is exciting as well as breaking down barriers to acceptance from market and network participants. We are proud to lead the expansion of batteries to edge the renewable energy market and increase the availability of clean, green, low-cost, dispatchable electricity.

Edify has signed an EPC contract with Tesla Motors Australia to distribute these batteries – although they have not released a timeline.

As we reported yesterday, Tesla recently increased the price of the Megapack and still has a significant backlog of orders as it is guiding new orders for delivery into 2023.

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