Queensland’s biggest battery to double in size after AGL signs “virtual” contract
rench renewable energy and storage developer Neoen is to double the size of its newly completed Western Downs battery in Queensland after signing a 10-year “virtual battery” contract with AGL Energy, the country’s biggest coal generator.
The contract will prompt Neoen to add a second 270 megawatt (MW), 540 megawatt hour (MWh) stage to the Western Downs battery, taking its total size to 540 MW and 1080 MWh.
The first stage of the battery, which is just entering the commissioning phase, is already the biggest in Queensland – at least for the moment – and is located next to the 400 MW solar farm at the same site, also the biggest in the state.
