Another day . Another great achievement by the clean energy industry .
Big batteries have already put an end to minimum demand shocks in Australia’s most vulnerable grid
" But it seems that the first big battery to be connected to the main W.A grid, the 100 megawatt (MW), 200 megawatt hour (MWh) Kwinana stage 1 facility, is already addressing the issue, charging up in the middle of the day, soaking up rooftop solar and lifting demand levels all at the same time.
A new report from Perth-based energy analysts Ampere Labs demonstrates how this has been done. Ampere principal Julius Susanto, a former senior engineer with AEMO, says the record minimum demand in W.A.’s main grid of 595 MW – was set in September 2023.
“This September, the record would have been broken had it not been for Kwinana BESS at near full charge during the middle of the day,” he writes. "
