"Victoria network operator Powercor on Wednesday switched on...

"Victoria network operator Powercor on Wednesday switched on Australia’s largest grid-scale battery storage installation south of Ballarat, where it will provide 3,000 customers with up to one hour of back-up power during a power outage.

The 2MW battery storage facility is the first of its kind to be directly connected to a grid in Australia. Housed in a 40-foot shipping container, it was officially switched on by Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, although it won’t“fully operational” until mid year.

Powercor said the $8 million system, built in South Korea, would be used to test how a grid-scale battery installed on the right part of the network can help reduce stress on the network, improve reliability of supply and reduce maintenance costs.

The system is located on a “rural long feeder”  in Buninyong, south of Ballarat, and could help defer network upgrades and meet peak capacity needs.

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/pow...lias-biggest-grid-scale-battery-storage-72701

The size of this project is comparable to the solar array that will be installed at the Garden Island Microgrid Project.

The trialling of this technology in country Victoria, is similar to EMCs projects at the edge of the grid in WA.

I would suggest that WA has much more "rural long feed" than just about anywhere in the world.