Renewables already stepping up ." The 1,680MWh Waratah Super Battery, which completed its energisation in early September, was called upon yesterday (27 November) to prevent widespread blackouts in New South Wales, Australia.
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) issued a notice at around 2pm calling for the battery energy storage system (BESS) to maintain 96MWh of energy storage to the National Electricity Market (NEM) at 3pm amid surging demand throughout a heatwave. This was to last until 7pm.
New South Wales came close to blackouts due to a heatwave increasing energy demand, but without enough generation on the NEM to prevent it. As such, New South Wales premier Chris Minns said that the AEMO would introduce “proactive measures” to reduce energy demand from major users and significant utilities. "
https://www.energy-storage.news/waratah-super-battery-prevents-blackouts-in-new-south-wales-australia/
