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In yet another big renewables announcement for SA, the South Australian Produce Market in Adelaide’s northern suburbs will soon be home to a microgrid featuring solar and battery storage.<\/p>\n

Established in 1988, the South Australian Produce Market is located in the suburb of Pooraka. More than 250,000 tonnes and $550 million of fresh produce is traded between dozens of\u00a0 growers and wholesalers and hundreds of retail operators at the market each year. The market also provides a significant number of jobs for residents of Pooraka and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

According to an announcement from the South Australian government, the microgrid will consist of a 4.2MWh lithium-ion battery, 2.5MW solar PV array (1,600 solar panels) and 2.5MW onsite generator; all controlled by a system being developed by local company AZZO.<\/p>\n

The $10.5 million project has been made possible with a $2.5 million State Government Energy Productivity Program<\/a> grant. The Program assists large energy-consumers in managing their electricity costs and in contributing energy supply benefits to the state.<\/p>\n

“South Australia is at the forefront of advances in the deployment of this technology and projects like this one at the SA Produce Market demonstrate how much can be saved by investing in solar and batteries,” said<\/a> Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis. “Jobs are Labor\u2019s number one priority and this microgrid will support jobs in our food industry by lowering the bills of stallholders at the market.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Government estimates stallholders at the market will save up to $5.5 million over the next decade compared to current SA retail electricity offers.<\/p>\n

Energy has become a more pressing issue for the market, particularly with the upcoming Food Precinct Expansion, which will provide food processors with an opportunity to process on site, and to wholesale, retail and distribute products locally, interstate and overseas.<\/p>\n

“We want to ensure we can continue to provide affordable fresh produce on a local and global platform and this initiative means we can do it with an environmentally friendly and cost-effective manner using an innovative solution,” said SA Produce Market CEO Angelo Demasi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s been an SA-centric day here on SQ. Earlier today we reported on an exciting initiative that will see 50,000 solar + Tesla Powerwall 2 battery systems<\/a> installed on homes across the state to form what’s claimed to be the world’s largest virtual power plant. We also published a story on the results of a recent poll on South Australian attitudes to renewables and storage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There may be more SA announcements to come very soon – Minister\u00a0Koutsantonis stated the Virtual Power Plant and markets system news kicks off a week in which the State Government will release details on more new renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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