{"id":25580,"date":"2018-11-06T06:56:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=25580"},"modified":"2018-11-06T06:56:01","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T20:26:01","slug":"wa-powerbank-trial-mb0813","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wa-powerbank-trial-mb0813\/","title":{"rendered":"WA&#8217;s PowerBank Community Battery Storage Trial Gets An Early Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/powerbank-storage-trial.jpg\" alt=\"PowerBank energy storage trial\" width=\"800\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/powerbank-storage-trial.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/powerbank-storage-trial-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/powerbank-storage-trial-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Western Power\/Synergy built it, and they have come. Interest in the PowerBank battery storage trial was such that it has started three months early; going live yesterday.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>PowerBank is a 420kWh Tesla Powerpack battery system connected to the grid in Meadow Springs, a suburb of Mandurah in Western Australia. During the trial, 52 local solar households will &#8220;feed in&#8221; and draw energy from the system, without the significant up-front <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">cost of a solar battery storage system<\/a>. Each customer is allotted 8kWh of virtual storage at a cost of $1 a day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"What is PowerBank and how will customers benefit?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B99NojUxY9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>However, participants won&#8217;t have free rein over their 8kWh of virtual storage &#8211; they&#8217;ll only be able to tap it after 3pm each day.<\/p>\n<p>Recruitment of participants for the trial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wa-tesla-powerbank-mb0789\/\">started on October 17<\/a>, with Synergy contacting 200 eligible households by mail. It took just 2 weeks for 52 households to agree to take part, so the decision was made to commence the trial far earlier than anticipated.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;PowerBank is another example of smarter investment by two of WA&#8217;s utilities into network infrastructure that has the potential to benefit all customers with an existing grid connection,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au\/Pages\/McGowan\/2018\/11\/PowerBank-trial-goes-live-three-months-early-after-families-snap-up-spots.aspx\">stated<\/a> Western Australian Energy Minister Ben Wyatt. &#8220;For customers with solar panels, this is a simple opportunity that uses the existing network connection to their home, requires zero augmentation to their connection, and delivers savings and flexibility to suit their needs.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As well as being a cheaper way for households to access storage, Mr. Wyatt said it was a more cost-efficient approach to managing solar growth in residential areas compared to substation or transformer upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>Mandurah MLA David Templeman said response to the trial invitation indicated residents of his area are innovators and keen to embrace new technology.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The people of Meadow Springs have already shown just why it was right they were chosen for the trial,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;I look forward to following the results of the trial and hope to see more projects like this rolled out across the area.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The PowerBank trial, which represents the first time a utility-scale battery system has been integrated into an established major Australian metropolitan electricity network, will operate for 2 years. Participants aren&#8217;t locked into the trial, so perhaps others may get the chance to join if any of the original participants decide to opt-out.<\/p>\n<p>Meadow Springs&#8217; postcode &#8211; 6210 &#8211; has a population of 68,316 (2016 Census) and is home to more than 12,000 small scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar power systems<\/a> with a collective capacity approaching 36MW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Western Power\/Synergy built it, and they have come. 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