{"id":77038,"date":"2023-07-18T15:48:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T05:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=77038"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:38:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T04:08:48","slug":"big-bessie-battery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/big-bessie-battery\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Operated \u201cBig Bessie\u201d Battery Rocks Rockhampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bessie-battery.jpg\" alt=\"bessie the battery \" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bessie-battery.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bessie-battery-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bessie-battery-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/bessie-battery-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rockhampton residents will soon reap the benefits of grid-scale renewable storage soaking up excess solar production, with Powerlink flicking the switch on a 50MW\/100MWh battery in Bouldercombe.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The battery will be fully operational later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBig Bessie\u201d (BESS stands for Battery Energy Storage System) comprises 40 Tesla Megapack 2.0 units and has the equivalent storage of more than 7600 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/reviews\/tesla-powerwall-2-review.html\">Tesla Powerwalls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Built by Genex, the batteries use Tesla\u2019s auto-bidder software and will be operated by Tesla for eight years under an offtake arrangement that guarantees Genex\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n<p>In this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/genex-big-bessie.pdf\">announcement to the Australian Securities Exchange<\/a> (PDF) in June, when the battery was first energised, Genex explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTesla will operate the plant to maximise revenues in the energy arbitrage and frequency control ancillary services markets, while providing a guaranteed minimum level of revenues.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Income beyond the minimum will be \u201clargely captured by Genex\u201d, with a portion shared with Tesla.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis ensures that Genex directly participates in the revenue upside from significant volatility and wholesale market pricing events.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The battery is expected to discharge 27,375MWh each year and can power more than 4,000 homes.<\/p>\n<p>Bouldercombe, about 23km south of Rockhampton, was chosen as the site for the battery because it\u2019s adjacent to Powerlink\u2019s Queensland SuperGrid substation.<\/p>\n<p>The battery was created as part of the Queensland government\u2019s \u201cEnergy and Jobs Plan\u201d, and Powerlink says it will \u201csupercharge local energy affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Big Bessie will also be providing frequency control ancillary services (FCAS).<\/p>\n<p>Barry O\u2019Rourke, member for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/cities\/rockhampton\/\">Rockhampton<\/a>, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerlink.com.au\/news-media\/bouldercombes-big-bessie-goes-live-battle-bills-rocky-residents?fbclid=IwAR3oS9o1zB9YL_Q0RKFj5VJAsE7jUQ1HWoY2gKOZmptMNKG3Uz0X7sk7zyQ\">media statement<\/a> the battery\u2019s location near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/location\/gracemere-4702-qld\/\">Gracemere<\/a> puts it near one of the top-50 solar postcodes in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/australia\/solar-power-qld\/\">Queensland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to SQ&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/location\/\">Solar In Your Location tool<\/a>, in Gracemere&#8217;s postcode area (4702), more than 5,278 small-scale systems have been installed with a collective capacity of 30,434 kW as of May 31, 2023. 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