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Tesla Megapacks – like these will be installed near Muswellbrook, NSW. The Aplsey battery manufacturer is TBC.<\/p><\/div>\n

Two more grid-scale battery projects have been approved in NSW renewable energy zones.<\/p>\n

Apsley: The New Home to a 120 MW \/ 240 MWh Battery<\/h2>\n

First, Apsley<\/a>, a Central West NSW town where Transgrid will build a 120 MW \/ 240 MWh battery on a 6-hectare site.<\/p>\n

Apsley is a small rural town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 243 km north of Sydney.<\/p>\n

Muswellbrook\u2019s Massive 150 MW \/ 300 MWh Tesla Megapack Installation<\/h2>\n

The second battery will be a whopping 150 MW \/ 300 MWh in Muswellbrook<\/a> on a 1.5-hectare site adjacent to the Ausgrid substation. It will use Tesla Megapacks\u2014presumably 75 Megapacks at 4 MWh each and a hardware cost of about AUD 200 million.<\/p>\n

Muswellbrook is predominantly known for coal mining, and the town is home to one operating coal-fired plant, Bayswater Power Station – scheduled to close between 2030 and 2033.<\/p>\n

Muswellbrook is also home to the Liddell Coal Fired Power Station, which closed in April and is converting to a renewable energy hub.<\/p>\n

Strategic Locations within NSW\u2019s REZs<\/h2>\n

Both Apsley and Muswellbrook are located within NSW renewable energy zones (REZs) \u2013 the Central-West Orana REZ and the Hunter Central Coast REZ.<\/p>\n

The NSW government\u2019s media release<\/a> says the projects will<\/p>\n

\u201ccreate 132 jobs\u201d and \u201cinject $280 million into NSW\u2019s economy\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The government said these are among 27 renewable, transmission and storage projects proposed for NSW that would provide 9 GW of energy storage and 5.5 MW of firming.<\/p>\n

Minister for Energy Penny Sharpe pointed out:<\/p>\n

\u201cBatteries are not only critical to supporting our state\u2019s transition to net zero, they will assist us to get there sooner.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She noted that the energy transformation \u201cneeds to occur as soon as possible\u201d.<\/p>\n

If the major proposals currently before the NSW government\u2019s Department of Planning all come to fruition, a flood of batteries will be built.<\/p>\n

There are at least 27 other locations currently under consideration, according to the government\u2019s Major Projects<\/a> site.<\/p>\n

These include batteries at Eathorpe, Brandy Hill, Armidale, Smithfield, Wellington, Beresfield, Lismore, Bathurst, Narromine, Bellambi Heights, Eraring, Awaba, Calala, Colonga, Belhaven, Tomago, Mt Piper, Coleambally, Ridgey Creek, Lithgow, Wellington, Balranald, Warren, Dubbo, Wallerawang, Broken Hill and Lismore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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