Queensland government-owned CS Energy has finalised the construction of its 100-MW/200-MWh grid-scale battery storage system near Chinchilla, Queensland, and will progress to the project's commissioning stage.
The milestone was announced in a LinkedIn post by the Aussie Department of Energy and Climate.
The Chinchilla battery was installed as part of CS Energy's Kogan Clean Energy Hub in the Western Downs region of Queensland. The complex is located next to the coal-fired Kogan Creek Power Station and is made up of 80 Tesla Megapack systems. Once fully operational, they will be able to discharge electricity to meet the demand of 33,000 homes for two hours in evening peak times, which is seen to help fill the gap in grid power supply and thus lower wholesale price volatility.
CS Energy unveiled the AUD-150-million (USD 97.4m/EUR 59.9m) battery project in March 2022 and kicked off building activities in the summer of that year. Downer is acting as construction contractor.
