Western Downs 2

operating
QLD 2025
Total Capacity 255MW
Storage 510MWh
2 — 5 Aug
Total Energy --
Capacity Factor --
Net Revenue --
Storage Duration 2 h
Round-trip Efficiency -- Requires interval data

Generation

30 min
Power
MW

Market

About

This is the second stage of the Western Downs Battery.

Western Downs battery is a 540 MW storing up to 1,080 MWh of energy with up to 2 hrs of power in reserve.

It is a grid-scale battery which will leverage leading-edge technology, connecting into Australia’s national electricity grid via the transmission network.

As an industrial sized battery energy storage system, the battery will provide grid stability by dispatching stored energy to the grid during peak times of demand.

Owner

Units

1 unit

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Western Downs BESS