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Community Batteries for Household Solar program

Grants now open: Stream 1, Round 2 Community Batteries for Household Solar program. This round covers 6 of the 58 locations from Round 1.

Find out how to apply by Friday 20 October 2023.

The Community Batteries for Household Solar program will install 400 batteries across Australia. This will provide shared storage for up to 100,000 households.

The batteries will store excess solar energy for families and households to use during peak times.

Benefits of the program

The community batteries will:

  • lower electricity bills
  • support more households to install rooftop solar
  • allow households who cannot install solar panels to enjoy renewable energy
  • reduce pressure on the electricity grid
  • absorb excess energy that might cause voltage spikes in the electricity grid
  • lower emissions.

Program grants

The $200 million program will deliver grants through:

  • the Department of Industry, Science and Resources’ Business Grants Hub. The hub is administering $29 million of grants in 58 locations.
  • the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s Community Batteries Fund. The fund is administering $171 million of grants to install 342 batteries.

Successful applicants

The Business Grants Hub has announced the successful applicants for:

  • Stream 1, Round 1
  • Stream 2.

Applicant Details Location State Grant Amount (kWh) capacity
Endeavour Energy Network Management Bidwill NSW $500,000 525
Endeavour Energy Network Management Blaxland NSW $500,000 685 (3 batteries)
Ausgrid Finance Bondi / Bondi Beach NSW $500,000 240
Ausgrid Finance Breakfast Point / Cabarita NSW $500,000 412
Endeavour Energy Network Management Cabramatta NSW $500,000 1440 (18 batteries)
Ausgrid Finance Cammeray NSW $500,000 240
Endeavour Energy Network Management Dapto NSW $500,000 640 (8 batteries)
Essential Energy Goulburn NSW $500,000 500
Endeavour Energy Network Management Hobartville NSW $500,000 720 (5 batteries)
Essential Energy Leeton NSW $500,000 500
Essential Energy Maloneys Beach NSW $500,000 500
Ausgrid Finance Narara NSW $500,000 412
Ausgrid Finance North Epping NSW $500,000 240
Endeavour Energy Network Management Warrawong NSW $500,000 400 (5 batteries)
Ausgrid Finance Warriewood NSW $500,000 240
Energex Birkdale QLD $447,892 180
Energex Caboolture QLD $447,892 180
Ergon Energy Cairns North QLD $447,892 180
Energex Caloundra QLD $447,892 180
Energex Coorparoo QLD $447,892 180
Energex Griffin QLD $447,892 180
Energex Kallangur QLD $447,892 180
Energex Moorooka QLD $447,892 180
Energex Newmarket QLD $447,892 180
Noosa Shire Council Noosaville QLD $500,000 360
Energex Nundah QLD $447,892 180
Energex Pimpama QLD $447,892 180
Energex The Gap - (suburb in the Brisbane local government area) QLD $447,892 180
Department for Energy and Mining Edwardstown SA $500,000 405
Department for Energy and Mining Magill SA $500,000 405
Tasmanian Networks Howrah TAS $500,000 250
Tasmanian Networks Shorewell Park  TAS $500,000 250
Jemena Electricity Networks Alphington VIC $500,000 360
Jemena Electricity Networks Bellfield - Melbourne (suburb in the City of Banyule local government area) VIC $500,000 360
Merri-Bek City Council Brunswick VIC $500,000 500
United Energy Distribution Carrum Downs VIC $500,000 360
Jemena Electricity Networks Coburg VIC $500,000 360
Jemena Electricity Networks Flemington VIC $500,000 360
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council Flinders VIC $500,000 360
Powercor Australia Maldon VIC $500,000 270
Yarra Energy Foundation Limited Richmond VIC $500,000 360
Melbourne City Council (City of Melbourne) Southbank VIC $500,000 500
Brimbank City Council Sunshine / Sunshine West / Sunshine North / Albion / Ardeer VIC $500,000 500
Indigo Power Yarra Junction VIC $497,450 280
Electricity Networks Corporation Bayswater WA $500,000 400
Electricity Networks Corporation Coogee WA $500,000 400
Electricity Networks Corporation Dianella WA $500,000 400
Electricity Networks Corporation Kinross WA $500,000 400
Electricity Networks Corporation Port Kennedy WA $500,000 400
Electricity Networks Corporation Stratton WA $500,000 400

Applicant Details Location State Grant Amount (kWh) capacity
Hepburn Community  Wind Park Co-Operative  Leonards Hill VIC $500,000 500
Geni.Energy Narrabri NSW $500,000 360
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