Western Australian Premier Roger Cook and Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson were joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to mark the completion of installation works at Synergy‘s Collie Battery Energy Storage System.
The Collie battery—set to become one of the biggest batteries in Australia—features 640 batteries and 160 inverters, which are now in place.
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When completed, the 500MW/2GWh battery will be able to power approximately 785,000 homes.
The Collie battery is on track to be completed later this year and will be ready in time for summer.
Local construction company SCEE Electrical lead the installation work, which created more than 500 jobs. Commissioning works have now commenced.
The Collie battery is Synergy’s third grid-connected battery, with two battery energy storage systems in Kwinana (KBESS1 and KBESS2) now helping to ensure the reliability of Western Australia’s energy system.
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WA Energy and Decarbonisation Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said, “It is exciting to see how Synergy’s Collie battery is progressing in time for summer.
“Synergy’s Collie battery will play a critical role in Western Australia achieving net zero emissions by 2050 and delivers on our commitment to power WA with cleaner, reliable and affordable energy.
