location
Mornington Peninsula, VIC
Services used
BESS + Battery Aggregation Services + PowerXchange
Industry
Community
360kWh
BESS
A community battery on the Mornington Peninsula, installed and operated by Acacia and funded through a $750,000 grant from the Victorian Government's Neighbourhood Battery Initiative. The battery absorbs excess rooftop solar during the day and releases it at peak times when the community needs it most.
The Challenge
Community batteries address the problem of wasted renewable energy by absorbing excess rooftop solar during the day and releasing it at peak times — typically when the community needs it most, in the evening.
The Solution
Acacia installed and operates a community battery on the Mornington Peninsula, supplied by Pixii. Acacia acts as the financially responsible market participant with AEMO, dispatching the battery against wholesale market prices via the PowerXchange platform.
The Impact
A community battery in operation on the Mornington Peninsula, funded by a $750,000 grant from the Victorian Government's Neighbourhood Battery Initiative — storing local solar and releasing it back to the community at peak times.
