Earlier this month the NSW Government announced a $55 million program to encourage large scale
electricity generation and storage projects.
This comes as a welcome step forward, as NSW is the only state without a self-adopted target for
renewable energy.
The eligible projects will need to produce dispatchable energy, meaning solar projects will be integrated
with battery solution. We have seen governments (particularly SA) step in to support the
commercialisation of solar battery projects as the industry widely awaits an expected reduction in
manufacturing costs.
Solar Choice was the originating developer of Gannawarra Solar Farm, Victoria
The NSW Government will offer:
- Up to $10 million per capital project and up to $500,000 for pre-investment studies
- Project contributions must at minimum match the grants available
- Projects must connect to the NSW part of the NEM, create a minimum of 5MW, leverage
emerging and dispatchable technology and reduce emissions
CEO at Solar Choice
Jeff has consulted on over 20MW of commercial solar projects, ranging from SMEs to ASX top 100 companies. Jeff has also provided independent advice to 100s of residential solar, battery and EV charging customers across every state in Australia. He holds an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and is an expert in business strategy and financial analysis.
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We live in nsw & have solar panels. What incentives are available to obtain a battery for storage