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Ausgrid flicks the switch on Cooranbong community battery

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Ausgrid launches largest-ever community battery in NSW

Electricity distributor Ausgrid has launched it largest-ever community battery at Cooranbong in New South Wales with funding from ARENA. Ausgrid CEO Marc England said the Cooranbong Battery was the first of a number of larger batteries being launched by the business in its push to ensure the benefits of the energy transition were accessible to all electricity customers. Related article: No solar, no worries: locals invited to join community batt…

Community battery to help slash power bills

Residents in parts of Lake Macquarie and the Central Coast could be about to save hundreds of dollars a year on their electricity bills. Ausgrid has switched on a new community battery at Cooranbong, storing solar power from – and for – local homes.