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Ausgrid community batteries unlock significant savings for customers

3 August 2024

Ausgrid has launched its ninth community battery under the Federal Government’s Community Batteries for Household Solar Program and announced a partnership with retailers which could save some eligible customers more than $200 a year.

 

The Bondi Community Battery will put downward pressure on energy bills courtesy of a new ‘Energy Storage as a Service’ partnership with Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia .

Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) allows eligible customers to benefit from all community batteries installed to date across the Ausgrid network in a similar fashion as a typical household battery, but without the significant upfront costs.

Bondi Community Battery

Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) allows eligible customers to benefit from all community batteries installed to date across the Ausgrid network as they would if they owned their own typical household battery, but without the significant upfront costs.

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said ESaaS was the next step in the evolution of the community batteries offering which will add another layer of relief for cost-of living pressures.

It’s incredibly exciting to deliver a community battery for Bondi today, our Reliable Renewables plan is bringing cleaner, cheaper reliable renewable energy to communities across the country.

Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen