Gannawarra Energy Storage System (GESS) is a grid-connected energy storage system adjacent to the Gannawarra Solar Farm in Wandella in the Shire of Gannawarra, 14km west of Kerang.
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| Coordinates | 35°44′02″S 143°46′48″E / 35.734°S 143.78°E |
| Status | Operational |
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| Website | wirsol |
The Gannawarra Energy Storage System was partially funded by grants from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the Victorian Government. It is owned by Wirsol and Edify Energy[1] and operated by EnergyAustralia. The batteries were provided by Tesla, Inc. and Engineering, procurement and construction was provided by RCR Tomlinson.[2] It helps to ease the demand on a constrained transmission line and balances higher levels of renewable energy on the grid. It first exported electricity to the grid in October 2018.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Gannawarra Energy Storage System". Edify Energy. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Gannawarra Energy Storage System (GESS)". Australian Renewable Energy Agency. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Grid scale battery powers up in Gannawarra". Australian Renewable Energy Agency. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2020.