Two batteries are installed at the corner of Port Drive and Cable Beach Road. After testing they could come online as early as late December 2022. Households in Broome will be able to send excess solar panel energy to the battery storage which is then generated back at night bringing power prices down for consumers. Two more batteries will be installed at Broome North. The batteries will be also used to stabilize the Horizon Power grid.
“GRID FORMING BATTERY” Energy Storage System (BESS) used in a grid
connected application. Specifications of
each battery are:
Power 400 KVA
Current 556 A
Energy 279 KWh 240/415 V
Mass 8.600 kg
Dimensions (LxWxH) 3.3 mx 2.2 m x 2.4 m
Manufactured by Rolls-Royce Solutions Berlin GmbH - Made in
Germany.
Aug 5th 2021
- The largest ever battery in the Kimberley was
installed at the Broome Boulevard. Broome Boulevard Solar
Car Park 1363 kW DC Power and 1000 kW Battery
