ACT Labor promise Canberra-wide network of renewable energy batteries if elected

A network of 'big batteries' with a combined capacity far larger than the massive Tesla battery in South Australia would be built across Canberra, under a new plan from ACT Labor. Key points: ACT Labor is promising a city-wide network of renewable energy batteries if it wins the election The $100 million investment would provide 250MW of storage capacity in five years' time A portion of stored energy would be reserved for selling, helping to pay for the batteries As part of the plan, parts of the battery network would be set aside for the sole purpose of trading energy on the national market, and making money. 76 per cent = large scale renewable power bought through reverse auctions 22 per cent = bought from ACT's contribution to the renewable energy target — from solar, wind and hydro farms across the country 2 per cent = excess solar power generated by ACT residents Energy Systems Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne Dylan McConnell said on a hot day in Canberra in the middle of a heatwave, peak electricity demand was close to 600 megawatts. Liberals point to 'ambitious' environmental policies Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe did not directly respond to Labor's battery proposal, instead saying that his party supported 100 per cent renewable energy in the ACT.