As part of our commitment to renewable energy and an all-electric community, Ginninderry has been working closely with Evoenergy to trial community-scale energy storage solutions as a way to mitigate the need for traditional network upgrades.

The first of its kind in the ACT, this community-scale battery will import and export energy through the pad mount substation (the green box sitting alongside the battery) to help control power flows by storing and releasing power at certain times of the day and night.

The size of the battery is equivalent to three Tesla car batteries or more than 20 household batteries. It can store 275kWh of energy whilst sustaining 250kW of power for 1 hour. The battery, including all electrical and safety equipment, will be housed in purpose-built enclosures which have been designed to look like the adjacent kiosk substation.

The site selected for this battery project is Block 20, Section 19, Strathnairn (near Tredwell Street opposite Blundell Place). This location is one of several specific areas allocated by the Ginninderry team to facilitate battery storage projects. These blocks were identified through the Ginninderry Estate Development Plan (the Development Plan) and in Block Disclosure Plans as ‘future microgrid buildings’. As technology has progressed, the size and scale of these systems have decreased. The area needed for this battery project is 3m × 3m, compared to the 15m × 5.6m allowed for in the Development Plan.

Installation will occur between March and May 2026. A forklift or small crane will be used to unload the battery from a flatbed truck into position on Tredwell Street. Evoenergy may need to turn off the power to some residential properties during the instillation process. Any power outage will be advised by Evoenergy.

Once installation is complete, the battery will be wrapped in an artwork chosen from the Ginninderry Deslign Library.

The battery and some installation costs have been kindly contributed by Squadron Energy.