Energy Synapse was engaged by the Suburban Land Agency (ACT Government) to provide commercial, technical, and regulatory advice for community-scale battery storage in Jacka. Jacka will be one of Canberra's newest fully electric suburbs. All residents and multi-unit building owners will be encouraged to have rooftop solar to generate their own renewable energy. The Jacka community-scale battery storage system will allow future residents to store excess renewable energy, support the local grid, and deliver co-benefits to the community.
Energy Synapse was engaged to provide:
- Independent review of the Feasibility Study and Concept Design Workshop
- Mapping of the value streams for the following commercial models for community-scale batteries:
− Retailer owned and operated model
− Distribution Network Service Provider (DNSP) owned and operated model
− Community owned and operated model
− Third-party (non-retailer) owned and operated model
- Summary and analysis of responses from a Market Sounding process
- Recommendations for a future procurement process
The non-confidential aspects of our findings have been publicly released and are available for free download. Energy Synapse also produced a more detailed report, which is not available to the public.
The ACT Government is now seeking
Expressions of Interest from interested entities capable of delivering grid-connected community-scale battery storage systems in the Canberra suburb of Jacka. The tender closes on 17 January 2023.