Pacific energybased in Perth, has completed its sixth solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) for Horizon as part of the regional energy provider’s Midwest solar program Western Australian.
Horizon’s AUD 15.1 million ($9.8 million) initiative, supported by AUD 13.5 million in federal funding and additional government funding, will deliver clean energy to remote communities across an area of 600,000 square kilometers – an expanse larger than France .
The completed projects in Cue, Meekatharra, Sandstone, Wiluna, Yalgoo and Norseman are expected to significantly reduce diesel consumption, offsetting 2,100 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Horizon Power owns the assets, while Pacific Energy will operate and maintain them for ten years. The installations include a 163 kW solar array with a BESS of 759 kWh in Sandstone and a 259 kW solar array with a BESS of 336 kWh in Cue, some integrated with existing diesel generators.
The latest project, a 758 kW solar farm with a BESS of 336 kWh in Norseman, has started supplying power. Together, the six projects add more than 2,000 kW of solar capacity and 4,300 kWh of BESS storage.
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