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Is Victoria Building the world's largest renewable storage battery?

Image: malp/stock.adobe.com The State Electricity Commission (SEC) is back, with Victoria starting construction on one of the world’s largest renewable storage batteries. Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio visited the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, a 600-megawatt big battery.

How many energy storage projects are there in Victoria?

773 MW of commissioned energy storage capacity and 21 utility-scale storage projects with a combined capacity of 2,326 MW under construction or undergoing commissioning at 30 June 2025. Figure 4: Emissions from electricity generation in Victoria, 2013/14 to 2024/25

What percentage of Victoria's Electricity generation is renewable?

For 2024/25, renewable energy was 42.4% of Victoria’s electricity generation – and we’ve closed out the financial year with a strong pipeline of projects that puts Victoria well placed to achieve our 40% renewable electricity generation target by the end of 2025. Figure 2: Victorian renewable electricity generation share, 2013/14 to 2024/25

Will the SEC put Victoria back on the energy map?

The new agreement to supply energy to the Victoria government is now the first time it will deliver power in over 30 years. Lily D’Ambrosio, Victoria’s minister for the SEC, believes the SEC Renewable Energy Park and Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub developments will put the SEC back on the Victoria energy map.

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