Alphington location and timeline
As part of Jemena’s battery roll out, a neighbourhood battery will be installed in Alphington by mid 2025. The battery will be located at Pitcher Park (near the cricket nets) in Alphington. It will be connected to the electricity grid and will service a local network area. It will help future-proof the grid and support the transition to renewable energy.
The location at Pitcher Park was selected in consultation with Darebin City Council. A number of factors were considered when choosing the location including electricity network constraints in the area, safety, environmental factors, and projected growth of solar installations.
The community battery will be approximately 4.6m long and 1.5m deep. The battery will have around 400kWh of storage which is the same amount of energy used by around 165 homes for two hours at night.
Neighbourhood batteries meet international and national safety standards. Jemena will work with our partners to deliver and maintain the batteries under the same unconditional commitment to safety as we do for any of our network assets.
The neighbourhood battery will be installed at Pitcher Park (near the cricket nets) in Alphington.
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