00:02Behind the artwork is a battery helping power the capital.
00:07This neighbourhood-scale battery in Dixon is the third of its kind in Canberra
00:12and one of 400 being funded by the Federal Government.
00:18Directly connected to the local electricity grid,
00:22it operates like a collective power bank for the area,
00:25reducing strain on the network.
00:27Storing the energy from solar panels in the middle of the day
00:30and enabling it to support the grid and households in the evening.
00:34The Dixon battery can store up to 450 kilowatt hours of energy,
00:39serving about 45 homes.
00:42As for whether it'll drive down power prices...
00:45Yes, but drop in the bucket.
00:47Two similar batteries are up and running in Casey and Fadden.
00:50We're going to test how they work in all the different types of loads.
00:54So Fadden's next to the shops in the school,
00:56so that's an inherently different load to apartment blocks here,
00:59which is a bit more urban.
01:00The ACT Government says they're part of a broader distributed battery network in the Territory.
01:06Later this year we'll be able to switch on another element of the big Canberra battery,
01:10a grid-scale battery in Williamsdale.
01:12That's costing more than $300 million,
01:15and will store enough energy to power a third of Canberra for two hours during peak periods.
01:2211,000 ACT households have also installed a home battery to soak up excess solar power,
01:28supercharging Canberra's green energy transition.
01:3211,000 ACT
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