Opinion

ACT's big battery pledge is a step forward

By Bjorn Sturmberg
October 2 2020 - 4:30am
Putting a large battery network to work in a live grid is exactly what the technology needs to prove its worth. Picture: Shutterstock
Putting a large battery network to work in a live grid is exactly what the technology needs to prove its worth. Picture: Shutterstock

This week, ACT Labor proposed a network of large batteries in the territory that will have a total capacity of 250 megawatts. That's two-thirds larger than the world's current largest battery, which is in South Australia, and may well be amongst the top 50 by the time it's completed.

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