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"Two Western Australian power companies have struck a 20 year deal to supply
mostly renewable electricity to Exmouth, a remote town near the world-heritage
Ningaloo reserve in the state’s north west.
Off-grid specialist Pacific Energy will build a system that can supply 80 per
cent renewable energy across a year to the town, the first project for the
company to deliver such a hefty portion of solar and storage.
The contract includes a 9.6 megawatt (MW) solar farm, 10MW/ 49.6MWh of battery
energy storage (BESS) and a 7MW gas power station.
“This outcome really has been driven by the Exmouth community’s desire for a
clean energy solution that will help them protect their UNESCO World Heritage
Site, and Horizon Power’s commitment to delivering cleaner energy solutions to
WA’s regional areas,” said Pacific Energy COO Mike Hall.
“It was incumbent on us to demonstrate exactly what an 80 per cent-renewable
solution would look like, and how we could integrate various technologies into
the existing infrastructure to give the town the reliable, decarbonised power
system it needs.
“We’re really proud to build on the work we’ve already delivered for Horizon
Power and the people of WA to transition them to a clean energy future without
affecting the safe, reliable and essential delivery of power.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
