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"AGL Energy has completed the installation of a huge stand-alone solar and
battery microgrid designed and built to power a commercial almond orchard and
slash its use of diesel fuel.
The 4.9MW tracking solar farm and 5.4MWh battery system installed at the will
cut Cadell Orchards’ reliance on diesel fuel by 85 per cent and deliver up to
40 per cent in energy cost savings each year.
AGL announced back in 2022 that it would partner with the Australian Farming
Services (AFS) managed Cadell Orchards to build a microgrid at its Sunraysia
almond orchard in the New South Wales Riverina region.
The 1,690-hectare almond orchard is not connected to the grid at its location
outside of the town of Balraland, and so had been irrigated with electric pumps
powered by diesel generators.
The completed off-grid system includes 7km of new underground powerlines, an
inverter, a grid stability unit, and a control management system.
AGL general manager for commercial and industrial customers, Ryan Warburton,
says the microgrid will help one of Australia’s largest almond producers slash
emissions and costs and enjoy better energy resilience and reliability."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
