Limestone Coast Energy Parks
2 Battery Energy Storage Parks in South Australia
The Limestone Coast Energy Park comprises of two grid-scale co-located battery assets – Limestone Coast North and Limestone Coast West. Located in regional South East Australia, these projects will significantly boost energy storage capacity, enhancing the state’s energy stability and supporting its transition to net-zero emissions.
Strategically located near the 275kV South East Substation, the combined 1.5GWh batteries will store excess renewable energy and discharge it during peak demand, stabilizing the grid and lowering energy costs. The parks will store up to 60% of South Australia’s residential solar output, preventing an average of 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually.
Location
The location of the energy park site is adjacent to the South East Electrical Substation between Peweena Road and Mingbool Road, 10kms outside of Mount Gambier. This site is perfectly situated to connect into established transmission infrastructure with virtually no impact on the local landscape, communities, and ecology.
The battery will be made up of single-story modular units similar in size to a shipping container. In total the facility will cover approximately 6 hectares of land. The footprint of the energy park will not impact on any other buildings or roads and will not be visible beyond the immediate vicinity of the site.
