The Northern Territory looks to be going about this back to front by tendering for battery storage before getting large scale renewable energy generation.
"One of Territory Labor’s election commitments was a target of 50% renewable energy by 2030, but it wasn’t quite sure how it was going to get there. There’s a lot of work to be done as the share of renewables in the Territory’s energy mix is currently just 4%, with gas and diesel-based electricity generation making up 96%."
"The report’s Expert Panel says reaching the 50% mark presupposes an installed renewable energy capacity of approximately 450MW peak. The Northern Territory has very high solar irradiation levels, but relatively low average wind speeds – so solar PV should be the technology of choice suggests the Panel, along with energy storage."
