By Chris Oldfield: A $240m Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is proposed for a site 3.5km west of Naracoorte by renewable company ACE Power. The project will be known as the Kincraig Battery and 60 people are expected to be employed during its construction phase, with two to four people required long term to maintain it. Development manager Fraser Woodley said there were a number of reasons why ACE Power identified the site as an ideal location for one of its projects. “These include securing a parcel of land directly adjacent to the Kincraig substation, as it has available capacity to connect a new battery and means no new transmission lines are required to connect the project,” he said. “In terms of geography and environmental considerations, the site is relatively flat, and cleared of vegetation where the battery will be located, which means it is considered as having low environmental […]
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