AGL submits planning application for Loy Yang battery project

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AGL has lodged a planning application to the Victorian Minister for Planning and the Department of Environment, Water, Land, and Planning for a 200 MW, four-hour duration grid-scale battery at Loy Yang Power Station in the Latrobe Valley.

The project is part of AGL’s commitment to leading Australia’s energy transition which includes the development of 850 MW of grid-scale batteries by 2024.

In addition to the proposed battery at Loy Yang, AGL is also developing a 250 MW battery at its Torrens Island power station, a 150 MW battery at its Liddell power station, and a 50 MW battery in Broken Hill as well as supporting grid-scale battery projects including Wandoan, Maoneng, and Dalrymple.

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