Cunderdin Solar - Battery Hybrid

The Cunderdin Hybrid PV Solar - Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is a landmark renewable energy facility located in our State’s Wheatbelt region. Developed by Global Power Generation (GPG) in partnership with Monford Group, the project integrates a 128 megawatt solar farm, made up of over 229,500 individual solar panels, with a 55 megawatt / 220 megawatt-hour BESS.

Integrating generation and storage capacity means the project can capture excess solar power generated during the peak of the day, when solar generation is at its most productive and electricity demand often drops significantly, and then release it later on in the afternoon and evening, when demand rises. This helps smooth the intermittency of solar generation, plugging into supply and demand patterns on the South West Interconnected System (SWIS) to ensure clean energy is available when it is needed most and supporting system stability and reliability.

According to GPG, the facility generates enough solar power to meet the annual electricity needs of around 51,000 Western Australian households.