Backing Regional Communities Tender

The Carroll Labor Government is bringing down energy bills and delivering more reliable power for regional communities with neighbourhood batteries at local community facilitiesMinister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn Symes visited Marysville Community Centre to open a new neighbourhood battery and expanded rooftop solar systemThe system will store renewable energy for when its needed most bringing down the centres bills and providing backup power to support the local communityMarysville is one of 11 communities benefiting from the Central Victorian Greenhouse Alliances Powering Resilience in the Regions project backed by the 100 Neighbourhood Batteries programThe project has also installed batteries at councilowned facilities in Pomonal Trentham Newborough Churchill Bonnie Doon Castlemaine Korumburra Benalla Bright and WendoureeThese facilities will provide places for residents to access power and support when power supply is disruptedAt Marysville the 59kilowatt battery can store 224 kilowatthours of electricityCombined with the centres solar system it is expected to save around 3762 a year over its estimated 10year life freeing up money for local services and activitiesOn Phillip Island Mondo Power has partnered with Bass Coast Shire Council and Totally Renewable Phillip Island to install seven neighbourhood batteries on councilmanaged landA share of the batteries annual operating income will support local community initiativesLabor is delivering 139 neighbourhood batteries across 60 council areas with 80 already installedTogether they will provide more than 23000 kilowatthours of storage capturing cheap renewable energy and making it available when its needed mostWhile Labor gets on with delivering cheaper more reliable power Jess Wilsons One NationLiberal Coalition wants to rip up the energy projects Victorians need to turn the lights on Quotes attributable to Minister for Energy and Resources Jaclyn SymesThese batteries mean lower bills for community facilities and more reliable power for localsMarysville Community Centre brings people together and spending less on power means more money for the services and activities locals rely onWere getting on with storing cheap energy for when Victorians need it most while Jess Wilsons One NationLiberal Coalition wants to rip up projects and send bills higher






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