Street Smart Battery program

Location: Coldstream, Diamond Creek, Ferntree Gully, Heathmont, Knoxfield, Lysterfield, Smiths Beach, Traralgon, Wantirna, Wantirna South

Timeframe: August 2025 to April 2026

Overview

We’ve installed street batteries at 10 locations across our electricity distribution network.  

Street batteries are about the size of a bar fridge. They are installed on new or existing power poles in areas where homes export large amounts of rooftop solar energy to the electricity network. 

During the day, the batteries store excess solar energy generated by local homes. They then release this energy to nearby homes in the evening, when electricity use is generally higher. 

Each battery can power approximately 50 homes for up to two hours after sunset. 

How street batteries help local communities

Street batteries help communities make better use of locally generated solar energy.

By storing excess solar energy during the day and making it available when it is needed, the batteries can help:

  • reduce wasted solar energy
  • support more rooftop solar
  • improve power quality for nearby homes
  • support electric vehicles, electric hot water systems and other electric appliances
  • manage demand on the local electricity network
  • reduce or delay the need for some traditional network upgrades.

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