PROJECT OVERVIEW
Warrego Battery and Solar Farm is a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) and solar farm located near Miles in the Western Downs region of Queensland. The project will provide renewable energy to the electricity grid. Upon completion, Warrego Battery and Solar Farm would deliver a 250MW / 1 GWh battery (with potential to expand to 1GW / 4GWh), clean energy to approximately 54,000 households and prevent up to 275,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere per year.LOCATION
The Project site is located near Miles in the Western Downs Region of Queensland.
The site is adjacent to the Warrego highway and is within the AEMO's Renewable Energy Zone 4 – Darling Downs, as part of the wider Queensland Southern Renewable Energy Zone.
Project name
Project status
Location
Near Miles, Western Downs
Queensland
Generating Capacity
250MW / 1GWh storage capacity (with potential to expand to 1GW / 4GWh)
180MW solar generation
Number of Solar Panels
Jobs created during construction
Jobs created during Ongoing operation
Reduced and/or avoided emissions
Number of homes powered per year
PROJECT STATUS
Warrego Battery and Solar Farm is in the early stages of development. It aims to receive planning approval from Western Downs Council. The planning approval considers environmental impacts, visual impacts, noise, traffic, construction and operation impacts and community feedback. The BESS and solar farm will generate enough energy to power: approximately 54,000 houses annually when fully operational and prevent: approximately 275,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
About the project
Warrego Battery and Solar Farm welcomes the opportunity to work with residents and the community to address project concerns. You can submit questions here or attend our Community Meetings.
Warrego Battery and Solar Farm is a proposed renewable energy development located near Miles, in the Western Downs region of Queensland. Construction is expected to begin in 2025.
The Project will deliver a 250MW / 1GWh BESS (with potential to expand to 1GW / 4GWh) and 180MW of renewable solar energy to the national electricity grid, and contribute to the Queensland Government’s renewable energy generation target of 70% by 2032.
Once fully operational, Warrego Battery and Solar Farm will provide enough clean energy to power approximately 54,000 houses each year and prevent the emission of up to 275,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.
The Project site is located near Miles, in the Western Downs Region of Queensland.
The Project will employ around 200 people during construction and 5 to 10 maintenance and operational staff once fully operational. A focus of the Project will be to secure local labour and materials.
Prior to, during, and after construction, the Project will contribute to the community in a targeted and meaningful way via a Community Benefit Fund.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS
Renewable Energy Partners (REP) brings together a team of highly motivated professionals with over 150 years of combined experience to originate and develop large-scale renewable energy projects in Australia.
REP have a total of 10GW of generation in various stages of development. Some of these projects include:
- Hopeland Solar Farm - 250MW
- Capricornia Pumped Hydro - 750MW PHES with 16 hours of storage
- Karma Wind Farm - 500MW
- Ulinda Park BESS - 150MW/300MWh
- Wambo Wind Farm - 506MW
- Wandoan Wind Farm - 500MW
- Yuleba Wind Farm - 300MW
- Warrego Battery and Solar Farm - 250MW / 1GWh BESS and 180MW solar farm
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