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Overview
Purpose of 100NB
The 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program provides grants to support the installation of 100 neighbourhood-scale batteries to improve energy reliability and provide energy storage capacity for locally generated solar power, which is expected to increase access to renewable energy and help lower energy bills.
How is it different to NBI?
The program builds on lessons learned through the successful Neighbourhood Battery Initiative (NBI) and paves the way for a new generation of energy storage to benefit local communities.
Objectives
The Victorian Government is funding these grants to achieve the following outcomes and objectives:
- benefits from local renewable energy and energy storage are passed on to consumers, including lowering household energy bills
- increased energy reliability
- reduced costs of network upgrades
- communities feel they are personally contributing to Victoria’s energy transition
- scale up the delivery of operational models for neighbourhood-scale batteries.
How does the grant work?
Round 1 of the 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program makes available total program funding of up to $10 million, with up to $300,000 project funding available per battery.
Projects must be completed by 1 August 2025.
Key dates
- Applications open: 28 August 2023
- Applications close: 11 am on 31 October 2023
What will be funded?
Under Round 1 of the 100NB program the following projects are eligible for funding:
Stream 1: Delivering network and community benefits
Funding (of up to $300,000 per battery) will be provided for project(s) that:
- implement one or more neighbourhood battery(s) (including installation and commissioning)
- demonstrate quantified benefits for both the electricity network and local electricity consumers
- include a minimum 30 per cent cash co-contribution
- each battery must be a chemical battery of a minimum size 25 kW/ 50kWh and maximum 5MW/ 10MWh
- will complete project delivery by 1 August 2025.
Stream 2: Delivering community benefits
Funding (of up to $300,000 per battery) will be provided for project(s) that:
- implement one or more neighbourhood battery(s) (including installation and commissioning)
- demonstrate quantified benefits for local electricity consumers
- include a minimum 10 per cent cash co-contribution
- each battery must be a chemical battery of a minimum size 50 kW/ 100 kWh and maximum 5 MW/ 10 MWh
- will complete project delivery by 1 August 2025.
How to apply
Applications are submitted online using the Grants Online portal.
Page last updated: 06/09/23