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How many GW of battery storage will AGL Energy have?

AAP Image/Matt Turner AGL Energy has outlined plans to lock in another 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of grid scale battery storage projects over the coming year, in the race to transform its electricity generation portfolio from its current mix of roughly 80 per cent coal to a majority of firmed renewables.

What's going on with AGL's battery storage plans?

Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade. AGL details plans to lock in another 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of grid scale battery storage projects over the coming year, in the race to transform its electricity mix from roughly 80 per cent coal to firmed renewables.

How many batteries will AGL invest in 2025?

In an investor presentation delivered after the release of its half-year results for the 2025 financial year, AGL says it is targeting final investment decisions for four new big batteries totalling 900 MW in New South Wales and one 500 MW battery in Queensland. Most appear to be around two hours of storage, although this could change.

Is AGL building big batteries?

AGL CEO Damien Nicks on Wednesday told investors that the company is building big batteries “as quickly as it can”, having committed last week to its biggest yet, a 500 megawatt (MW), 2,000 megawatt hour (MWh) project at Tomago, and said it is lining up another 900 MW more at various sites across the grid.