After supporting the Alkimos community and wider energy system for the last decade, the Alkimos Community Battery has reached the end of its service life. The battery modules have been removed from the site. Next, the site will be fully decommissioned and returned to its original state.
Site decommissioning and rehabilitation
To facilitate the activities involved in rehabilitating the site, neighbours can expect:
• Increased vehicle and personnel movements.
• Removal of infrastructure and demolition activities between 7am and 7pm.
• Short term footpath and/or road closures may be in place. Access to all proprieties will be maintained.
Works are anticipated to be complete by late 2026. Your safety is important to us, so during this time please be aware of safety signs, fencing, and barricades.
The energy system will continue to be supported by Synergy’s existing big batteries in Kwinana and will soon be supported by the Collie big battery, when completed.
After supporting the Alkimos community and wider energy system for the last decade, the Alkimos Community Battery has reached the end of its service life. The battery modules have been removed from the site. Next, the site will be fully decommissioned and returned to its original state.
Site decommissioning and rehabilitation
To facilitate the activities involved in rehabilitating the site, neighbours can expect:
• Increased vehicle and personnel movements.
• Removal of infrastructure and demolition activities between 7am and 7pm.
• Short term footpath and/or road closures may be in place. Access to all proprieties will be maintained.
Works are anticipated to be complete by late 2026. Your safety is important to us, so during this time please be aware of safety signs, fencing, and barricades.
The energy system will continue to be supported by Synergy’s existing big batteries in Kwinana and will soon be supported by the Collie big battery, when completed.
The Alkimos Community Battery was installed at the commencement of the Alkimos Beach Energy Storage Trial in 2016. The trial provided valuable insights on how community-scale infrastructure, combined with energy-efficiency incentives, could help to manage and reduce household electricity costs.
During the trial, the battery was used to offset the electricity use of participants. The battery charged from the energy system during periods when demand was low (early afternoon and overnight) and discharged during peak demand periods (late afternoon and early evening) when insufficient solar energy was being generated.
The trial started in 2016 and ran for five years. It saved 119 participants an average of $683.83 each.
Since the completion of the community trial, the battery has been directly supporting the energy system.
