SA Water targets to install 152 MW PV and 35 MWh energy storage

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Australian water provider SA Water, owned by the South Australian Government, is looking to install 152 MW of PV generation capacity and 35 MWh of energy storage over the next two years. Distributing generation and storage capacity across approximately 70 of its sites around the state is forecast to reduce SA Water’s electricity operating costs and deliver new revenue, to realize the company’s goal of achieving zero net electricity costs by 2020.

According to SA Water Chief Executive Roch Cheroux, in 2016 the company’s electricity costs reached $55 million for 220 GWh. SA Water recently published an initial Expression of Interest with guidance for prospective vendors. »We’re now looking to hear from experienced and capable suppliers who can help deliver arrays ranging in size from 100 kW to 13 MW, at metropolitan and regional locations.«

SA Water’s solar portfolio began taking shape with the installation of a pilot 100 kW PV and 50 kWh battery storage system at its Crystal Brook Depot. A further $10 million investment in PV projects up to 6 MW positioned at treatment facilities in metropolitan Adelaide was announced in December 2017, with first installation on-track to start at Christies Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant in May 2018.

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