Community Batteries - How to select a location
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This is all very formal and wordy - perhaps use chatgpt to make it engaging and fun
better to extract out what we did, or rather how to go about it
maybe step by step
Use extract from Report for the grant
Noosa Council as the applicant with partners the Yarra Energy Foundation consortium, and Zero Emissions Noosa, has prepared a grant proposal for the Australian Government's Community Batteries for Household Solar Program - Delivery of Election Commitments. The program's grant guidelines have nominated Noosaville as an eligible location for the installation of a community battery.
The ZEN team, on behalf of the partner organizations has prepared this report about the selection of the preferred site for the grant application.
To identify suitable locations, a thorough process has identified two preferred sites in the eligible area - McGregor Park and Kitty Noble Park. From these, McGregor Park has been identified as the preferred location for the installation of community batteries. However, the investigation suggests that Kitty Noble Park could be equally suitable.
A Preliminary Connection Request was submitted to Energex for the two locations. For each the reply advises that “our proposed connection is a ‘Negotiated Connection Service’. This means that when you make a connection application, you will need to negotiate the terms of the connection contract.”
Once the grant is awarded, more in-depth community consultations in the chosen areas and their surroundings will be undertaken. An agreement on land use and a connection agreement with Energex will be formalised. Additionally confirmation of non-assessable status for battery storage facilities will be made.
This summary should be read in conjunction with the Community Consultation Report, also written by ZEN on behalf of the bid team. The report describes the community consultation including door knocking and brochure letter box drops to all 178 houses in both catchment areas, the drop-in session held at each park, and the 28 responses to an online survey.