May 19, 2026
The community battery aims to trial how battery storage and EVs can work together to reduce grid demand by incentivising charging during peak solar generation hours. Image: Yarra Energy Foundation.
Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF), a not-for-profit organisation, has commissioned a community battery storage system and two wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle (EV) charging bays in Clifton Hill, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
This marks the first dedicated front-of-meter community battery storage system designed to integrate with public EV charging infrastructure in inner Melbourne.
The project, installed at Collingwood Leisure Centre on Turnbull Street, was funded through a AU$750,000 (US$536,000) grant from the Victoria government’s Neighbourhood Battery Initiative.
