Horizon Power is asking the federal government to green light its latest renewable energy upgrade in the north of the state, this time a battery, solar and has project for Halls Creek.
The project, which is one of Horizon’s Future Energy System regional decarbonisation initiatives, will replace diesel generators and an EDL-owned gas power station with up to 4 megawatts (MW) of solar, a 2 MW, 2 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery, and a new gas power station of up 4 MW.
“Many towns in the Kimberley are powered by high emission fossil fuels such as diesel and gas. In Halls Creek, Horizon Power currently purchases power from an independent power producer,” the federal EPBC referral says.
“The power purchase agreement (PPA) is due to expire, providing Horizon Power with an opportunity to integrate grid-scale renewable electricity into the town supply.”
Horizon has been planning for the change over for years, calling for expressions of interest in 2024 for suppliers to five towns in the north of the state.
