Optigrid, a software company, says it has landed its first big battery customer, in an era when home storage and utility-scale competition are beginning to cap the high prices seen a year ago.
Vena Energy is planning to use the newcomer’s battery management and optimisation platform on its 408 megawatt (MW), two hour Bellambi Heights battery when it starts in 2027.
Optigrid cut its teeth on sub-5 MW batteries for the likes of Lunio and Ampyr, helping factory owners turn their buildings into grid assets.
The Vena project takes the total live or contracted assets on the platform to 1 gigawatts (GW), CEO Sahand Karimi says.
The company will go live with another utility-scale battery this month as well.
