{"id":148626,"date":"2016-06-14T20:37:30","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T10:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=148626"},"modified":"2020-10-12T16:19:45","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T06:19:45","slug":"8-2m-to-roll-out-batteries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/14\/8-2m-to-roll-out-batteries\/","title":{"rendered":"$8.2m To Roll Out Batteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_98541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98541\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/markbailey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98541\" title=\"Mark Bailey\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/markbailey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/markbailey.jpg 200w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/markbailey-185x300.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-98541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Energy Minister Mark Bailey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>June 14, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Budget includes $8.2 million for the rollout of Ergon Energy&#8217;s Battery Storage Network Development project to prepare for renewable energy in the power grid.<\/p>\n<p>The government-owned corporation will install its Grid Utility Support Systems (GUSS) across regional Queensland\u2019s electricity network.<\/p>\n<p>GUSS works by charging batteries overnight when electricity use is at its lowest and discharging them during the day if required when energy use peaks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese systems charge during low-demand periods and then assist with the provision of reliable electricity supply during high demand periods,&#8221; Energy Minister Bailey said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GUSS technology is another step towards easing pressure on our electricity grids, and improving our use of renewable energy in Queensland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/10\/ergon-to-roll-out-battery-back-ups\/\">Ergon To Roll Out Battery Back-Ups<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Budget Wrap-Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/2016-state-budget-what-we-get\/\"><strong>2016 State Budget: What We Get<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/8-2m-to-roll-out-batteries\/\"><strong>Extra $5000 For First Home Buyers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/incentives-for-regional-employers\/\"><strong>Incentives For Regional Employers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/more-money-for-councils\/\"><strong>More Money For Councils<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/banks-forced-into-mediation\/\"><strong>Banks Forced Into Mediation<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/06\/15m-top-up-for-black-spots\/\"><strong>$15m Top-Up For Black Spots<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Budget includes $8.2 million for the rollout of Ergon Energy&#8217;s Battery Storage Network Development project to prepare for renewable energy in the power grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":169709,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[32],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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