Victoria Completes Big Battery Near Melbourne

The Rangebank battery near Cranbourne is said to have the capacity to power 80,000 homes.

Hornsdale Power Reserve, also known as the Tesla big battery, in Adelaide, Australia on Dec. 5, 2018. AAP Image/Hornsdale Power Reserve

The Victoria Labor government has announced the completion of the Rangebank battery, which is set to be one of the largest in the state.

The Rangebank battery, located next to the Cranbourne terminal station, is a 200-megawatt (MW), 400-megawatt-hour (MWh) energy storage system developed by Eku Energy and Shell Energy.