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North Epping Community Battery

In April last year, we asked for your feedback on a proposed site for a new community battery in North Epping. Overall, the community was very supportive of the proposal.

Since then, we have received funding from the Federal Government to install the community battery in North Epping. We then started the process of detailed planning for delivering the battery.

During our detailed planning, we identified a number of problems with the proposed location. We found that this original location at the intersection would require 25 metres of excavation and significant upgrades to the existing network requiring multiple outages to connect the battery. A new location along Beck Street approximately 40 metres from the original position met our conditions for a community battery. We asked the community for feedback on this location and it was generally supported.

Electric vehicle charger

In addition to the North Epping community battery, Ausgrid is offering the North Epping community an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station to further enable the local community’s transition to renewable energy and net zero emissions.

We asked the community for their feedback on a proposed electric vehicle charger to be installed adjacent to the battery on Beck Street. We heard mixed views on the proposed electric vehicle charger at Beck Street and understand that we have more work to do.

We are now investigating alternative locations.

Community Consultation

Ausgrid invited the local North Epping community to inform this potential project. Your feedback has helped us shape our strategy for the community battery program.

We held an open consultation between 19 April - 19 May 2023 and 8 December - 19 January 2024 and we welcomed feedback through the following channels:

  • Online surveys

  • Email sharedbattery@ausgrid.com.au

  • Call 1800 995 674 (Mon - Fri 09:00 to 16:30 AEST)

  • Postal Mail to Ausgrid Community Battery Project, GPO Box 4009, Sydney NSW 2001

  • Onsite community workshop at North Epping Oval on Thursday 27 April 2023 between 4:30pm and 6pm

​​​​We will continue to keep the community informed as the project progresses.