AGL to install 88 batteries across 22 Salvation Army sites with Victorian Government Grant Program

Today, the Victorian Government announced The Salvation Army as a recipient of its 100 Neighbourhood Batteries grant program, enabling AGL to install 88 batteries at 22 of The Salvation Army sites across Victoria.

AGL’s Group General Manager, Electrification and Innovation, Ryan Warburton said AGL welcomes the Victorian Government’s support and is pleased to be continuing its proud five-year history of working with The Salvation Army on its decarbonisation journey.

“The Salvation Army plays an incredibly important role in our community and are very deserving recipients of this grant. AGL will now be able to install batteries into the Salvo’s crisis accommodation centres, homelessness outreach centres, drug and alcohol centres and their corporate centres, most of which are locations where we have already installed rooftop solar,” Mr Warburton said.

“Australia is one of the biggest adopters of rooftop solar worldwide, and at times solar makes up most of our electricity market’s generation. This presents an opportunity for batteries to be installed to absorb and store the abundance of rooftop solar energy generated in the middle of the day when prices are cheaper and contribute to stabilisation of the grid.

“Projects like this from the Victorian Government are helping to address this issue and increase the uptake of consumer energy resources like batteries, which play a very critical role in this once-in-a-lifetime energy transition.

“AGL’s focus is on working with households and businesses to decarbonise, by delivering solutions to facilitate the adoption of consumer energy resources like solar panels and batteries and helping to remove barriers to broader uptake.”

AGL is supporting The Salvation Army’s sustainability goals with solar installations at their facilities nationally, as well as through their Red Shield Appeal, flood relief, and Light the Way Christmas campaign to make a difference ot the many disadvantaged families in our communities nationally.