Brisbane city council blocks plans for fridge-sized community batteries due to loss of green space
by Andrew Messenger from on (#6W983)
Local councillor says federal Labor should not be plonking giant batteries in public parks' though no other council has refused development applications in the state
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The Brisbane city council has stymied a federal government renewable energy scheme by denying three development applications for community batteries the size of a fridge due to loss of green space.
The PowerShaper XL batteries, which range in capacity between 90kW and 180kWh, are about the size of an NBN or traffic signal box - or a fridge.
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