Ausgrid owns and operates the network of substations, powerlines, underground cables and power poles that deliver power to communities across large parts of Greater Sydney, the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley. Ausgrid also has a growing portfolio of energy storage assets within its network, with 42MW of batteries in operation and delivery, with plans for an additional 250MW batteries.

This Request for Quote (RFQ) seeks responses from parties, individuals or as consortia, with the capability and appetite to enter into battery capacity offtake agreements for up to 50x 5MW (250MW). The Commercial Partner will be responsible for, or partner with, an accredited party to operate and dispatch the batteries and optimise revenue streams across a wide range use cases including wholesale arbitrage and contingency Frequency Control Ancillary Services (FCAS). Three types of batteries from different OEMs are available to choose from with battery inverter ratings ranging from 4.95MW to 4.99MW and storage durations of 2, 2.5 and 4 hours

Ausgrid's proposed delivery model is to Build-Own-Maintain (BOM) the Community Batteries. Under this arrangement we will be accountable for project development and financing, design, and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the Community Batteries. Ausgrid is accountable for assurance activities and will ensure operations and maintenance (O&M) is conducted to safety, regulatory and technical requirements.

Successful parties in this RFQ will be invited to Bilateral Negotiations.