How to Apply for Funding
- 1 Step 1 - Read the program guidelines
- 2 Step 2 - Observe the key dates
- 3 Step 3 - Prepare your response
Background
The Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round will provide funding to grid scale battery energy storage projects equipped with advanced inverters, allowing them to provide essential system services to the electricity grid.
The initiative follows the release of the Australian Energy Market Operator’s ‘Application of Advanced Grid-scale Inverters in the NEM report, which highlights the large potential of large scale battery storage (LSBS) equipped with advanced inverter technology in supporting the energy transition.
How it works
The Funding Announcement (EOI Stage) and the Updated Funding Announcement (Full Application Stage) detail the process we will use to fund three or more projects under the Advancing Renewables Program (ARP). The Funding Round is a competitive process as defined in the ARP Guidelines, and clauses 4.27 to 4.32 apply. The Funding Announcement should be read in conjunction with the ARP Guidelines below (which apply to the Funding Round).
- Updated Funding Announcement (Full Application stage) (PDF 386KB)
- Funding Announcement (Expression of Interest stage) (PDF 879KB)
- ARP Guidelines (PDF 468KB) | (DOC 1MB)
- ARENA media release
Further reading
Key dates
Key dates for the Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round are outlined below. Please note that these are subject to change at ARENA’s discretion. For more details, refer to the Updated Funding Announcement.
- Full Application Due Date: Wednesday, 20 July 2022 at 5:00 PM (local time in Canberra)
- EOI Open Date: Tuesday, 1 February 2022
- EOI Due Date: Thursday, 31 March 2022 at 5:00 PM (local time in Canberra) [Closed]
The dates represent the current timetable for the Funding Round. We retain the right to amend proposed timelines and stages or alter any element of the Funding Round at our discretion. If we deem it beneficial to achieving the Funding Round Objectives, we may extend or change the timetable.
How to apply
3.1: Applicants invited to submit a full application are required to fill in an online application form via the ARENANet portal
Submit the following documents with your application:
- Funding Agreement Compliance Table (DOCX 203KB)
- Knowledge Sharing Plan template (DOCX 202KB)
- Risk Management Plan template (DOCX 191KB)
Reference documents
- Updated Funding Announcement (Full Application Stage) (PDF 386KB)
- Funding Announcement (Expression of Interest stage) (PDF 879KB)
- ARP Guidelines (PDF 468KB) | (DOC 1MB)
- Funding Agreement Template (New Build and Expansion Project) (DOCX 232KB)
- Funding Agreement Template (Retrofit Project) (DOCX 204KB)
Questions
Have a question? Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions document below in the first instance. If your question is not answered in this document email batteryround@arena.gov.au
Frequently asked questions by Applicants will be added to the FAQ document.
Please note as the Funding Round is a competitive process, we are unable to provide applicants with guidance on submissions.