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This World Environment Day (5 June), Yarra City Council, in partnership with the (YEF) will launch Victoria’s first-ever inner-urban community battery.
Located at 193-205 McKean Street, Fitzroy North, the community battery is connected to the local subnetwork of nearly 200 premises, and aims to:
- Reduce emissions from electricity use
- Store renewable energy
- Absorb and redistribute excess solar energy
- Reduce demand on the electricity grid
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