Once completed the Maldon Community Battery will soak up excess solar from nearby rooftops and share the benefits of cheap, clean, and local renewable energy with nearby customers. It will service to up to 50 homes with high quality power, regardless of whether they own their own solar system or not.
An improved design
The Maldon Community Battery will be similar to the Tarneit Community Battery (pictured), but with the latest upgrades designed to improve its energy efficiency.
The ground-mounted battery is about the size of a small car and will consist of four cubicles (three for the battery bank and one for the controls) on a concrete base. It measures approximately 3.6 metre long, 1.3 metre deep, and 2.5 metre high, and undergoes rigorous testing to ensure it operates safely and complies with all required Australian standards. A new overhead cable connecting the battery to the nearest substation will also be installed.
The battery is expected to have a lifespan of approximately 10 years. After that, Powercor will either replace, repurpose, or recycle the unit in line with the manufacturer’s end-of-life plan.
Your favourite art – Harmony Journey
This artwork concept was inspired by Maldon township as well as the community connection within. If you look at Maldon through the cultural lens you will see more footprint than how you may look at it today.
The centre of the artwork depicts life within community, people sharing the township and surrounds, and how one flows to the next. The line-work is Maldon people, the community itself, standing together alongside one another. The inner layer of the artwork with blocks reflects structure, understand that this is a shared space and there are many old and existing stories within the landscape, seen through structures build, spaces shared, and stories told about today from many years ago.
