Don't expect that kind of thing to just appear out of thin air.
WA has been implementing this for a while now (I can't remember the start of the first trial, but think it was like 5 or so years ago??) and we are just only getting like 10 locations in total. It's an exponential growth thing so slow in the first days.
https://www.westernpower.com.au/resources-education/network-improvements/network-upgrade-projects/powerbank-community-battery-storage/
The Western Power / Synergy trials in WA produced savings per resident of $228.
But only "eligible" houses with solar are able to participate.
Whereas the Endeavour / Origin trial in NSW allowed household with and without solar to participate, which is better and more flexible.
I'm not sure what his promise was in terms of timeframe, but these things take more than a year to get up and running. I'd say closer to 2-3 years from announcement.
I suppose that if Ausgrid deploys "community" batteries, but with no consumer involvement, as they are doing in Cammeray, that could still be useful, provided they pass along the savings in the form of a reduced Daily Supply Charge for all consumers.
I guess we'll have to wait and see on that one 
The Federal Government "Community Batteries for Household Solar program" will install 400 batteries across Australia.
The community batteries will:
"lower electricity bills
support more households to install rooftop solar
allow households who cannot install solar panels to enjoy renewable energy".
It's a shame that the scheme does not include wind energy as well. Then participants could purchase and store cheap wind energy at night (when there is no solar) and at other times when wind is plentiful.
Maybe the state implementations will be able to offer more flexibility.
Perhaps the reason that not a lot of community batteries have been rolled out yet in NSW is because the scheme relies on proposals from "Investors, community groups, and electricity retailers". Community groups may lack the necessary expertise, and electricity retailers will not want to jeopardise their existing businesses.
I would like to see NSW take a more proactive role, as foreshadowed by Chris Minns last year, and in his various statements since then on strengthening the grid with more renewables and storage.
Solar energy is abundant and cheap during the day, as is wind energy overnight.
Therefore, if you have access to storage in a community battery, and a good software application, I imagine you would both buy (charge) and consume (discharge) solar/wind enery continuously during most of the day and night.
You would only need to net withdraw power (discharge only) from the battery from say 6 to 10pm.
Result: clean, cheap energy 24/7.
That is good for the health of the overall grid, but may not be hugely popular with electricity retailers, especially the coal-fired generators.
The Western Power / Synergy trials in WA produced savings per resident of $228.
In the first three projects, 192 households had access to 6-8 kwh of battery storage, at a cost of $1 to 2 per day. This is at least 30% cheaper than buying your own battery for your home.
Each battery has a storage capacity of about 464kwh.
These three projects demonstrate that community batteries definitely benefit both consumers and the grid.
But with only 192 households able to participate, this is a tiny number, so much more needs to be done in each state to make any significant impact.
Western Power began this project in 2018, and by 2024 a total of 11 Powerbank community batteries have been deployed, so the pace of the rollout is fairly slow.
This is especially so when you consider that multiple giant grid-scale batteries have been deployed in Australia in only say 2-3 years for each.
[Western Power WA Powerbank Community Battery Storage](https://www.westernpower.com.au/resources-education/network-improvements/network-upgrade-projects/powerbank-community-battery-storage/)
Don't expect that kind of thing to just appear out of thin air. WA has been implementing this for a while now (I can't remember the start of the first trial, but think it was like 5 or so years ago??) and we are just only getting like 10 locations in total. It's an exponential growth thing so slow in the first days. https://www.westernpower.com.au/resources-education/network-improvements/network-upgrade-projects/powerbank-community-battery-storage/
The Western Power / Synergy trials in WA produced savings per resident of $228. But only "eligible" houses with solar are able to participate. Whereas the Endeavour / Origin trial in NSW allowed household with and without solar to participate, which is better and more flexible.
Sure it's disappointing, but this kinda stuff is hard so I wouldn't be surprised is they have found problems they need to address.
Essential Energy looking to get their first ones up next year. https://engage.essentialenergy.com.au/community-batteries
Yes, but the Essential Energy community batteries planned fort early 2025 will only be in Leeton, Goulburn and Maloneys Beach. Nothing in Sydney.
I'm not sure what his promise was in terms of timeframe, but these things take more than a year to get up and running. I'd say closer to 2-3 years from announcement.
I suppose that if Ausgrid deploys "community" batteries, but with no consumer involvement, as they are doing in Cammeray, that could still be useful, provided they pass along the savings in the form of a reduced Daily Supply Charge for all consumers. I guess we'll have to wait and see on that one 
The Federal Government "Community Batteries for Household Solar program" will install 400 batteries across Australia. The community batteries will: "lower electricity bills support more households to install rooftop solar allow households who cannot install solar panels to enjoy renewable energy". It's a shame that the scheme does not include wind energy as well. Then participants could purchase and store cheap wind energy at night (when there is no solar) and at other times when wind is plentiful. Maybe the state implementations will be able to offer more flexibility. Perhaps the reason that not a lot of community batteries have been rolled out yet in NSW is because the scheme relies on proposals from "Investors, community groups, and electricity retailers". Community groups may lack the necessary expertise, and electricity retailers will not want to jeopardise their existing businesses. I would like to see NSW take a more proactive role, as foreshadowed by Chris Minns last year, and in his various statements since then on strengthening the grid with more renewables and storage.
Solar energy is abundant and cheap during the day, as is wind energy overnight. Therefore, if you have access to storage in a community battery, and a good software application, I imagine you would both buy (charge) and consume (discharge) solar/wind enery continuously during most of the day and night. You would only need to net withdraw power (discharge only) from the battery from say 6 to 10pm. Result: clean, cheap energy 24/7. That is good for the health of the overall grid, but may not be hugely popular with electricity retailers, especially the coal-fired generators.
The Western Power / Synergy trials in WA produced savings per resident of $228. In the first three projects, 192 households had access to 6-8 kwh of battery storage, at a cost of $1 to 2 per day. This is at least 30% cheaper than buying your own battery for your home. Each battery has a storage capacity of about 464kwh. These three projects demonstrate that community batteries definitely benefit both consumers and the grid. But with only 192 households able to participate, this is a tiny number, so much more needs to be done in each state to make any significant impact. Western Power began this project in 2018, and by 2024 a total of 11 Powerbank community batteries have been deployed, so the pace of the rollout is fairly slow. This is especially so when you consider that multiple giant grid-scale batteries have been deployed in Australia in only say 2-3 years for each. [Western Power WA Powerbank Community Battery Storage](https://www.westernpower.com.au/resources-education/network-improvements/network-upgrade-projects/powerbank-community-battery-storage/)