Business case for large battery addition to 40MW solar farm

Enhar prepared a feasibility study into a solar farm on the landfill site in Wantirna South belonging to Knox City Council .  The site assessed as suitable. 

Enhar undertook financial modelling and liaised with the local grid distributor to arrive at an estimated cost.  Modelling of energy yields and life-cycle economics was performed.

By offsetting the Council electricity bill across all its buildings, the project would have the effect of reducing the annual cost of electricity to the Council, and creating an income from sale of solar electricity.

Enhars Scope:

• Financial and business case modelling
• Solar farm feasibility on landfill 
• Presentations to the Strategic Leadership Team and Councillors;

Project Details:

• 4.99MW_AC solar farm project scoped up on a single council owned property
• Review of the former landfill site and non-productive land
• Review of alternative energy and storage option
• Land zoning and planning including bushfire and electromagnetic safety review
• United Energy connections to 22kV network
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Project Challenges:

• EPA requirements and aftercare management plan including preservation and the integrity of the landfill cap
• Consultation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders at multiple hold points
• Presentation of findings in easy to understand format for wider consumption