Broken Hill’s ambitious plan to build massive power ‘mini-grid’ – ABC News

Broken Hill, in outback New South Wales, could become home to one of the world’s largest mini-grids supplied by renewable energy within three years.
Key points:

• Long-term storage of renewable energy would replace Broken Hill’s existing back-up supply
• Wind and solar energy would be stored using compressed air
• Broken Hill’s Mayor says she hopes it will lead to more renewable energy business near the mining town

At more than $500 million, the project would see …

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