Springvale Energy Hub
Combining energy storage, solar, electric vehicle charging and emerging technology in one metropolitan hub.
It will provide:
- 01Capacity and energy storage close to where it’s most needed
- 02Network stability and support to the United Energy distribution network
- 03Investment in longer duration energy storage
- 04Renewable energy generation
- 05Emerging technologies
Strategically located
Most metropolitan homes rely on energy carried over long distances from regional areas. The hub will store energy close to where it’s most needed, connected to the grid in close proximity to major load centres.
The site lies between Clarke and Westall Roads in Springvale South, within the City of Greater Dandenong.
Nationally recognised
In October 2024, Stage 1 received support under the Federal Government’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), which underwrites investment and confirms the hub’s role in delivering renewable energy for Victoria and meeting Australia’s clean energy targets.
Planning approved, operations scheduled for 2028
- All stagesFeasibility studies commence
- Stages 1, 2 and 3ADetailed design underway
- Stage 1Grid connection approval
- Stages 3B and 4Planning commences
- Stage 3AGrid connection approval
- Stages 1 and 2 · Aug 2026Planning permits received
- Stage 2Grid connection approval
- Stages 1 and 2Pre-construction activities end
- Stages 1 and 2Construction begins
- Stage 3AConstruction begins
- Stages 1 and 2Operational
- Stage 3AOperational
Stage 1
Stage 1 involves the construction and installation of a 115 megawatt (MW) / 262 megawatt hour (MWh) two-hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the project site.
The BESS will allow energy to be stored and released to the grid when it is most needed, helping to stabilise the grid when there are fluctuations in power supply.
Once operational, Stage 1 will supply the National Energy Market (NEM) with energy to power hundreds of thousands of homes each year.
Stage 2
Stage 2 will be developed alongside Stage 1, adding a longer-duration BESS that boosts capacity beyond four hours.
This stage includes essential distribution upgrades to enable additional capacity and support Victoria's energy transition.
Stage 3
Stages 3A and 3B will increase energy storage capacity and enhance network stability during normal operations, while also providing support during unplanned outages through grid-forming capabilities.
Stage 4
Stage 4 adds a four-hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) together with a charging precinct for buses and commercial electric vehicles (EVs), supporting the transition to electric transportation.
Future stages
Future stages involve the building of up to 30 MW of solar and community infrastructure on site. Each stage unlocks potential for new and emerging technologies.
From landfill to community asset
The Springvale Energy Hub solves the problem of how to transform an environmental liability into a community asset.
The site operated as a sand extraction pit during the 1970s and landfill facility in the 1990s, before closing in 2003.
Progress Power has collaborated with specialists to repurpose the site and mitigate environmental risks. Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) requires closed landfills to be capped to manage surface water flow and avoid leaching. Progress Power went beyond this, custom designing a cap to support a wide range of land use options.
The innovative cap involved installing a thick layer of clay rich soil between the top of the existing landfill cap and surface soil. The process was a success, eliminating almost all uncontrolled landfill gas emissions on the future Springvale Energy Hub site.