Dalrymple BESS
Dalrymple BESS battery storage overview.
Dalrymple is a grid-forming battery beside the Dalrymple substation on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula. It combines electricity market services with network reliability support and can form a local electricity island with nearby wind and rooftop solar generation. Commercial operation began in December 2018.In OperationAustralia
At a Glance
Capacity
30 MWEnergy storage
8 MWhStorage duration
0.3 hoursStorage type
StandaloneOwners
AGL Dalrymple Pty Limited +1 moreOperator
Data coming soonCountry
AustraliaLocation
-34.936°, 137.744°Website
Official project pageOwnership
2 records| Share | Organisation | Role | Details | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown |  | Designated Operator | AGL Dalrymple holds the generation licence for operating the battery; AGL provides its competitive market services under the battery operating agreement. | Current / not dated |
| Unknown |  | Owner | ElectraNet developed and owns the Dalrymple battery and provides its regulated network services. | Current / not dated |
Organisations
12 recordsOrganisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.
| Organisation | Role | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Original power systems technology supplierEquipment Supply | The April 2019 ARENA account identifies ABB as a technology supplier working with the original construction contractor. | |
| Licensed electricity generation operatorOfftake And Market | AGL Dalrymple holds the electricity generation licence for the 30 MW battery. | |
| ESCRI consortium and market services partnerDevelopment Context | AGL participated in the ESCRI consortium and operates the battery’s competitive market services. | |
| Market registration and technical integration authorityRegulatory Permitting | The project’s final report documents AEMO’s role in registration and development of procedures for utility-scale battery operation. | |
| Network economic regulation authorityConsenting And Regulatory Context | The final project report records the Australian Energy Regulator’s acceptance of the proposed regulatory treatment for the Dalrymple battery. | |
| Public grant funding partnerPublic Funding And Award | ARENA supported the battery’s development and knowledge sharing programme. | |
| Original engineering and construction contractorEpc Balance Of Plant | Consolidated Power Projects built the original Dalrymple battery project with its technology suppliers. | |
| Developer, owner and regulated network service providerOwner Operator | ElectraNet developed and owns the battery, combining its regulated network services with the operator’s market services. | |
| Grid-forming energy storage technology platformEquipment Supply | Hitachi Energy presents Dalrymple as an application of its e-mesh grid-forming energy storage technology. | |
| Original lithium-ion battery supplierEquipment Supply | The April 2019 ARENA account identifies Samsung as supplier of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. | |
| ESCRI consortium partnerDevelopment Context | Worley participated in the original ESCRI consortium alongside ElectraNet and AGL. | |
| Technical adviser and knowledge sharing partnerTechnical Advisory | Advisian, now Worley Consulting Pty Ltd, contributed technical and project management work and led knowledge sharing for ESCRI-SA. |
Supplier registration
No route foundHow suppliers get onto this project's radar: its standing register, supplier portal or contact route.
Supplier and contractor guidance is published at company level. Site-specific engagement follows the operator’s contractor selection process.
AGL’s company-wide guidance covers supplier standards and contractor prequalification after engagement; it does not publish a Dalrymple-specific supplier register.
SourceChecked 28 Oct 2026