EGAN'S HILL BESS
Size
Technology: 150 MW BESS
Storage capacity: 900MWh
Network Service Provider: Powerlink
Project status: Preliminary designs complete, DA lodged.
Public Notification opens 30 June 2026 – 21 July 2025.
Location
Cnr R.Pierce Rd and Burnett Highway, Gracemere Queensland
Developer:
Silo Energy
The Egan’s Hill Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project is situated minutes from the rural communities of Gracemere and Bouldercombe in Central Queensland, occupying a land area of around 15 hectares (37 acres). The proposed facility will have a storage capacity of 900 megawatt-hours (MWh).
If approved, this project would be built within a 3 kilometre radius of residential properties on Edith Street and surrounding rural properties on R Pierce Road and the Burnett Highway. Powerlink has been appointed as the network provider.
Community Concerns
- Fire Risk: Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire and are difficult to extinguish, especially in rural areas with limited firefighting resources and equipment.
- Proximity to homes: The proposed site is only a few hundred metres from rural homes and less than 2km from residential Gracemere.
- Property value impact: Residents fear the project may devalue properties and affect future land use.
- Community conflict: The proposal pits neighbour against neighbour — bringing industrial development into a rural area where some stand to profit while others bear the impact.
- Lack of consultation: Community members report no prior engagement or consultation from the developer or Powerlink.
Have Your Say
The following templates are available to assist you with making a formal submission.