{"id":547,"date":"2025-06-17T04:06:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T04:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/?page_id=547"},"modified":"2025-06-17T23:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T23:31:04","slug":"j-pierce-road-bess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/?page_id=547","title":{"rendered":"J PIERCE ROAD BESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"547\" class=\"elementor elementor-547\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2020e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e2020e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f6a93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70f6a93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">J PIERCE ROAD BESS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443b685 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"443b685\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21eac29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21eac29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"951\" src=\"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c28ac03d9a0e2031061f4ca26229e6d6-1024x951.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-518\" alt=\"J PIERCE ROAD BESS Bouldercombe Gracemere\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c28ac03d9a0e2031061f4ca26229e6d6-1024x951.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c28ac03d9a0e2031061f4ca26229e6d6-300x279.webp 300w, https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c28ac03d9a0e2031061f4ca26229e6d6-768x713.webp 768w, https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/c28ac03d9a0e2031061f4ca26229e6d6.webp 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2766acb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2766acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Size<\/strong><\/p><p>Technology: 400 MW BESS<\/p><p>Storage capacity: 1600MWh<\/p><p>Network Service Provider: Powerlink<\/p><p>Project status: Early-stage development<\/p><p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p><p>J Pierce Rd, Bouldercombe Queensland<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/4k55VvRwMUASyoAA6\">https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/4k55VvRwMUASyoAA6<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Developer:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Australian Renewable Energy Services (AREAS)\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.areservices.com.au\/\">www.areaservices.com.au<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818c716 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"818c716\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faeb3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faeb3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The J Pierce Rd 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 11 hectares (28 acres). The proposed facility will have a storage capacity of 1600 megawatt-hours (MWh).<\/p>\n<p>If approved, this project would be built just a few hundred meters from neighbouring homes and just 2 kilometres from residential Gracemere.<\/p>\n<p>Construction is anticipated to commence by late 2026, incorporating a dedicated 275 kV grid connection. Powerlink has been appointed as the network provider.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b80a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91b80a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a7dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7a7dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Concerns <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c92925 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c92925\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80fe24 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e80fe24\" 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https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cb81391b727cda970138c137abdd8028-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cb81391b727cda970138c137abdd8028.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310dbee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"310dbee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Fire Risk:<\/strong> Lithium-ion batteries can catch fire and are difficult to extinguish, especially in rural areas with limited firefighting resources and equipment.<\/li><li><strong>Proximity to homes:<\/strong> The proposed site is only a few hundred metres from rural homes and less than 2km from residential Gracemere.<\/li><li><strong>Property value impact:<\/strong> Residents fear the project may devalue properties and affect future land use.<\/li><li><strong>Community conflict: <\/strong>The proposal pits neighbour against neighbour \u2014 bringing industrial development into a rural area where some stand to profit while others bear the impact.<\/li><li><strong>Lack of consultation:<\/strong> Community members report no prior engagement or consultation from the developer or Powerlink.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151384c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"151384c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cad17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13cad17\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a67608 elementor-widget 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