{"id":762,"date":"2025-06-29T05:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2025-07-02T05:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:32:38","slug":"egans-hill-bess","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/?page_id=762","title":{"rendered":"EGAN&#8217;S HILL BESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"762\" class=\"elementor elementor-762\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1deef1b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1deef1b0\" 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-4bcf1e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bcf1e6\" 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\">EGAN'S HILL 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-373df4d8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"373df4d8\" 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-23be0e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23be0e2d\" 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=\"783\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Egans-Hill-BESS-Map-.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Egans-Hill-BESS-Map-.png 783w, https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Egans-Hill-BESS-Map--300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Egans-Hill-BESS-Map--768x640.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/>\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-2e256bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e256bc7\" 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>\n<p>Technology: 150 MW BESS<\/p>\n<p>Storage capacity: 900MWh<\/p>\n<p>Network Service Provider: Powerlink<\/p>\n<p>Project status: Preliminary designs complete, DA lodged.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Public Notification opens 30 June 2026 &#8211; 21 July 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cnr R.Pierce Rd and Burnett Highway, Gracemere Queensland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Developer:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Silo Energy&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siloenergy.com.au\/\">siloenergy.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-543636f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"543636f5\" 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-5d82532c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d82532c\" 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 Egan&#8217;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).<\/p><p>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.<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0Powerlink has been appointed as the network provider.<\/span><\/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-49f08a12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49f08a12\" 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-320010e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"320010e8\" 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-33f7f9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33f7f9d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3479b9b3 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3479b9b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f7e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87f7e38\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Egans-Hill-BESS-1024x770.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cqrenewableswatch.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Egans-Hill-BESS-1024x770.jpg 1024w, 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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-769fa27d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"769fa27d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31740a43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31740a43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fd46ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60fd46ba\" 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\">Have Your Say <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a144a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67a144a\" 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 following templates are available to assist you with making a formal submission.\u00a0<\/p>\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-5307e9c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5307e9c\" 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