Comet Energy Park is a grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) under development near Blackwater, in Central Queensland. It is the flagship project of Comet Energy Pty Ltd, developed by Hadstone Energy.
Battery storage sits at the heart of the shift to renewables: it captures energy when generation is high and releases it when demand peaks, firming the grid and providing reliable power to Queensland’s crucial mining industry. Comet Energy Park is being developed to play that role in the Central Queensland network.
Project at a glance
With up to 120 MW of power and four to eight hours of storage duration, Comet Energy Park is designed to help firm renewable generation across the region — storing energy during periods of surplus and dispatching it when the network needs it most.
