Energy Reserve 1| Lochard Energy

Helping provide increased energy security and system stability

Lochard Energy is developing a new, fast start dispatchable energy generation facility, near Benalla in north-east, Victoria, called Energy Reserve 1 (ER1).

ER1 is being designed to use highly efficient natural gas reciprocating engines (GPG) and batteries (BESS) to provide a rapid supply of electricity at times when demand for energy is high, or when other forms of energy generation are not available to meet market demand.

This type of power plant, sometimes referred to as a “peaker”, typically only operates for a few hours or days at a time.

A planning application has been awarded to enable either or both technologies to be commercially considered at a later date on the basis of customer, market, social and regulatory requirements.