February 9, 2025 — 12.46pm Save “Providing faster support for local customers while reducing logistical costs and emissions,” he said. Tesla Energy is a major supplier of household battery storage in Australia, revealing it had sold more than 33,000 Powerwall batteries in the country in 2022. Tesla also installed what was then the largest lithium-ion battery in the world at Hornsdale in South Australia in 2017, though the battery received a capacity boost from Neoen in 2019. Loading A Memorandum of Understanding to develop the project was signed in December between Premier Roger Cook and Tesla Motors Australia. Collie’s coal mines and power stations have powered WA for more than 100 years to become the nation’s economic engine room. About 200 kilometres south of Perth, it’s home to about 7500 people and the site of a massive state government-supported pivot away from the coal industry. AAP