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Battery site screening · NSW and the NEM

Know if a site is worth chasing before you spend a dollar on it.

Send us a lot and DP or a map pin. In about a day you get a clear verdict on the land for a grid battery: grid, competition, vegetation, heritage, neighbours, approvals and rough costs, all from public government data.

No obligation. We'll send the report and ask what you thought.
AMBER
Workable only on one ~9 ha padStrong location, crowded grid, mostly endangered woodland
3.2 km
to a 330 kV substation
9 of 192 ha
actually usable
Grid capacityPROBLEM
Native vegetationPROBLEM
Nearby homes and noiseCAUTION
Native titleCLEAR
Flood and contaminationCLEAR
The problem

Land that looks perfect on a map often isn't.

Developers usually find the deal-breakers months in, after paying for options, consultants and a grid connection enquiry that can cost around $50,000.

Protected bushEndangered woodland that can't be cleared, or costs a fortune to offset.
A jammed gridOther batteries already queued at the same substation.
NeighboursHomes close enough that noise limits rule out the design.
Someone else's rightsMining licences, land claims or easements over the lot.
How it works

Three steps, about a day.

Think of it as a building inspection, but for land before you turn it into a battery site.

1

Send the site

A lot and DP, an address or a map pin, and the battery size you have in mind.

2

We check it

We pull dozens of government and market datasets for that land and read them together, so nothing gets missed between specialists.

3

You get a verdict

A short, visual report: green, amber or red, the problems that matter, rough costs, and the next calls to make.

What we check

Everything that kills a site, in one place.

Every finding links back to its public source, so your team can verify it.

GridDistance to substations and lines, competing batteries in the queue, congestion history and loss factors.
Land and planningLot boundaries, zoning, planning pathway, land value and road access for heavy loads.
EnvironmentMapped native vegetation, clearing rules, threatened species, koala habitat and offset costs.
Heritage and titleNative title, listed heritage, Aboriginal heritage searches, mining titles and Crown land.
Neighbours and communityHomes nearby, likely noise limits, objections to nearby projects and council benefit schemes.
Hazards, time and moneyBushfire, flood, fire history, approval timelines and rough build and connection costs.
A real example

192 hectares that looked perfect. 9 that worked.

We screened a farm beside a major substation near Wellington, NSW. On a map it was ideal. The report found most of it was mapped endangered woodland, the grid was crowded with two large batteries ahead, and only a small corner could realistically host a battery.

That's the kind of surprise we catch on day one, not month six.

Request the full sample report
Whole lot192 ha
Regulated under clearing rules153 ha
Mapped endangered woodland80 ha
Exempt from clearing rules38 ha
Exempt and flat enough9 ha
Pilot · Limited places

Need sites, not just checks?

We're piloting substation shortlists: we screen every lot near a substation you're targeting and rank the best ones, so your team starts with the strongest land instead of a blank map. Limited places for early partners.

Ask about a shortlist
First site free

Send us a site you're looking at.

Email a lot and DP or a map pin and the battery size. We'll send your report and ask for honest feedback in return.

Email a site to screen
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