# Chinchilla Battery

Publisher: CapexCue
Canonical dossier: <https://capexcue.com/projects/chinchilla-battery-ab67aef7-2e3/>
Dossier reference: release 1 (03529b19-3f1e-44de-8bc1-4b5b5fd80a44)

Released project intelligence

Oldest supporting observation: 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00
Dossier released: 2026-10-17T11:42:18.230523+00:00
Source report dates and capture dates are listed per fact below; neither establishes an event date.

## Project summary

Chinchilla Battery is an operating grid-scale battery at CS Energy’s Kogan Creek site, next to Kogan Creek Power Station near Chinchilla in the Western Downs. The source reports 100 MW discharge capacity, 200 MWh storage capacity and 80 Tesla Megapack 2 systems. It describes a $150 million investment, including substation works, and says the battery began operating in the National Electricity Market in July 2024. CS Energy reports working with Tesla and Downer to deliver the project.

## Evidence limits and unknowns

- The supplied project material does not state whether procurement is currently open, whether any supplier packages remain, or whether there is a future buying window.

Current purchasing availability: unknown.
Source-dated plans do not establish current progress or available supplier packages.

## Project metadata

Country: Australia
Region: Oceania
Physical assets: Battery Storage
Derived from the exact released evidence; unresolved fields remain unclassified.

## Project category

Energy
Derived from the reviewed scope statement; delivery stage remains unclassified.
Grid-scale battery with 100 MW discharge capacity and 200 MWh storage capacity, comprising 80 Tesla Megapack 2 systems.
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00

Project overview
Oldest decisive evidence: 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00
Newest evidence: 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00
Knowledge reviewed: 2026-10-17T11:40:49.737584+00:00
Publication reviewed: 2026-10-17T11:42:03.936877+00:00

## Date
Began operating in the National Electricity Market in July 2024; the fast facts section states that operations commenced in 2024.
Status: actual
Attribution: www.csenergy.com.au
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00

## Name
Chinchilla Battery
Status: reported
Attribution: www.csenergy.com.au
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00

## Scope
Grid-scale battery with 100 MW discharge capacity and 200 MWh storage capacity, comprising 80 Tesla Megapack 2 systems.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.csenergy.com.au
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00

## Location
At CS Energy's Kogan Creek site, next to Kogan Creek Power Station, near Chinchilla in the Western Downs.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.csenergy.com.au
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00

## Contractor
CS Energy worked with Tesla and Downer to deliver the battery.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.csenergy.com.au
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00

## Investment
$150 million investment, including substation works.
Status: reported
Attribution: www.csenergy.com.au
Source: www.csenergy.com.au — https://www.csenergy.com.au/what-we-do/firming-and-storage/chinchilla-battery | published unknown | observed 2026-10-17T10:42:00.937710+00:00


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CapexCue — Chinchilla Battery — dossier released 2026-10-17T11:42:18.230523+00:00, release 1 (03529b19-3f1e-44de-8bc1-4b5b5fd80a44) — https://capexcue.com/projects/chinchilla-battery-ab67aef7-2e3/.

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