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Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS)
Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS)
Helping consumers save on energy bills by using Community Battery sourced electricity.
Bondi community battery

What is Energy Storage as a Service?

Energy Storage as a Service (ESaaS) is an energy retail product that allows customers to benefit from a shared community battery, saving customers approximately $200 per year. ESaaS not only delivers cost savings for consumers but also improves grid reliability, facilitates greater integration of renewable energy, and supports home electrification.

ESaaS is offered by energy retailers to eligible customers living near a community battery. Check the steps below to see if you are in an eligible catchment area.

 

Sign up now through Ausgrid’s retailer partners

Compare offers and start saving today by visiting participating energy retailers EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy.

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How do I sign up?

  1. Step 1 - Check your location is eligible

    Confirm you are in an eligible catchment area based on maps provided below

  2. Step 2 - Review retailer offers

    Review offers from participating retailers - Origin and EnergyAustralia

  3. Step 3 - Register your interest

    Register your interest or select a ESaaS plan with your preferred retailer

  4. Step 4 - Sign Up

    Follow your retailer's sign up process

  5. Step 5 - Retailer confirms outcome

    Your retailer will advise you on an outcome and next steps

  6. Step 6 - Your bill benefits arrive!

    Enjoy your energy bill reductions and additional benefits!

Eligibility checker

Use the map below to check whether your home is in one of the following eligible areas:

  • Adamstown, Bankstown, Beacon Hill, Bexley North, Blackwall, Bondi, Cabarita, Cameron Park, Cammeray, Canada Bay, Cooranbong, Hurlstone Park, Kurnell, Lidcombe, Lindfield, Maitland, Mayfield, Narara, North Epping, Peats Ridge, Warriewood.

Ausgrid is actively installing more community batteries over 2025/2026. Please check your eligibility again if you currently fall outside the catchment areas.

Customer eligibility for trial

  • Catchment area: Be located inside an eligible battery catchment area near a community battery (see the map above).
  • ESaaS energy retail offer: Find and accept an eligible offer from participating retailers.
  • Residential customers: Be a residential customer and have no individual household battery.
  • Most customers qualify: Have solar or not, rent or own, live in a house or apartment
  • Meter: Have a smart meter (type 4) installed, or if no smart meter is installed yet, contact your retailer to have one installed.

Community battery catchment areas


  • The battery catchment area and number of eligible customers is set by Ausgrid based on factors such as battery sizing, proximity to the battery and network connectivity.
  • All commissioned Ausgrid and third party-owned community batteries automatically participate (connected at 11kV or below; with Critical Peak Pricing Tariffs (EA334/335 and EA374/375); without any assigned tariff).
Energy bill savings
Lower your electricity bills by signing up to ESaaS and access the benefits of a community battery.
No upfront cost
Avoid the high upfront cost of purchasing and installing a household battery and still benefit from bill savings.
Complements rooftop solar
Supports and is complementary with rooftop solar and general home electrification.
An option for apartments and non-solar homes
Available to renters and owners, houses and apartments and to customers with and without solar.
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Local Use Of System Network Trial Tariffs

In its latest regulatory proposal Ausgrid has included sub-threshold Community Battery tariffs for Local-Use-of-System (LUOS) charges that enable ESaaS bill benefits. The LUOS trial tariffs offered by Ausgrid are available to any retailer with an eligible residential ESaaS customer offering from 1st July 2024. The details of the arrangement are agreed in a trial tariff agreement between participating retailers and Ausgrid. We currently have two partnerships in place with Origin and EnergyAustralia.