PDRS activity requirements:

Activity requirements for BESS2 in the PDRS Rule require that:

 

• Batteries are listed on the Clean Energy Council’s list of approved batteries, which is the product list specified by the Scheme Administrator, and:

  • have a combined usable battery capacity that is greater than 2 kWh and less than 28 kWh

  • have a minimum 6 years remaining on warranty

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• The battery warranty must define normal use conditions during the operation of the battery as not being less than:

  • ​a minimum ambient temperature range of -10 °C to 50 °C 

  • a minimum warranted cumulative energy throughput equivalent to 2.8 MWh per kWh of Usable Battery Capacity

  • A minimum warranted cumulative energy throughput equivalent to 3.65 MWh per kWh of Usable Battery Capacity where the Implementation Date is on or after 1 April 2026

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• Participation in the VPP must not void or diminish the battery warranty below the conditions listed above.

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• There must be no life support equipment at the premise. Life support equipment means any of the following:

  • ​An oxygen concentrator

  • An intermittent peritoneal dialysis machine

  • A kidney dialysis machine

  • A CPAP respirator

  • Crigler Najjar syndrome phototherapy equipment

  • A ventilator for life support

  • Any other equipment that a registered medical professional certifies is required for a person residing at the premises for life support.

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• The premise must have a solar PV system either existing or installed with the battery

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• The premise must be a residential site or a business site where annual electricity consumption is below

100MWh. 

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• The VPP contract must be for the provision of demand response capacity with a Demand Response

Aggregator for at least 12 months

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• No previous incentive has been claimed under the PDRS for connecting your battery to a VPP. The BESS2

incentive is only available once for the lifetime of the system.

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