4 million) project, being developed near the town of Little River about 45 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, will be one of the state's largest battery energy storage systems if it goes ahead and will “support Victoria's clean energy transition. ”The $350 million (USD 224. The company, which began as a utility serving commercial and industrial (C&I) customers but now also sells residential electricity, said this morning. The Allan Labor Government has approved Victoria's largest-ever battery storage project – a one-gigawatt facility that will deliver cleaner, cheaper, and more reliable renewable energy for hundreds of thousands of homes. Funding for the scheme was provided by Westpac and SMBC. ACEnergy's Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Little River has been fast-tracked through the Victorian Government's Development Facilitation Program, which streamlines planning approvals for major projects that deliver significant economic, social, and environmental benefits, including.