This draft guideline provides information about safety considerations applicable to neighbourhood batteries – also known as community batteries – with a generation capacity of less than 1 megawatt (MW).
The guideline is intended to ensure the safety of people and property. It will help anyone involved with neighbourhood batteries, including:
- designers
- installers
- operators
- owners.
This guideline includes legal requirements and best practice standards for these installations. It sets our expectations as Victoria’s energy safety regulator.
Submissions on the draft guideline were due by Monday 6 May 2024.
We have taken on board feedback received, which is summarised in the consultation report
You can read the final guideline from our dedicated neighbourhood batteries page.
Date: 16/11/2025 7:28
The currency and accuracy of this information cannot be guaranteed once printed or saved to a storage device. If in doubt, please check the Energy Safe Victoria website for the current version.
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