Synergy (Electricity Generation and Retail Corporation)

Northam has joined Australia’s longest electric vehicle (EV) network with the opening of a WA EV Network fast charger on Grey Street 🔌 The EV fast charger site is centrally located in the heart of Northam, near the Northam Visitor Centre, Bernard Park, local cafés, shops and amenities. The new charging site features a 150kW fast charger, which can top-up EVs in about 20 minutes, and a back-up 22kW charger.

Western Australia's town of Collie continues to play a vital role in Western Australia's renewable energy future. Our Executive General Manager of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Jason Froud will join Jai Thomas, Deputy Director General, Coordinator of Energy, Energy Policy WA, for a community information evening at the Collie Mine Workers Institute on Wednesday, 20 November 2024. The presentation will include key energy updates and detail the role of battery storage systems in WA’s energy future and what that means for Collie. For more information about the evening, including how you can get involved, visit: https://lnkd.in/gSd7EDgJ

Synergy team members attended the Financial Counsellor Association WA (FCAWA) 2024 conference on Wednesday. A focus of the conference was best practices and standards in the hardship space. Celebrating this year’s theme to Innovate Today and Thrive Tomorrow, team members shared Synergy’s initiatives supporting customers as their trusted advisor to the community. Synergy continues to work with a strong network of partner organisations who support the most vulnerable in our communities. We raise awareness about accessing our programs through our case management when experiencing a life crisis, family and domestic violence or hardship. For more details visit: https://lnkd.in/gKEHr77s Pictured below is James Friend, Clare Shaw, Gaelle Gouillou 🌈 and Ben McCallum. #communitysupport #financialcouncillor #hardshipsupport

Energy Magazine has featured the WA EV Network in an article “The Road to Net Zero.” The article covers how Synergy and Horizon Power are delivering one of the longest EV networks in the world. Read the feature article here: https://lnkd.in/guWrhnVn Pictured below: Former Energy Minister Hon. Bill Johnston MLA, Energy Minister Hon. Reece Whitby MLA and Synergy Chief Executive Officer David Fyfe at the Kings Park WA EV Network site. #waevnetwork #electricvehiclecharging #decarbonisation #netzero #evcharging #evcharginginfrastructure.

Congratulations to Albany Farm Fresh who won the 2024 Environment and Sustainability category at the Albany Chamber of Commerce & Industry Great Southern Business Awards. Synergy sponsored the category, which celebrates a business that demonstrates excellent environmentally sustainable practices. The Great Southern Business Awards recognise the contributions made by upcoming and leading Great Southern businesses and individuals and their resilience, innovation and adaptability. Synergy is proud to play an active role in the communities where we live and operate. For more details visit: https://lnkd.in/gNfBcfE4. Pictured below is Bryce Stephens and Cheyne Jowett from Synergy with Beau and Colin Ford from Albany Farm Fresh. Photo by Jenny Feast Photography Jenny Feast. #communityinvestment #sustainability #businessawards

Congratulations to Synergy team members Sharmaine Tan, Nicola Eather and Whitney Williamson who took the Central Park Plunge today for a good cause. The trio abseiled down 33 floors (130 metres) and raised money for charity.   #philanthropy #centralparkplunge #givingback

MEET THE TEAM Shelby Bekker has worked at Synergy for more than two years as a health and wellbeing advisor. “I work with various teams and partner business-wide through all projects and wellbeing events,” Shelby said. “I enjoy being able to promote and support people to thrive and become healthier and happier versions of themselves.” October has been particularly busy for Shelby with National Safe Work Month. Her team has been hosting SafeTea events across Synergy’s sites to promote safe and healthy workplaces. For more information about working at Synergy visit: https://lnkd.in/genPMuVF #healthandwellbeing #teammember #nationalsafeworkmonth

Synergy Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive General Manager Future Energy Kurt Baker emphasised the past, present, and future importance of Kwinana, the state’s $12 billion energy hub, during this year’s Kwinana Major Projects Conference. Kurt showcased the pioneering work underway at Synergy’s Kwinana Battery Energy Storage Systems (KBESS) 1 and 2, constructed on the site of the old Kwinana Power Station. More than 140 jobs were created by Synergy during the construction of KBESS 1 and 200 jobs for KBESS 2. For more details visit: https://lnkd.in/gjmvYQzk #decarbonisation #energytransition #kwinana #batteryenergystoragesystem

Bunbury Port is a hive of activity with batteries for our Collie Battery Energy Storage System continuing to arrive. Construction on the project is powering along with batteries being delivered to site gradually, once complete it will be the biggest in WA. #energytransition #batterystorage

Last week, we hosted Western Australia’s Premier Roger Cook, Minister for Energy Reece Whitby and Member for Collie-Preston Jodie Hanns MLA at our Collie Battery Energy Storage System site. The visit was an opportunity to see the first of 640 containerised battery systems being lifted into place. Large-scale battery storage helps to provide system stability and supports the continued uptake of renewable electricity generation in the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). The video below is an artist's impression of the Collie battery. For more details visit: https://lnkd.in/gVRUsySS #renewableenergy #batteryenergystoragesystems #energytransition