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The transition to renewable energy generation requires energy storage solutions to preserve the current system resilience, ensuring that supply matches the demand needs within Australia. The progressive advancement and development of battery chemistry and technology has resulted in the global uptake of grid-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facilities. There have been a number of larger BESS installations in the past decade; most notably, the South Australian Hornsdale and Victorian Big Battery facilities. Although these grid-scale applications of batteries are advantageous, there have been several self-heating, thermal runaway and other incidents which have highlighted hazards and risks which need further consideration.

The timely delivery of major renewable energy and related transmission projects is critical to achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 in NSW. The speed of transformation in the energy sector must also be balanced by a coordinated approach that embraces a mix of clean energy projects and realises near term targets of the private sector delivering at least 12 GW of renewable energy generation and 2 GW of long-duration storage by 2030 under the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap (November 2020) (Roadmap).

This circular outlines changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (EP&A Regulation) to replace the methodology for 'estimated cost of development' and 'capital investment value' with a new, single methodology for ‘estimated development cost’ (EDC) and related changes to other regulatory provisions and environmental planning instruments (EPIs). This circular supersedes PS 21-020 Calculation of capital investment value and PS 21-022 Calculating the genuine estimated cost of development.

Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Standard Form of Estimated Development Cost Report (State significant projects) - March 2024

This form should be used to request Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) for State significant development (SSD) in accordance with Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the EP&A Act) or to lodge an application for State significant infrastructure (SSI) in accordance with Part 5 of the EP&A Act.

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The State government has always played a major role in assessing and determining projects that are important to the State for economic, environmental or social reasons. These functions are carried out under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act).

This technical information sheet outlines the Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) procedures for the initial fire safety report (IFSR) as required under clause 144 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (EP&A Reg.).

This technical information sheet outlines Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) considerations relating to the assessment and determination of fire safety studies (FSS) for facilities containing large-scale lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (LiBESS).