The newly signed portfolio includes: one wind farm, three utility-scale solar and battery hybrids, four distributed solar-battery projects, and\u00a0a\u00a0new battery installation at the previously announced\u00a0Mokoan\u00a0Solar Farm. Together, these projects strengthen grid reliability while expanding carbon-free energy supply across New South Wales and Victoria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This marks Amazon’s largest renewable energy investment in Australia in a single year, supporting the company’s goal of reaching net-zero carbon across its operations by 2040 as part of The Climate Pledge. According to BloombergNEF’s\u00a0latest data, Amazon\u00a0was\u00a0the largest corporate purchaser of carbon-free energy in\u00a0Australia\u00a0for\u00a02025, and one of the leading purchasers\u00a0worldwide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n More than just solar panels<\/p>\n What makes this announcement significant is the focus on battery storage. Eight of the nine deals incorporate battery energy storage systems \u2014Amazon’s first solar-battery hybrid projects in Australia, and the first outside the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n Supporting regional communities\u00a0 Amazon\u2019s renewable energy projects in Australia\u00a0 The nine new projects are\u00a0located\u00a0across New South Wales\u00a0and Victoria.\u00a0<\/p>\n New South Wales\u00a0<\/p>\n Muswellbrook,\u00a0solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(OX2)\u00a0Forest Glen\u00a0solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(X-ELIO)\u00a0Stanbridge\u00a0solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(Anza)\u00a0<\/p>\n Victoria:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Golden Plains 2\u00a0wind farm\u00a0(TagEnergy)\u00a0\u00a0Laceby\u00a0solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(Anza)\u00a0Indigo solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(Anza)\u00a0Barnawartha solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(Anza)\u00a0Mooroopna\u00a0solar farm with battery storage\u00a0(Anza)\u00a0Mokoan\u00a0battery storage installation at the Amazon-enabled solar farm\u00a0(European Energy)\u00a0<\/p>\n Supporting data centre infrastructure\u00a0 Amazon Web Services (AWS) is also advancing water sustainability initiatives as part of its goal to be water positive by 2030, including treated wastewater solutions for data centre cooling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several projects\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0how renewable energy can coexist with existing land uses. The\u00a0Muswellbrook\u00a0solar farm sits on rehabilitated brownfield land, including former coal mining areas, contributing to environmental restoration. Others incorporate agricultural co-use, with livestock grazing between panels.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When companies like Amazon invest in new renewable energy projects,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0not just helping to power our own operations;\u00a0we’re\u00a0adding brand-new sources of carbon-free energy to the power grid that everyone uses\u2014the same grid that powers homes, hospitals, and schools. Since 2020, Amazon has invested an estimated AU$2.8 billion in renewable energy projects across Australia. Once operational, these 20 renewable energy projects will provide almost 1GW (990MW) of new renewable energy capacity, enough to power the equivalent of more than half a million Australian households annually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This latest investment complements Amazon’s\u00a0previously announced AU$20 billion investment<\/a>\u00a0to expand data centre infrastructure in Australia by 2029, strengthening Australia’s cloud and AI capabilities. Announced alongside Prime Minister the Hon. Anthony Albanese in June 2025, the investment will deliver world-class infrastructure to power advanced AI and other technologies, enabling organisations across Australia to train, deploy, and scale innovation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n