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Greener grid powered by new big battery in WA coal town

One of the world's biggest battery storage systems will be built in Western Australia as the state weans itself off coal-fired power.

The 2023/24 budget will feature $2.8 billion for energy storage, wind power generation and transmission network upgrades on the state's main electricity grid, which is separate to the rest of the country.

Premier Mark McGowan said Thursday's budget will deliver a cleaner energy supply that's also reliable and affordable.

"These projects will help to decarbonise our main electricity grid, and Western Australian households as a result, facilitating the retirement of state-owned coal-fired power by 2030," he said.

The battery storage system to be built in Collie, where the power plant will close in 2027, is part of a funding boost for tackling climate change by supporting industries to get to net zero emissions by 2050.