WA's South West grid to be boosted by four new batteries
All the storage is due to be connected to the grid before the first of WA's coal-fired power stations closes.
Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, increases oil and gas flow in so-called tight reservoirs by cracking the structure with fluid under pressure.
Black Mountain expects the McGowan Government to soon waive its gas export ban but fracking the gas must wait for two years of environmental studies.
According to Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Johnston, the onshore oil and gas industry needs to get the community behind fracking.
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