An outraged family has accused a Brooklyn funeral home of mishandling their loved one’s body so poorly that she looked like a “mud monster” the day of her wake, a lawyer representing the family told The Post.
The mother and ex-boyfriend of Regina Christophe, who died in her sleep at 37-years-old on June 24, filed a lawsuit Friday in Brooklyn Supreme Court against John J. McManus and Sons Funeral Home after her body was left unrecognizable during a July 9 memorial, attorney Kurt Robertson said in an interview.
Robertson described a nightmarish scene on the day of the wake, with “maggots crawling” from Christophe’s eye and claimed her body was partially wrapped in garbage bags. The lawyer also alleged Christophe’s dress of her was stained.
“The evidence strongly suggests she had not been embalmed, that she had been decomposing over the two weeks she had been at the funeral home,” Robertson said.
“Apart from all it was just the incredible stench of the decomposing body that permeated the funeral home,” he added.
“It doesn’t look like a person at all,” Robertson also said. “It looks like a mud monster.”
Christophe’s mother, Chantal Jean, stopped her daughter’s two children, a 16-year-old and 6-year-old, from seeing their deceased mother for the last time because she didn’t want that to be “the last image they see, Robertson said.
But Jean, who dealt with the order directly, continues to struggle since the incident, the lawyer said.
Regina Christophe’s family filed a lawsuit against John J. McManus and Sons Funeral Home for allegedly not embalming the deceased’s body.Google Earth
“She has been depressed, she has had to seek counseling, she’s had some pretty dark thoughts to put it mildly,” Robertson said. “Ella She’s been in a very dark place as a result of that.”
The day of the service, Jean couldn’t find anyone in charge to speak to about the rotting body and the funeral home didn’t make any attempt to connect with relatives prior to the lawsuit being filed, Robertson said.
Ultimately, the family could not even have a closed casket because of the putrid smell, Robertson said. Only a photo of her was put up during the service.
Jean told News 12 all she could remember was “a monster being in that coffin–not my daughter.”
“Her skin was all off, it wasn’t even connected to face anymore,” she told the television station.
A rep for the John McManus and Sons Funeral Home could not be reached for comment on Tuesday night.
But in an interview with News 12, the funeral manager blamed multiple factors for the condition of the body, including the duration the body was in the heat before it was brought to the medical examiner and the amount of time it was at the examiner’s office.
The funeral home picked up the body from the medical examiner about four days after it was ready to be collected, according to the report.
“I was devastated by this whole thing,” said manager Anthony Tenga. “By what she looked like. It was a real disappointment to me professionally and personally.”
He claims he told the family of the body’s condition the day before the wake and the day of.
“I thought I gave them fair warning,” Tenga told News 12.
Elden Ring remains my favorite game of 2022, and one of the best of FromSoftware’s SoulsBorne games. But as much as I adore the open-world RPG, I’m nothing like a top-tier player. I haven’t gone on to beat the game on NG+ or spent hours in PvP (which, as a PvE player primarily, has never been what I enjoy about these games).
Still, I can admire other players’ skills. And I can marvel at how players are able to put together such crazy builds in the game, combining consumables with spells or incantations and various bits of gear to create powerful, unstoppable builds.
Take, for instance, player ‘Your Average Gamer’ who managed to somehow craft a build that’s able to one-shot kill both Radagon and the Elden Beast in NG+7—the highest difficulty run you can make. Radagon and Elden Beast are the game’s final bosses, an infuriating pair that I find enormously challenging (not so much Radagon, but you’re always left weakened by the time you reach the Elden Beast and the arena is so huge I wish you could use yourhorse, Torrent).
This is, apparently, a world record or at least a world record as far as anyone knows. Other players have one-shot these bosses before, but as far as I can tell nobody has in NG+7 until now (it’s always possible someone has but hasn’t posted about it, of course).
Your Average Gamer, aka Matthew Farnkopf, told me it took 20 hours to hours to actually get both bosses in one shot in one attempt, and 50 hours of tinkering with the buff system to narrow down the build.
Here’s the video:
And here’s Farnkopf’s video explaining the build he put together for this fight:
This, Farnkopf claims, is the best PvE build you can put together and the recent 1.06 patch—which overhauled numerous items and other aspects of Elden Ring—should have no impact on it, so you’re still free to give it a go without penalty. This is what you’ll need to recreate this crazy one-shot build:
Gravel Stone Seal or Golden Order Seal
Jellyfish Shield
mushroom crown
Fetid Pots
Boluses
Blood sword for health damage
Godfrey Icon
Lightning Charm
Kindred of Roy’s Exultation
Red Branch Feather Talisman
Ancient Prayer book (for the incant)
This is fascinating to me. This build is filled with items that offer buffs and penalties, a tangled combination of effects that must be difficult to nail down. But when used properly, enormous damage is the result. It’s a risk/reward payoff that requires attention to detail and well-executed timing.
I’m the type of Elden Ring player that doesn’t pay much attention to the “meta” since I play very little PvP. But I also don’t work that hard at constructing the “best” builds either. I find weapons I like and use them. I find armor that looks cool and use it. I’m a pretty good player, but I don’t have the time or attention span to really dig that deep into all the game’s nuances.
That’s why my Elden Ring character rolls around in a slip of a dress, a circlet and bare feet:
In any case, it’s an impressive pwning of Elden Ring’s powerful final boss duo and something that I will have to enjoy as a spectator. For his part, Farnkopf says that Elden Ring has been more than just a video game to ‘git gud’ at, but also a bastion in tough times.
“I’m physically disabled and have had day to day stomach struggles for years,” Farnkopf tells me. “This game brought me a lot of help in the down times.” He’s not alone. I’ve heard many players of Elden Ring and all of From Software’s games, back to Demon’s and Dark Souls talk about how it helped with their depression or life struggles.
I can relate, at least a little. Elden Ring was a place of solace for me as well at the start of this year during a tough breakup with my long-time girlfriend. The Lands Between, like Lordran and Boletaria before, is a place of escape—into danger, true, but also into a world where struggle is surmountable and where overcoming that struggle brings real satisfaction to a sense of accomplishment and joy.
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Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson says his co-star Brad Pitt has a “good” list and “s***” list of actors he will and won’t work with.
The pair star together in Bullet Train, helmed by John Wick and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch.
Promoting his latest onscreen venture at Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, the actor dished on what working with Pitt was like, Page Six reported.
Referring to Pitt as a “humble and gracious human being”, the actor told Variety: “He is in a new chapter of his life, I think.”
Taylor-Johnson, who has previously starred in action movies like Kick-Ass and Avengers: Age of Ultron continued: “He just wants to bring light and joy into the world and be around people who are there to have a good time.
“You work with many actors and after a while, you start making notes: ‘I am definitely not working with this person ever again.’ Brad has this list too: the ‘good’ list and the ‘s***’ list.”
A fight scene from the film – which was released in the US on Friday – between the two stars left Taylor-Johnson hospitalized after he sustained major injuries on set.
After implementing a “crazy mad Keto diet” in an effort to get “scrawny and lean” for the film, the actor fainted due to “low blood sugar levels” shortly after sustaining a hand injury.
“We were in a fight sequence and I got drop-kicked across the room. And the one sharp bit of the corner where there wasn’t any padding took a chunk out of my hand. I literally went wham, passed out,” he told Variety of the incident.
“Then I came back and was like ‘Should we go again?’ and they were like ‘No, no, no. You gotta go get stitches at the hospital.’ So then I spent the night in the hospital,” he added.
“When you sign up for a David Leitch movie you know you gotta get a couple battle scars, some war wounds,” he added.
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Staying with the Chinese ambassador’s first-ever address to the National Press Club, and Xiao Qian says US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit to Taiwan represents a “serious violation” of his country’s One China principle.
As many of you will know, Beijing has fired 11 ballistic missiles towards Taiwan and has carried out simulated attacks following the American’s visit to the self-governed island last week.
Xiao Qian speaking at Canberra’s National Press Club. Credit:alex ellinghausen
Taiwan broke away from China in 1949 – at the end of China’s civil war when the communists consolidated power – and is now a democracy.
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China insists that Taiwan is a breakaway state and not its own country. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that Taiwan’s “reunification” with China is inevitable.
Australia does not recognize Taiwan as a country. However, the federal government maintains unofficial contacts with Taiwan to promote economic, trade and cultural interests.
“[Pelosi’s visit] seriously undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and sends seriously a wrong signal to the separatist forces for the so-called Taiwan independence,” the ambassador said.
David Crowe then asked whether firing missiles into the Taiwan Strait was the action of a “stabilizing nation”.
Here’s Xiao Qian’s response:
The Chinese side is taking action in reaction to what has been done by the US side. And our purpose is to send a message.
The reaction is legitimate, it’s justified and there’s no reason for a reproach. As for how long the military exercise and drills are going to last… I think, in proper time, there’s going to be an announcement.
There’s no room for compromise.
As for the Solomon Islands security deal, the Chinese ambassador says his country respects Australia’s cooperation with other countries and the Albanese government should do the same.
“China respects Australia’s normal exchanges and cooperation with other countries,” he said.
“China has no intention to interfere in or undermine Australia’s relations with a third party. At the same time, it is our belief that China and Australia should make independent judgments and decisions to develop our own bilateral relations based on interests of the people of China.”
A Los Angeles City Council meeting erupted into chaos on Tuesday, with a public speaker climbing over a bench and onto the council floor to confront council President Nury Martinez, prompting police to fill the chamber.
Officers apprehended a second member of the public on the council floor moments later, while activists screamed at police and at least one audience member sprayed water from a bottle on officers. One audience member was arrested, police said.
Martinez abruptly recessed the meeting, leaving dozens of activists in the room chanting “Abolish 41.18!” — a reference to the city law prohibiting homeless encampments at libraries, freeway overpasses and other locations. Shortly after 11 am, an LAPD captain declared an unlawful assembly within the chamber, prompting scores of protesters to file out.
Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino, second from right, confers with police shortly after homeless advocates and protesters shut down proceedings in the Los Angeles City Council chambers.
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“I’ve never seen anything like this — ever,” Councilman Joe Buscaino said after the room had cleared.
The incident took place one week after protesters brought another meeting — also dealing with the anti-encampment law — to a halt, chanting “shut it down” repeatedly until council members took an hourlong recess.
Martinez said Tuesday’s episode brought City Hall “one step closer” to the type of behavior that occurred in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2021, when protesters stormed the US Capitol. At least five people died and more than 700 people were arrested in connection with the insurrection.
Around 11:45 a.m., the council reconvened.
“We cannot legislate in fear,” Martinez said, once the meeting summarized. “I certainly won’t.”
Sabrina Johnson, a co-founder of the activist group People’s City Council, said comparisons to Jan. 6 are “ridiculous.”
“I just want help,” said a crying Tanesha Haynes who is homeless and joined advocates and protesters who shut down proceedings inside the council chambers Tuesday.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
“It’s not like we’re storming the building. We’re going through security. We’re going through the proper channels,” Johnson said. “This is our only opportunity to give them feedback because they don’t answer phone calls and messages to their office.”
The skirmish on the council floor broke out during the meeting’s public comment period, with a majority of speakers denouncing a proposal to ban encampments next to schools and day-care centers. The council voted in favor of that measure last week, but because the tally was not unanimous, the proposal needed a second vote.
The meeting was tense from the beginning. Audience members hissed and shouted expletives at council members as they entered the room. Martinez told audience members to “grow up,” prompting jeers from the crowd. When Councilman Curren Price attempted to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, audience members booed.
Partway into public comment, one audience member approached the lecture and directly addressed Martinez, peppering those comments with expletives. The audience member attempted to move a bench bolted into the floor, causing a loud crunch, then climbed over it and approached the council dais.
“I live on the f— streets,” the audience member yelled, as three police officers attempted to move the speaker toward the exit. While officers were attempting to detain the speaker, a second audience member entered the council floor. A line of police officers in riot helmets filed into the room.
LAPD officers stand guard after a homeless advocate tried to rush City Council members at City Hall.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
The second audience member, Ricci Sergienko, was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and taking another person from lawful custody, police said in a Tuesday night news release. Police had also listed vandalism as a potential charge earlier in the day, though that was not included in the final news release.
Sergienko is another co-founder of the People’s City Council, which has sharply criticized the city’s policies on homelessness.
Police said earlier in the day that two audience members were arrested but later clarified that only Sergienko was arrested, while another person was briefly detained.
Officers initially intended to arrest the speaker who climbed over the bench and approached council members, but Sergienko “interrupted the detention,” pulling the speaker away from police, LAPD Capt. Elaine Morales said.
The speaker who had been briefly detained then left the building, Morales said.
Sergienko could not be reached immediately for comment.
Once the meeting summarized, the anti-encampment ordinance was approved on an 11-3 vote, with Mike Bonin, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Nithya Raman opposed. The new restrictions will prohibit people from sitting, sleeping, lying on or storing property within 500 feet of every public and private school, not just the few dozen selected by the council over the last year.
“This is going to make the problem worse,” Bonin said. “This is going to disconnect people from services. This is going to channel our time and our money and our energy into moving people around, not moving people inside.”
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Activist groups contend the ordinance would effectively criminalize poverty, rendering as much as a fifth of the city’s sidewalks off limits to the city’s neediest. Homeless services providers have also objected, saying the new restrictions will make it more difficult to help the unhoused.
Homeless advocates and protesters fill the chamber before the Los Angeles City Council cast its final vote on a law prohibiting homeless encampments near schools and day-care centers.
(Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho urged the council to approve the restrictions in May. Parents with children attending the LA Unified School District, many of them Spanish speakers, have also testified in favor of the new restrictions, saying they viewed encampment residents as a potential danger to their children.
“We have parents now that are driving two blocks to drive into a parking lot to drop their kids off to school, or driving even a block just for their safety,” said Councilman Paul Koretz, a supporter of the new limits. “That’s not a circumstance we should be in, and we have to take some action.”
The crackdown comes as the city is putting hundreds of millions of dollars into aid for LA’s unhoused, including bridge home shelters, “tiny home” villages and new affordable housing projects.
On Thursday, a council committee will take up a plan to extend the operations of three hotels being used for Project Roomkey, which provides temporary housing for homeless residents. Those hotels, which have a combined 780 rooms, were originally slated to close over the next several weeks.
Extending the deadline for closing Project Roomkey is expected to cost $28.3 million, according to a report on the proposal. The city has committed $245 million to Project Roomkey so far, the report said.
Destiny 2 is about to debut Arc 3.0, and with it, we will try to find new use out of old exotics, including a slate of arc-based armor and arc weapons already in the game.
I would say at baseline, the arc exotic weapons we have are already some of the strongest in the game, even without any existing synergy with the arc subclass, namely Riskrunner and Trinity Ghoul, two of the best mob-clearers in all of Destiny 2. Hell, even Coldheart got some Ionic Trace-based buffs recently. But as for exotic armor? As I’ve gone through looking at possible Arc 3.0 builds, I keep finding things that are some of the worst exotics in the game, ones that I hope are buffed to be meaningful for the revamp of Arc coming next season.
Here are the exotics I would love to see upgraded to do something of significance with Arc 3.0. I think we can agree here that everything listed here is painfully underpowered, in its current form:
Vesper of Radius (Warlock Chest) – Rift releases an arc shockwave when cast. Rift energy recharges faster when you are surrounded by enemies – A really bizarre Curse of Osiris-era exotic that is about aggressive rift use, not really a thing, but if that arc damage could generate some Arc 3.0 keywords, that could be a different story.
Geomag Stabilizers (Warlock Boots) – Damaging targets with Chaos Reach extends its duration – This is one that I’m not saying is necessarily underpowered, but the fact that it lost the “super top-up” functionality because of PvP remains crappy to this day, and I really want to see that aspect reverted.
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Eternal Warrior (Titan Helm) –Casting Fist of Havoc grants an overshield – This may be in the running for the worst exotic in the entire game. Not kidding. This needs a top to bottom rework to be even a little bit useful, but that energy may end up getting spent on something entirely new. Not sure how you save this.
ACD/O Feedback Fence (Titan Arms) – Melee hits build energy. Being struck by an incoming melee attack reduces damage and unleashes the energy in a devastating explosion – One thing you’ll notice is that Titans really don’t have all that many arc exotics in the first place. There is nothing listing arc specific damage in here, but I would love to see this buffed and slightly reworked to be an option for Arc 3.0. You could say the same for Dunemarchers, but I’d be concerned about those getting too nutty in PvP with further buffs.
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Blight Ranger (Hunter Helm) – Attacks you redirect with your arc staff deal massively increased damage and generate orbs of power for you and your allies – I get some of the older exotics being bad or underpowered but this one was brand new, was bugged to high heaven at release, but when it’s working, is one of the most situational, useless exotics in the game that absolutely needs an overhaul, even if Arc 3.0 will probably let you use Whirlwind Guard with a merged form of Arc Staff.
Raiden Flux (Hunter Chest) – Quick successive attacks with Arc Staff increase its damage and duration – There was a moment, for maybe five minutes in the Red War era, where Raiden Flux was actually pretty useful for boss damage and staggering, but that time has passed and we need to see some further buffs/abilities for this for it to be useful.
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Raiju’s Harness (Hunter Chest) – Deactivate Whirlwind Guard early, guarding does not consume extra Super Energy – Okay somehow this is even worse than Blight Ranger. They really seem to want to make strategic Whirlwind Guard play a thing, but it just isn’t happening. If anything, Raiju’s and Blight Ranger should be combined into one thing, and even then I’m not convinced it would be good. Another total overhaul is needed here, I think.
Those are my picks. If I didn’t mention it, I think it may have some potential already.
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Canadian rock guitarist Gord Lewis was found dead in his home on Sunday after he was allegedly murdered by his own son.
The rocker’s 41-year-old son, Jonathan Lewis, was arrested and charged with a second-degree murder as the Hamilton Police Department in Ontario continues to investigate the case, according to local reports.
The co-founding member of punk rock band Teenage Head was discovered by cops over the weekend. Cops described the incident as “isolated,” the Hamilton Spectator reported.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Hamilton Detective Sara Beck said police are not looking for any additional suspects, the New York Post reported.
Beck said the 65-year-old victim sustained “injuries consistent with foul play.”
“We are continuing to seek out witnesses and reviewing video in the area,” she added.
Although “a positive identification has not been made of the deceased due to the level of decomposition,” police said they know the identity of the deceased.
Gord’s death was confirmed by the band on Monday, who shared a touching post on Instagram.
“We are heartbroken and still trying to process the loss of our friend, bandmate and brother Gord Lewis,” the band’s surviving members Steve Marshall, drummer Gene Champagne, and Dave Desroches wrote.
“Our hearts are with his family and all that knew and loved him. Gordon was a force and an inspiration to many. You were taken from us far too soon.”
Lewis co-founded the punk rock band Teenage Head in 1975 alongside founding vocalist and drummer Frankie Venom and singer Dave Desroches, and the band went on to perform all over the country before finding global fame.
Some of Teenage Head’s most known songs include “Let’s Shake” and “Some Kinda Fun.”
The rocker’s death isn’t the first in the group, as Venom died in 2008 after losing his battle to throat cancer.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Despite published reports that indicate he is leaving the PGA Tour for the rival LIV Golf circuit, Australia’s Cameron Smith said Tuesday he’s preparing to win the FedEx Cup playoffs and is a “man of my word.”
Smith, the No. 2-ranked player in the Official World Golf Ranking after winning last month’s Open Championship at St. Andrews, has been linked to the Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf circuit for several weeks.
The Telegraph of London reported Tuesday that LIV Golf had reached a deal of more than $100 million to secure Smith. That report came after PGA Tour player Cameron Percy told an Australian radio station that Smith and Marc Leishman were joining LIV Golf.
During a tense news conference at TPC Southwind on Tuesday, Smith declined to address the reports that he would soon become the highest-ranked player to join the LIV Golf circuit, which is being fronted by Australian Greg Norman.
“My goal here is to win the FedEx Cup playoffs,” Smith said. “That’s all I’m here for. If there’s something I need to say regarding the PGA Tour or LIV, it will come from Cameron Smith, not Cameron Percy. I’m a man of my word and whenever you guys [reporters] need to know anything, it’ll be said by me.”
Smith, 28, is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour. He also claimed the Players Championship in March, winning $3.6 million, the largest winner’s purse in PGA Tour history. He has earned more than $9.8 million in 16 starts this season.
The Telegraph reported that Smith is expected to make his LIV Golf debut in Boston on Sept. 2-4. But Smith said Tuesday that he planned to play in the Presidents Cup, scheduled for Sept. 19-25 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, NC.
“Absolutely, yeah,” Smith said of playing in the Presidents Cup. “That’s something that we’ve been looking forward to for the last three years. We missed a year because of COVID and that’s something that I look forward to being apart of.” of.”
The PGA Tour organizes the Presidents Cup, and Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has suspended Tour members who appear in LIV events without conflicting-event releases.
It was closer than she wanted, but progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) narrowly defeated centrist Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels in their primary matchup Tuesday night, winning on a margin that indicates a much shakier standing in her Minneapolis district than most expected.
Samuels ran largely on backlash to Omar’s leftist positions, including her support for defunding the police, which has become a hot-button issue in Minneapolis since the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The congresswoman is one of the most liberal members of the House Democratic Caucus, and she has occasionally bucked the party on major policy votes alongside the rest of the so-called progressive “squad.”
Although he ultimately lost, Samuels’ candidacy appears to have struck a chord with some voters’ distaste for Omar’s progressive approach. At the point the AP called her race, she was only about 2 percentage points ahead of her.
Leading up to the primary election, Omar remained seemingly unfazed. Not only did she have the benefit of incumbency, but she was backed by a number of high-profile progressive figures, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Samuels did benefit from some last-minute endorsements, including from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. But his challenge from him ultimately fell short—and he conceded the race to Omar around 10:30 pm EDT Tuesday night.
Omar isn’t the first member of the squad to survive a close primary challenge this year. Both Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) faced centrist primary challengers, though they both prevailed with more comfortable margins.
Omar has received primary challenges in years past—including lawyer Antone Melton-Meaux, who beat her by a healthy margin. But the close call Tuesday night may be an indication that another Democratic challenger could take her down in another primary.
Luckily for Omar, her district is heavily Democratic, meaning she likely has two more years to figure out her eligibility issues, as she faces little chance of losing re-election in the general election this November.
Takeover target Genex Power has bought a massive battery storage plus solar project in Queensland, and plans to kick off the first stage of development with a 400MW, four hour battery – one of the biggest proposed in Australia.
The deal to purchase the 2GW Bulli Creek development from Solar Choice comes a week after Genex rejected a conditional takeover offer from Skip Capital, the private fund of one of the country’s richest people, Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar and his wife Kim Jackson.
Genex said in a statement on Wednesday that Bulli Creek will likely be developed over five stages from around 2024, starting off with the first 400MW/1600MWh battery stage, followed by the first stage of the solar PV component of up to 675MW.
Bulli Creek – first publicly unveiled as a project by Solar Choice in 2015 (at the height of the then Coalition government’s pushback against the renewable energy target) is located 100kms south west of Toowoomba, just 4kms from the Bulli Creek substation, and next to a major transmission line.
The plan by Genex to move first with the battery storage component is an interesting one. It is currently building the Kidston pumped hydro facility – 250MW/2000MWh – in the north of the state, and the 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe battery near Rockhampton.
It also owns two operating 50MW solar farms – one at Kidston and the other at Jemalong in NSW – that have been making big profits in the recent fossil-fueled price spikes on Australia’s wholesale electricity markets.
Genex says the decision to move first with battery storage at Bulli Creek is prompted by its analysis of the market from the Kidston and Bouldercombe projects.
“The events in the National Electricity Market (NEM) in recent months have only highlighted the urgent need for dispatchable energy storage capacity to manage the transition to a net-zero economy,” it said.
It also has a strong network of partners – including battery provider and revenue underwriter Tesla and J-Power, a partner in a possible wind farm near Kidston – as a result of those developments, and says it is already in discussions with potential joint development partners . It hopes to make a final investment decision in 2H CY2024.
