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"Energy security concerns are mounting as renewable projects and transmission
lines are delayed.
In New South Wales, for instance, the government has flagged it may defer the
closure of Eraring coal power station beyond 2025.
NSW has other new policies to “get the energy transition back on track”. These
include expanding “customer energy resources”, such as solar panels and
batteries, and increasing “demand flexibility” (broadly, using smart technology
to shift the times when businesses and homes use power).
With more variable supply from solar and wind energy, demand flexibility is a
cheaper and cleaner way to keep the electricity grid stable.
Modelling for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) shows this
approach could save consumers up to A$18 billion to 2040. Shifting demand can
avoid:
* higher-priced power use at the end of the day
* building new poles and wires to increase network capacity to meet peak demand
* paying coal plants to stay open."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
