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APEC SG Test-beds
Michael J Davidson FAIE FAIM CPMgr MAICD
Managing DirectorWessex Consult Pty LtdPO Box 329 Belair South Australia
Email: [email protected]: 0400 284 278
APEC SG Test-beds
Australia
Australian Markets
WAEM
• 974,000 customers• 14.5 TWh• 15 million T CO2• 3,420 MW• 33 generators• 1 Distribution Co.
NEM
• 8.94 million customers• 208 TWh• 200 million T CO2• 35,551 MW• 4,500 km• 268 generators• 6 interconnectors• 6 Transmission networks• 13 Distribution networks
NEM
Market ManagementAEMC + AER + AEMO
Generation
- 268 generators- 45,977MW
Transmission
- 6 Companies- 41,865km lines- 234TWh supplied
Distribution
- 13 Companies- 754,462km lines- 150TWh supplied
Retail
- 26 Retailers
NEM
Capex
AER Distribution capex allowances $30bn - $40bn in current regulatory periods
Kangaroo Island
Duration Curve
Wind Generation
Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam
Opportunity
Test Smart Grid solutions in edge of grid and mining developments:• Demand side response• Management of intermittent renewables