AusNet Services have published this case study detailing embedded generation at the Traralgon Power Station. The case study looks at the replacement of a single transformer at the Traralgon Power Station with the project to begin in August 2012 and end in March 2017. The delivery of EG close to customer loads in Traralgon and at other locations across AusNet Services’ distribution network will:
secure power reliability on high demand days;
help defer the need for upgrading and expanding transmission and distribution networks;
reduce the cost of line losses typically associated with remotely located power plants;
reduce the carbon intensity of Australia’s electricity sector; and
help reduce the overall cost of electricity to customers and businesses.
In 2011, AusNet Services released the details of a planned residential battery storage trial which was mentioned in their DMIA Annual Report. The trial used stationary batteries connected to residential homes with the main objectives being; to provide network demand…
AusNet Services have published a case study examining the potential for electric vehicles to provide active support to the electricity network during peak demand periods. The concept, known as V2G (Vehicle to Grid) involves the controlled export of energy from…
AusNet Services has published this case study on commercial and industrial customer demand response. The case study details a medium sized poultry farming business in the North of Victoria. The business owner had a 24/7 requirement to keep conditions constant…
AusNet Services have released their 2013 DMIA Annual Report. AusNet Services were awarded a $3 million ($600,000 per year) Demand Management Innovation Allowance (DMIA) by the AER for the 2011-15 regulatory period. As a condition of the DMIA, AusNet must…
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