West Australian utility pulls down power lines and installs cleaner micro-grids

Likely uptake of Distribution Network Service Provider Stand Alone Power Systems (Source AMEC via RenewEconomy)

“​Horizon Power is to become the first utility in Australia to remove parts of its overhead network and replace it with an off-grid renewable energy power solution.”

“The West Australia government announced on Thursday [October 3] that the state-owned Horizon, which serves the vast regional areas of the state, will now install 17 standalone power systems on fringe-of-grid properties east of Esperance, and cut down 64kms of network wiring that was prone to outages.”

…..”Other networks in W.A. and the eastern states are expected to follow suit, once a long awaited rule change is finalised by the Australian Energy Market Commission [AMEC] that will clear the regulatory hurdles that prevented networks from making what is an increasingly obvious decision on the basis of economics, reliability, and emissions.”

Continue reading at:
- Horizon first utility to pull down power lines and replace with renewable micro-grids. RenewEconomy October 3, 2019.
- See also in this blog: Off-grid trial gives West Australian farming community cheaper, more reliable power. October 9, 2017.