Overview of Smart Grid activities in Australia. Mr Charles Popple Chairman, Smart Grid Australia

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1 Overview of Smart Grid activities in Australia Mr Charles Popple Chairman, Smart Grid Australia

2 Smart Grid Australia Inc Smart Grid Australia (SGA) is a non-profit, non-partisan alliance dedicated to an enhanced, modernised electric system. This alliance holds meetings, organises committees, assists with government initiatives, and issues communications to accelerate progress. It seeks to be an important source of ideas, inspiration, and influence for any organisation interested in this sector. Modelled on the USA GridWiseAlliance, SGA is a member of the international trade alliance Global Smart Grid Federation

3 Members: Electricity utilities Telecommunications companies Vendors Smart Grid ecosystem centric Energy investors Federal, state, and municipal agencies Research organisations Non-profit energy organisations

4 Workgroups: Policy Smart Grid Smart City (SGSC) $100m grant Energy Efficiency Task Force submission and presentation R&D Smart Grid Roadmap paper released Training study group Intelligent Networking National Broadband Network paper released Security Standards member of Smart Grid Australian Reference Group Consumer

5 Australian Energy Networks: National Energy Market (NEM) Includes Eastern and Southern States 260+ Registered Generators, 6 Transmission Networks, 13 Distribution Networks In geographical span, the largest interconnected power system in the world (>5000km) Voltage Levels Transmission (500kV/330kV/275kV/220kV) Distribution (33kV/22kV/11kV) Source: ESAA website:

6 What s unique about Australian networks: Geographical coverage and customer density USA Population 307M, Australia 22M Could have >100km of distribution network serving <50 customers Extreme weather conditions Cyclones and flooding in the North Intense heat in the interior Catastrophic bushfires in the South Fully contestable markets in Victoria Disaggregated, privatised energy supply industry Extremely active competitive retail market

7 National/State and Industry initiatives: Distribution network reliability incentive scheme Victorian Advanced Metering Infrastructure program Solar Cities National Broadband Network Smart Grid Smart City grant Victorian EV trials

8 Network Reliability Incentive regime: The incentives of the scheme applied in Victoria (applied up to 2010) are in the form of: A service term (S factor) in the price control formula, giving it the form of (1+CPI)(1-X)S. (If a distributor provides an average level of reliability better than the target levels, then its distribution tariffs will rise in subsequent years. If the reliability level is worse than the target levels, then the distribution tariffs will fall. A new Service Target Performance Incentive Scheme applies in various jurisdictions from 2009) Guaranteed service level (GSL) payments to customers for low reliability. (Customers entitled to receive a credit if they experience more than the specified number of sustained or momentary interruptions1 in a calendar year, or if they experience a cumulative supply interruption time longer than the specified number of hours) Source: ESC and AEMO websites: and

9 Victorian AMI initiative: 2006 Start Victorian Government developed Cost-Benefit Analysis Replacement of 3m meters To date 319k meters replaced (Sep10) Consumer communications lagging rollout Hence delayed TOU and signal functionality anticipated Jan12 Technology aspects Meters and systems to meet functionality and service requirements such as: Remote de-energise / energise Remote interval data read (48hrs of 1/2hr data) Communication solutions: 700k meters WiMax(higher SG functionality opportunities) 2.3m meters mesh radio solutions Source:

10 Solar Cities initiative: Australia's Solar Cities are: Adelaide, Alice Springs, Blacktown, Central Victoria, Moreland, Perth and Townsville. Each Solar City integrates energy options for homes and businesses, including use of solar technologies, cost reflective pricing trials that reward people who use energy wisely, and community education about better energy usage in an increasingly energy-reliant world. In particular, the program aims to: Demonstrate the environmental and economic effects of combining cost reflective pricing with the widespread use of solar technology, energy efficiency and smart meters, Find out what barriers exist regarding energy efficiency, electricity demand management and the use of solar technology, among businesses and householders in different parts of Australia, and test ways to deal with these barriers. Source: Solar Cities website:

11 National Broadband Network (NBN): NBN Co plans to deliver the best, most cost effective infrastructure across Australia using a combination of fibre, wireless and satellite technologies. NBN Co will design, build and operate a wholesale-only, superfastbroadband network that will provide speeds of 100 Megabits per second to 93% of Australian premises and 12 Megabits per second to 7%, subject to final design. For most premises, NBN Co will use either Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) or Ethernet Point to Point fibre and will link some premises by wireless or satellite, depending on location and geography. Source: NBN Co website:

12 Smart Grid Smart City Initiative: Source: Smart Grid Smart City Forum, Homebush, 1 September 2010, Mr Graeme Marshall

13 Smart Grid Smart City Initiative: Source: Smart Grid Smart City Forum, Homebush, 1 September 2010, Mr Graeme Marshall

14 Smart Grid Smart City Initiative: Source: Smart Grid Smart City Forum, Homebush, 1 September 2010, Mr Graeme Marshall

15 Smart Grid Smart City Initiative: Source: Smart Grid Smart City Forum, Homebush, 1 September 2010, Mr Graeme Marshall

16 Smart Grid Smart City Initiative: Source: Smart Grid Smart City Forum, Homebush, 1 September 2010, Mr Graeme Marshall

17 Smart Grid Smart City Initiative: Source: Smart Grid Smart City Forum, Homebush, 1 September 2010, Mr Adrian Clark

18 Victorian Electric Vehicle Trials: Source: Victorian Electric Vehicle Trial Design Discussion Paper Victorian Department of Transport

19 Highlighting an Australian utility Smart Grid achievements: SCADA Consolidation Network Management Automation (GIS, DMS, OMS) Asset Management Systems consolidation Mobility (asset inspection) Enterprise Application Integration (eai) Engineering Data Gathering WAN Large Investments in Fibre-Optic Bearers Point-to-Multipoint Radio Network WiMAX Network Distributed Intelligent IP environment Business Processes Presentation Layer Analytics (Transforming data into actionable information) Common Interfacing Layer Enterprise Data Environment Communications Networks Advanced Metering Infrastructure Asset Condition Monitoring Portal webfg SCADA Outage Information Centre Real-time automated reporting Condition Monitoring Apps Dynamic Plant Ratings Predictive Response Substation Automation Increased Sectionalising (with remote control) Distribution Feeder Automation (> 12 Min USAIDI savings already) Network diagram courtesy of EPRI Electric Vehicles HAN research Fuel Cell Appl. Source: SP AusNet

20 Highlighting an Australian utility Smart Grid achievements: Feeder Automation Automation Controller FDR1 System Normal CB CB Switch FDR2 Switch Switch Switch N/O Switch After Feeder Loop Automation Automation Controller FDR1 During Fault Sequence CB CB FDR2 Automation Controller After Automation Action Switc h Switc h CB CB FDR1 FDR2 Switc h Switc h Switch Switch N/O Switc h Switch Switch N/O Switch USAIDI Saving (minutes) Automated response + accelerated manual control Developed In-House & Implemented >170 CAR Schemes in service 10 5 Automated response only >60 Transfer Schemes in Service >12 Minutes of USAIDI Savings to Date (<1 minute supply restoration) Source: SP AusNet

21 Highlighting an Australian utility Smart Grid achievements: Spatial Aerial Survey Aircraft position Networks to be inspected Previous flight path Other network assets Steel network Database table Flight line Photo position and number Effective asset inspection Highly efficient process Incorporate in ongoing asset management activities Source: SP AusNet

22 Highlighting an Australian utility Smart Grid achievements: Image processing Collaborative work between SP AusNet, MONASH University & Paton Air GPS/GIS/Laser Enabled Digital Image Capture Advanced Digital Image Processing Techniques Automatic Detection of Defects, Abnormalities Rapid Inspection of Specific Asset Categories (spacers, dampers, joints etc.) Source: SP AusNet

23 Smart Grid challenges and opportunities in Australia: Customer engagement Network security and reliability Climate change impact Effective integration of Distributed Energy Resources Replacement of ageing network assets Data/information management Electric Vehicles Distributed Generation Intelligent Grid Energy Storage Advanced Metering Infrastructure

24 Smart Grid challenges and opportunities in 180 Australia: Australia Cumulative Installed Capacity (MWp) APVA Report Solar PV Year High growth driven by governmental incentives Dominant sector is grid connected distributed installations Network service provider funding of feed-in tariffs and network support Power quality issues (overvoltage, power factor etc.)

25 Smart Grid challenges and opportunities in Australia: 4000 Planned Wind Farm Connections in Victoria (MW) Year Forecast growth in wind generation (mainly large scale) Small scale growth in CHP, Hydro, Tidal, Geo-thermal, Biomass Financial viability achieved with incentives Opportunities for distributed gas/diesel generators coupled withenergy storage for network support

26 Smart Grid challenges and opportunities in Australia: Establishing Smart Grid ecosystem momentum and alignment Source: OUR DEMAND: REDUCINGELECTRICITY USE IN VICTORIA THROUGH DEMAND MANAGEMENT: Akaash Sachdeva and Philip Wallis

27 Thank you for listening, May you enjoy the Smart Grid Journey! Mr Charles Popple