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Microgrids taking hold Down Under

From university campuses to mining sites and even a World Heritage-listed rainforest, microgrid projects are popping up across Australia, both to boost reliability and bring down energy costs in rural and remote areas. Challenged by the country’s aging power infrastructure, utilities are turning to microgrids to substitute traditional network connections. As the technology picks up the pace on the ground, new regulatory frameworks for standalone power systems are in the works.

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Marija Maisch

12 Nov 2019

Image: Horizon Power

Microgrids are rising as a clear-cut answer to many of Australia’s energy woes. As high electricity prices continue to propel the uptake of rooftop PV, utilities are faced with the conundrum of how to balance increasing penetration of distributed energy resources to the benefit of all stakeholders. In the Australian outback, microgrids are emerging as …

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