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Australia - Smart Grids - Key to the transformation of the Electricity Industry
Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Feb 2012, Pages: 158
This report (8th Edition) provides overviews and critical statistical information on the electricity market, as well as detailed information on smart grid, smart meter projects and the key players in this market. Developments in PV and smart cars and their implications on national infrastructure are also highlighted.
Market Highlights:
- Australia’s Smart Grid/Smart City project is a world leader
- Australia saw residential PV (solar panels) increase from 1% to 5%, the highest growth in the world
- The world is waiting for the electric vehicle (EV) tsunami (watch out for China)
- Both PV and EV require smart grid infrastructure
- Smart cars are being positioned as have-to-have products (like smartphones)
- Urgent need for a comprehensive federal energy policy to bring all the different projects together
- The smart meter development in Victoria is being used as a case study around the globe
- Electricity industry is at the heart of all these developments
- The industry needs a business transformation similar to the one that changed the telecoms industry.
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