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2008 Australia – Utilities – Environmental Focus for Smart Grids


Description: For those needing high level strategic information and objective analysis of Australia’s smart grid industry, this report provides essential reading and gives in-depth information on:

-The energies utility market
-The smart grid market
-Broadband over powerlines
-Climate change and the environment
-Demand side management
-Major players and projects

Executive Summary:

Smart Grids are a concept involving the modernisation of the electricity distribution grid through the use of advanced sensor, communication, control and information technologies.


The fundamental shift that has taken place in environmental policies since 2007 will have a huge effect on the utilities market. Energy policies that were developed prior to this now need to be considered in relation to the new climate change and environmental realities – and for the ICT and energy industries, this will involve checking government initiatives such as smart meters and national fibre telecoms networks against the new direction.


This means that 2008 will be a crunch year for smart grids. Fortunately the implementation of the government’s smart meter project, planned for 2007, has been delayed till 2008, enabling the utilities involved to review their plans, while at the same time allowing for a national review of the regulatory regime. This needs to be changed so that utilities will be encouraged to invest in smart grids rather than smart meters. Another government plan, the introduction of the national broadband network, also requires a review to enable it to be used for telemetry IP applications, which can be linked into the smart grid infrastructure.


In order to facilitate all these changes and related business opportunities, Smart Grid Australia, a non-profit, non-partisan alliance dedicated to an enhanced, modernised electric system, was established in early 2008. This alliance holds meetings, organises committees, assists with government initiatives, and issues communications to accelerate progress. It can be an important source of ideas, inspiration, and influence for any organisation interested in this burgeoning sector.


However, industry activities leading up to these developments started already in the early 2000s. This started when the country faced a serious lack of telecommunications infrastructure competition. One sector that after some rough starts, successfully entered the telecommunications business, was the utility industry. Players like PowerTel (now AAPT – owned by Telecom New Zealand), Uecomm and TransACT are early examples of business borne out of power companies. However, by the mid-2000s the focus had changed to broadband-based Customer Access Networks. Key players here included Aurora, Country Energy, Silk Telecom, Nexium and others. State governments became active promoters of utilities-based broadband projects. It is also these companies that are taking the early Smart Grid initiatives.


Some of these companies experimented with broadband over powerlines. However, problems remain in relation to international standards and radio interference. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has created a regulatory environment that resulted in several BPL trials and pilots, although these trials didn’t result in commercial telco deployment. BPL is however, set to play a major role in the deployment of intelligent network also known as Smart Grids.


Key highlights:

-The change in government in late 2007 finally brought Australia in line with other developed countries in relation to better policies to address the problems of climate change and CO2 emissions.

-Energy production and energy use accounts for 40% of all CO2 emissions, the single largest source of pollution.

-Early tests with smart grids have shown that end-users can save up to 25% of their energy by simply providing them with info on their electricity use and providing them with tools (smart meters) to manage their energy use.

-Australian utilities have been involved in advanced telecommunications since the early 2000s and many recent telecoms initiatives have been initiated by the utilities.

-Several of these utilities became the early leaders in the developments of the concept of smart grids, including Energy Australia and Country Energy.
The State Government of Victoria took an initiative to install smart meters in all households. The current debate is to try and incorporate this into the bigger picture of smart grids.


Contents: -International Overview

Introduction

What is a smart grid?

Current grid outmoded and outdated

Old technologies, and no young engineers

Utilities need to be modernised

In favour of smart grids
-Open standard required
-40-year-old proprietary solutions are not smart
-Countries should go for smart solutions
-So what is the solution?
-Let’s make smart decisions
-The broader picture

Smart grid analyses 2008
-Catalysts for change
-Leadership is all that is needed
-Narrowband will foreclose maximising energy management
-Excess capacity can be used for other broadband services

Overview of smart grid activities around the world
-Cost of smart meters
-Case study: USA

IBM’s Intelligent Utility Network Coalition


-Climate Change and the Environment
Smart grids and climate change
Vision for the future
The reality of global warming
Smart meters
Trillions to be spent on electricity grids
ICT solutions for global warming and energy saving
Will we get it right in 2008?
Industries need to work together
Leadership is all that is needed
Key energy and environmental issues
Global warming – a new important political consideration
Carbon trading
Federal government showing leadership
Excellent government initiatives
The once-in-a-lifetime smart grid opportunity for Australia
Key to smart grids: the right vision from the government
Telco/utility proposal included in study
Open networks

How to facilitate a smart grid
Demand in energy bigger than ever before
The industry is ready for action

Industry push for smart grids
Cooperative model from telco and utilities industries
Telco and utility industry calls for government leadership

From smart meters to smarts grids
It makes economic sense
Demand Side Management (DSM)
Energy security

Automated Meter Reading (AMR)
Introduction
Rollouts, trials and plans
ENA takes smart metering policy initiative


-Energy Utilities Markets
Industry overview
The industry in 2008
The Australian utilities market
NUS Electricity Report and Cost Survey – 2008
Growth in energy consumption eases
Smart Grid Australia
Utilities and telecoms

Major players and projects
Energy Australia
Country Energy
IBM’s Intelligent Utility Network Coalition
Silk Telecom
Powerlink and Ergon in Queensland
PowerTel
SP AusNet
TransACT
TransGrid
Uecomm
Integral Energy
Historic overview

-Smart Grids
The market in 2008
Will we get it right in 2008?
Smart grid concept gathering momentum for the first time
The national debate
Industry issues
Holistic view – broadband, smart grids and E-Health

Demand Side Management (DSM)
Introduction
Home automation services – analysis
DSM
Remote monitoring
Home networking
Wireless IP technology for the SCADA industry

Smart grids and BPL
Introduction
Full circle for utilities telecoms
Smart Grids and BPL
BPL regulatory issues

Smart Grid Australia
Smart electricity grids assisting Australia in addressing climate change
Smart Grid Australia Vision Statement
What is Smart Grid Australia?
Smart Grid Australia members
Backgrounder – UtiliTel
Backgrounder – addressing energy & climate change

-Utilities Broadband – BPL Access
New business opportunities for BPL
FttH and the electricity infrastructure
Looming shortage in local broadband capacity
Broadband over powerline
BPL as an access technology – analysis
Reviewing BPL as a broadband access technology
Selecting the right business model
Second generation has arrived
Third broadband network into the home
Regional opportunities
Waiting for standards
VoIP over BPL
Telco BPL – superior to ADSL
Forecasting BPL

Home networks
Early trials
BPL – better than wireless

Glossary of Abbreviations
– Overall electricity price increase in select countries – 2003 - 2008
– Definition of smart grid
– Smart grid applications
– Regional summary of smart grid activity – 2008
– What is a smart grid?
– Smart air-conditioning control
– Rural fibre towns
– Non-regulated business (telecoms) activities
– Traditional and non-traditional energy information/energy management services
– HomePlug from NetComm (Australia)
– Mobile IP technologies available in Australia
– Smart Grid Australia – a new organisation
– Key BPL applications
– BPL pilots – Australian utilities
– HomePlug from NetComm




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