New spatial energy planning data is now available for three locations across the Ausgrid network in New South Wales to help businesses identify opportunities for solar, batteries, and other energy solutions.
The NSW Spatial Collaboration Portal now hosts data covering areas identified for Ausgrid’s Community Power Network trial, including Mascot-Botany and the Northern Central Coast, as well as a third location, Caringbah.
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Ausgrid group executive external affairs and strategy Tim Jarratt said making the data available was an important part of the recently launched Community Power Network trial.
“Our Community Power Network trial is exploring how large commercial and industrial rooftops can be used to generate more solar energy, supported by community batteries, while sharing the financial benefits with households and businesses across local communities,” he said.
“As part of the trial, we’re making detailed information about the local electricity network publicly available to give businesses and energy providers a clearer picture of where new solar, battery, and energy projects could work best.
“In Caringbah, the data will help the market to explore and test its own ideas. It’s a great opportunity to see what different approaches emerge and what we can learn from them.”
The data includes information on where there is capacity in the electricity network to connect more solar and batteries, areas where network limitations may exist, and locations where future energy projects may be suitable.
Ausgrid is making the data available for three areas to test and refine the tools required to deliver the information at scale. Insights from the Community Power Network trial will help inform whether similar data can be made available more broadly across the network in future.
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The planning data is available here.
