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.

Issue 11-2019

Western Australia-based utility Horizon Power developed the Murchison Radio Observatory solar-diesel power station to provide electricity to the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Horizon Power has led Australia’s utilities in replacing parts of its overhead network with offgrid renewables.

Image: Horizon Power

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