Smart Grid, Smart City

National Energy Efficiency Initiative

Smart Grid, Smart City

Smart Grid, Smart City: A new direction for a new energy era

The pre-deployment study undertaken for Smart Grid, Smart City confirmed that national adoption of smart grid technologies would deliver considerable social and economic benefit to Australia.

The report Smart Grid, Smart City: a new direction for a new energy era outlines the potential economic and environmental benefits of smart grid technologies, and indicates that the Smart Grid, Smart City demonstration project can deliver the robust data needed to inform broader adoption of smart grid technologies and applications across Australia.

The report proposes a project design and governance framework that will demonstrate world's best practice through the delivery of a truly integrated, commercial-scale example of an Australian smart grid.

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Pre-deployment Study

The pre-deployment study for Smart Grid, Smart City was conducted during July and August 2009 and included a preliminary economic analysis of the benefits of smart grids, as well as consultation with industry, government, academic and regulatory stakeholders.

The materials presented at consultation workshops in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in July 2009, and a summary of the issues raised by participants during the workshops are available below.

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