Australian city to lead in smart-grid renewable energy
help households save energy, connect renewable energy to the grid and tackle climate change.
$100m ‘green city’ trial in Newcastle, Kidsolo’s Newspaper , 8 June 2010, Newcastle is about to become the nation’s greenest city and is about to undergo one of its biggest transformations yet. A consortium led by EnergyAustralia won the federal government’s $100 million Smart Grid, Smart City bid yesterday. Newcastle will soon be the heart of Australia’s first commercial-scale smart grid.
Climate Change and Water Senator Penny Wong said the EnergyAustralia project, which trumped three other bids, would help households save energy, connect renewable energy to the grid and tackle climate change.
“This is a transformation of the energy network from the power plant to the power point,” she said.
“If smart grid applications are adopted around Australia they could deliver a reduction of 3.5 megatonnes of carbon emissions a year.”
Under the project, 50,000 Hunter and Sydney homes will have new generation smart electricity meters installed, with about 30,000 going to homes in Scone and Newcastle.
A fleet of 10 electric vehicles will be introduced to the region and in the biggest move towards giving households control over energy use, Hunter homes will be among 15,000 transformed into “smart houses”……The three-year project, ready to be rolled out as soon as contracts are finalised, has been forecast to put Newcastle on the world stage.
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