The Consumer’s Role in Network Support — Purely Creative Solutions

The Consumer’s Role in Network Support (342)

Paul Liddell 1
  1. Redback Technologies, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia

Today’s energy networks are changing at a pace that is exciting to some and terrifying to others.  Large scale renewable generation, and distributed energy resources in the form of roof-top solar and battery storage are both being added in record numbers.  How can DERs and IoT be harnessed in the LV networks to provide support and intelligence to network operators?  What role can and should consumers have in maintaining stability and quality in the power supply of the future?  What do we need to change to enable networks to utilise these new resources?