Meeting NSW electricity needs in a carbon constrained world: lowering costs and emissions with distributed energy

Rutovitz, J; Dunstan, C

Meeting NSW electricity needs in a carbon constrained world: lowering costs and emissions with distributed energy

Rutovitz, J Dunstan, C

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Publisher:: Intelligent Grid Cluster
Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2009, pp. 1 - 38
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rutovitz, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dunstan, C	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2009, pp. 1 - 38	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/16810
dc.description.abstract	Communities in developed nations expect their governments to ensure the reliable supply of electricity. Reflecting these expectations, the NSW Government established an Inquiry into Electricity Supply in NSW in 2007, chaired by Professor Anthony Owen (the Owen Inquiry). This Inquiry was asked in particular to review the need and timing for new baseload supply. The Owen Inquiry concluded that there was a potential shortfall in baseload supply from 2013/14, and recommended that planning for new power stations should commence immediately as the lead time for a coal-fired power station could be 67 years. Since the Owen Inquiry, the projections for both electricity consumption and electricity generation have been modified significantly (Transgrid 2008), such that the findings of the Inquiry warrant substantial reconsideration. It is beyond the scope of this report to review the merits of the privatisation plan proposed by the Owen Inquiry. However, it may well prove fortuitous for NSW that the Owen Inquirys recommendations were not adopted, as this means there is an opportunity to reconsider the options for securing the states electricity future.	en_US
dc.publisher	Intelligent Grid Cluster	en_US
dc.title	Meeting NSW electricity needs in a carbon constrained world: lowering costs and emissions with distributed energy	en_US
dc.type	Report
utslib.location	Sydney, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney, Australia	en_US

Abstract:

Communities in developed nations expect their governments to ensure the reliable supply of electricity. Reflecting these expectations, the NSW Government established an Inquiry into Electricity Supply in NSW in 2007, chaired by Professor Anthony Owen (the Owen Inquiry). This Inquiry was asked in particular to review the need and timing for new baseload supply. The Owen Inquiry concluded that there was a potential shortfall in baseload supply from 2013/14, and recommended that planning for new power stations should commence immediately as the lead time for a coal-fired power station could be 67 years. Since the Owen Inquiry, the projections for both electricity consumption and electricity generation have been modified significantly (Transgrid 2008), such that the findings of the Inquiry warrant substantial reconsideration. It is beyond the scope of this report to review the merits of the privatisation plan proposed by the Owen Inquiry. However, it may well prove fortuitous for NSW that the Owen Inquirys recommendations were not adopted, as this means there is an opportunity to reconsider the options for securing the states electricity future.

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