One
Step Off The Grid
Western
Power this week called a tender for up to ten stand-alone power systems, using
solar plus battery storage,
with back-up diesel, to cater for small communities around the Ravensthorpe
region, around 500kms south east of the state capital Perth.
The
network operator said it was looking to take small groups of customers – between
five and ten – off grid as an alternative to “network replacement or significant
refurbishment” at end-of-grid locations. More could follow depending on the
success of the pilot program.
“For
the pilot, five to 10 customers will be selected to be supplied from a
stand-alone power system (SPS) within their property,” the company says in its
tender document.
The customers would retain their connection to the main grid, known in Western Australia as the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), pending the outcome of the trial. But the goal of the pilot is to provide a SPS that is technically “reliable, financially sound, modular and acceptable to the customer.”
The customers would retain their connection to the main grid, known in Western Australia as the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), pending the outcome of the trial. But the goal of the pilot is to provide a SPS that is technically “reliable, financially sound, modular and acceptable to the customer.”
Western
Power wants to trial between five and ten systems using four different size
options. They will need to meet all the customer’s needs and minimise lifecycle
costs over 20 years.
The
proposed systems will be sized between 4.5 kW of solar and 20 kWh of storage,
through to 18kW of solar and 80 kWh of storage.
The
focus of the trials will be in the Ravensthorpe and Jerramungup areas.
Ravensthorpe, a town of just over 500 people, has already been targeted as a
potential off-grid town, because of the frequent power failures caused by storm,
fire, or falling trees, and the massive cost of maintenance.
In
other regional areas of the state, communities and businesses are already
disconnecting from the grid, finding solar and battery
storage to be a cheaper option. Similar projects are being considered in
Queensland and South Australia, where the network operators accept that remote
and regional towns might be better served by small renewable-focused micro-grids
rather than being connected to the main grid.
This
article was originally published in One
Step Off The Grid and is republished
with permission.
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