The Victorian Government together with project partners, AusNet and RACV solar hosted in-person CMSEP information sessions in Corryong, Mallacoota and Omeo during December 2023.
With thanks to each community’s attendance and feedback, works have started on making community and essential business sites more prepared to operate off-grid in the event of an outage.
The Victorian Government is supporting and developing microgrids. A microgrid can be thought of as a small ‘subset’ of the electricity grid that provides energy generation and storage at a local level. They can incorporate renewable energy generation (for example, from solar panels or wind turbines) as well as battery energy storage.
Some microgrids can operate independently of the grid during power outages (also referred to as islanding), which can be particularly helpful for communities in regional and rural settings.
After the extreme 2019–20 fire season, a feasibility study was undertaken to assess the potential of installing new resilient energy infrastructure options. These would support communities and households with power during high-impact and extreme weather events.
The Community Microgrid and Sustainable Energy Program was announced in May 2021. It will support the installation of a mix of solar, batteries and other distributed energy resources for a range of buildings. These include essential service buildings, commercial and industrial buildings and households. The program will provide a reliable power supply and build energy-resilient rural communities.
In response to the June and October 2021 major storm events and prolonged power outages, DEECA funded energy resilience design studies in affected towns across Victoria.
Options focused on boosting network resilience in high-risk areas to ensure community relief hubs and key infrastructure maintain power during future extreme weather events.
DEECA worked with electricity distributors AusNet Services, Powercor and United Energy on the studies, consulting with key local stakeholders, including local councils and emergency services organisations, to discuss the location and function of potential energy solutions.
$7.5 million has been allocated for the delivery of energy backup systems across towns. Community consultation will continue, seeking feedback on proposed sites and solutions for the energy backup systems. Preparation works have commenced with AusNet Services and Beon, and installations have begun in 22 towns.
The $10 million Microgrid Demonstration Initiative (MDI) supports the development and implementation of microgrid demonstration projects. These projects address key microgrid sector challenges. They also contribute to the unlocking of the microgrid sector in Victoria.
It will reduce the local demand for electricity from the grid and reduce the need for seasonal diesel generators. In doing so, the community of Euroa will demonstrate an economic alternative for local renewable generation for network operators.
The project will demonstrate how this microgrid operator can manage customers’ (campus buildings) energy use and bills and explore opportunities to develop economic value from microgrid operations.
Leveraging Monash’s physical microgrid, the project has also assessed the market potential of a Distribution System Operator (DSO) in the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Origin Energy has been awarded $4.5 million to develop a $20 million cloud-based project that will distribute power from up to 650 customers with solar PV and batteries during peak periods.
The Virtual Power Plant (VPP) will boost grid stability by discharging power from solar PV and batteries located at homes and commercial and industrial sites to reduce their power bills.
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