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This chapter explores data and technology that will allow electricity to flow to and from consumers (in and out of the electricity grid) and control voltage and frequency. Smart controllers can do this control and may help grid balancing through control of devices such as air-conditioners; demand response; batteries; phase shifting inverters (solar, battery and air-conditioning); and electric vehicle (EV) charging settings. Dynamic grid control, smart meter rollouts and ethical management of data are explored. In Australia and Europe, we agree on the general direction of the Energy Transition and both support some government intervention but recommend freeing up incentive and allowing the market to respond. Australia and Europe see the consumer at the centre of this transition with their purchases of solar, storage and EV, and both want to see a greater role of the consumer in energy policy and optimisation of the system. This chapter covers PV export limits, cost reflective network pricing, demand response and demand management, new inverter technology, smart devices, EV, storage and management of data. The reason for starting with PV export limits is that is the most active of the DB actions at present, as well as being contentious. The other discussions explore options for the coming decade of the Energy Transition.
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Currie, G. (2020). Technology and Data for Improved Decision Making. In: Australia’s Energy Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6145-0_5
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