Transpower smart grid project welcomed
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed Transpower’s announcement of a new smart grid project to help
relieve pressure on the upper North Island electricity system at times of high demand.
“This will provide some much-needed headroom in the region’s electricity system,” Mr Brownlee said.
“I’m encouraged to see Transpower and businesses working together to find innovative ways to manage demand pressures and
to develop the transmission grid cost-effectively.”
The project will use intelligent smart grid technology, which allows electricity supply to participating businesses to
be adjusted remotely, under agreed conditions.
“This technology can be quick and cost-effective, and it heralds an important step towards how electricity demand might
be managed in the future,” Mr Brownlee said.
“Through the use of smart technology, New Zealand domestic consumers will in the future be able to have greater control
over their electricity usage at any given point in time. This project involves the use of technology that will help
enable such applications.”
Information on the Transpower project is available at: www.transpower.co.nz
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