Diverse, remote and innovative (summary) - Murdoch study advocates WA as an ideal location for commercial scale renewable energy demonstration projects

McHenry, M. (2010) Diverse, remote and innovative (summary) - Murdoch study advocates WA as an ideal location for commercial scale renewable energy demonstration projects. Division of Research and Development, and the School of Engineering and Energy, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

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Abstract

The single most important determinant electricity demand on the largest WA electricity network, the South West Inter-connected System (SWIS), is the daily temperature. The highest maximum demands are recorded after sequentially hot days. Summer maximum temperatures can range from the mid-twenties to the mid-forties, resulting in daily peak demand fluctuations from below 2,000 MW and above 4,000 MW. The short-term nature of peak demand in the SWIS is illustrated by the last 800 MW (or 23% of the total generation capacity) being utilised only 3% of the time.