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energy resources, VRE, firming
capability, transmission development,
system security, gas development,
and market reform. They
will need to start now, given the
long lead times for major projects,
the scale of reform required, and
the imminent end-of-life retirement
of significant volumes of
coal-fired generation.
For Further Reading
" 2020 integrated system plan. "
AEMO. https://aemo.com.au/ener
gy-systems/major-publications/
integrated-system-plan-isp/2020
-integrated-system-plan-isp (accessed
July 6, 2021).
" 2018 integrated system plan. "
AEMO. ht tps://aemo.com.au/
energy-systems/major-publications/
integrated-system-plan-isp/2018
-integrated-system-plan-isp (accessed
July 6, 2021).
" Multi-criteria scoring for
Existing Network
Network Upgrade
Alternative Network Routes
System Strength Remediation
REZ
Indicative Wind Farm
Indicative Solar Farm
Indicative Pumped Hydro
Indicative Battery Storage
figure 7. An ISP that connects REZs. (Source: AEMO; used with permission.)
legislation was enacted to create a streamlined regulatory
approach approving a transmission infrastructure that supports
REZs in the state. This project is progressing quickly and is
expected to unlock 3,000 MW of wind and solar capacity.
Figure 7 illustrates the key network and generation projects
projected for the next 20 years. This road map will continue
to advance with the evolution of the Australian energy system.
Summary
AEMO's ISP is a dynamic, whole of system plan that identifies
the optimal road map for unlocking and interconnecting
REZs across Australia. To implement it, multiple and wellcoordinated
efforts will be necessary to progress distributed
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identification of renewable energy
zones, " DNV GL. https://
www.aemo.com.au/-/media/Files/
Electricity/NEM/Planning_and
_Forecast ing/ISP/2018/Mult i
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-REZs.pdf (accessed July 6, 2021).
A. O. Alan Finkel, K. M. Faicd,
C. Munro, T. Effeney, and A. C.
Mary O'Kane, " Independent
review of the future security of the
national electricity market, " 2017.
https://www.energy.gov.au/sites/
default/files/independent-review
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-2017.pdf (accessed July 6, 2021).
" Renewable energy zones: delivering
clean power to meet demand. " NREL. https://www
.nrel.gov/docs/fy16osti/65988.pdf (accessed July 6, 2021).
Biographies
Eli Pack is with the Australian Energy Market Operator,
Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia.
Bianca Christison is with the Australian Energy Market
Operator, Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia.
Dane Winch is with the Australian Energy Market Operator,
Brisbane, Queensland, 4000, Australia.
Lars Narushevich is with the Australian Energy Market
Operator, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia.
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