ENERGY
“ Analytics from Space-Time Insight via a proof of concept is also helping us capitalise on the opportunities inherent in energy market reform and certainly to seek better ways to serve customers and perform better as a company . Such analytics allows us to fully integrate distributed energy resources into the grid to continue to deliver reliable , sustainable and affordable power to customers but also improve choice ”
– Peter Nimmo , Director of Effective Market Reform a way to make it work as part of a growing ecosystem of alternative and independent energy sources , microgrids , renewable projects and the like , all united under a business model that puts sustainability , the consumer , energy security , the climate and the national interest at the forefront . This concept of a resilient ‘ transactive energy ’ network is being considered at Ergon by Peter Nimmo and his team with an eye on the wider implications . “ Ergon is a diverse business under a single shareholder : our consumers range from domestic to small business to major industries like mining , agriculture and of course tourism . And we have plenty of experience facing the challenge such as our remote communities .” Many of these are on the mainland , like the Birdsville geothermal power station 1,600 kilometres west of Brisbane , which powers the town ’ s mini grid , but the Torres Straits islands are also part of Queensland and require isolated generation , increasingly with renewables in the mix . For
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