Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine June 2015 | Page 83

ENERGY
10 years is to determine how we will play a role in the new distributed energy world alongside maintaining the grid . The network will become progressively more intelligent in hosting advanced meters — which we ’ re in the process of rolling out to our communities , including all manner of sensors / switches ,” said Tudor .
Horizon Power is engaged in a partnership with Electrix and Silver Springs Network on a major investment in advanced metering infrastructure . Using smart grid technology , the company plans to better monitor its network integrity
in real time and use advanced analytics to keep equipment in top working order . It ’ s just one of several investments that Horizon Power is making to increase its capabilities and provide the best service possible — from power stations in the Mid-West , to network projects supporting iron ore and liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) industries in the Pilbara region of Western Australia .
“ Out of the Pilbara , Australia is exporting more than 700 billion tonnes of iron ore . It ’ s also host to two producing LNG plants and two other LNG projects that will be commissioned shortly . It is a
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