Moreland Micro-Grid Investigation

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The Moreland Micro-Grid Investigation project will examine the logistical, regulatory and financial challenges facing the adoption of micro-grids in existing suburbs. Record numbers of Australian households already have rooftop solar systems. However, there is a limit on how much grid-connected solar PV individual households can install and how much solar power they can generate.This is because Australia’s networks were designed to facilitate power flowing in one direction; from the grid to customers. It can cause technical problems if too much solar power is fed back into the grid at any one time.Project innovationMEFL and project partners GreenSync and Jemena will undertake a virtual trial based on historical power consumption data from medium density Melbourne suburbs to examine how a grid-connected solar PV and storage system could provide ‘behind the meter’ power needs of users.This is one of the first times that inner urban residential neighbourhoods will be investigated in this way. Moreland is engaging directly with a distribution network service provider, Jemena and a demand manager, Greensync to identify opportunities and barriers to adoption of micro-grid solutions.

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