Narara Ecovillage Smart Grid

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The Narara Ecovillage Smart Grid project aims to balance the energy generation, consumption and storage in a new development, initially of 50 houses.Smart grid technology will be used to monitor loads, determine usage patterns, particularly peak load periods, and forecasting weather events, especially those affecting renewable energy generation. The smart grid technologies will also co-ordinate the connection to the NSW grid for the village. Community title developments like Narara Ecovillage, offer opportunities for owners to manage their local generation and electricity network to pool solar PV output and storage resources in ways that are more difficult in other types of developments.The smart grid design will allow Narara’s network operator, NEV Power Ltd to derive greater benefit from these resources, including integrating green building and home energy monitoring systems, potable water supply and on-site waste water treatment.This points the way for community groups, retirement villages and other community title developments to increase the value of their renewable technology by optimising the use of generation, storage and load distribution.

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