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Image: seagul<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

While Synergy’s recently released 2017 Annual Report indicates solar power may be eating some of its lunch, the company is also making progress in including more PV in its diet.<\/p>\n

Western Australian-government owned Synergy provides 52% of the electricity sold to households and business customers in the state’s South West Interconnected System (SWIS). The SWIS covers from Kalbarri in the north to Kalgoorlie in the east and Albany in the south.<\/p>\n

Synergy owns and operates electricity generators including thermal power stations, wind and solar farms and hybrid systems. Its PV facility at Greenough River was Australia’s first utility-scale solar farm.<\/p>\n

Synergy CEO Jason Waters said 2016\/17 was a particularly tough year for the company.<\/p>\n

“Never before in my 27 years in the industry have the forces of policy and regulation, consumer interests, broader economic conditions and new technologies conspired to make a once reliable and stable industry so difficult,” stated<\/a> Mr. Waters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, he also commented he was pleased with progress Synergy has made as a business.<\/p>\n

Synergy says electricity sales decreased 2.9 per cent in FY17 from FY16; primarily as a result of the rapid uptake of solar power systems<\/a> and increased competition in the retail portfolio.<\/p>\n

\"Source:

Electricity sales – Western Australia<\/p><\/div>\n

Home Battery Interest Building<\/h2>\n

While the impact of the home solar revolution is being felt in electricity sales, the company is also attempting to turn lemons into lemonade through offering a range of solar products that it calls SolarReturn. Synergy says more than 500 customers
\npurchased SolarReturn packages during the year.<\/p>\n

Synergy’s solar related products include Hanwha Q-Cells<\/a> and LG solar panels<\/a>, Fronius inverters<\/a> and Fronius battery systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Panel popularity is being boosted by interest in energy storage.<\/p>\n

“The content about solar and battery options on our website regularly ranks amongst the most viewed pages,” states the report. “It\u2019s clear consumers are looking to invest in self managed energy solutions and there is continuously increasing demand for more information and education on battery technology in particular.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More Large-Scale Renewables In The Wind (And Sun)<\/h2>\n

Synergy says it has been assessing the potential for expanding Greenough River solar farm and development of Warradarge wind farm. The proposed wind facility will have up 100 wind turbines and a capacity of up to 250 megawatts. Should it proceed, the wind farm will be built 15 km\u00a0north-east of Warradarge (~250 kilometres north-west of Perth<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In May this year, Synergy announced it will retire four generation assets at the State Government’s direction by the end of September next year. Three of the assets are gas turbine plants and the fourth is ill-famed coal-fired Muja AB power station.<\/p>\n

Last week we mentioned Muja AB as an example of what can happen when attempting to extend the life of clapped-out coal-fired generators<\/a>; a hot topic currently due to the wrangling of over the future of. Liddell Power Station<\/a> in New South Wales.<\/p>\n

Synergy’s 2017 Annual Report can be accessed here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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