{"id":22618,"date":"2018-07-02T06:34:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T20:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=22618"},"modified":"2018-07-02T06:34:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T20:04:51","slug":"sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed SA\/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nsw-sa-interconnector-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nsw-sa-interconnector-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nsw-sa-interconnector-2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ElectraNet has published a draft report providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>ElectraNet has been exploring options to facilitate South Australia\u2019s energy transformation, while improving system security and helping to put downwards pressure on electricity prices.<\/p>\n<p>It says as well as improving security of electricity supply in South Australia, establishing a 330 kV interconnector between the two states would enable greater integration of renewables in the National Electricity Market (NEM).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSouth Australia is a national leader in renewable energy and we have an opportunity to further build on this reputation,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electranet.com.au\/interconnection-with-nsw-to-deliver-customer-savings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> ElectraNet Chief Executive, Steve Masters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u00a0 proposed interconnector would run from Robertstown in South Australia&#8217;s mid-north to Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, via Buronga. This is a route ElectraNet says would provide the highest net market benefits of the various route scenarios studied and a &#8216;no regrets&#8217; solution.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sa-nsw-interconnector.png\" alt=\"Proposed SA - NSW interconnector route\" width=\"700\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sa-nsw-interconnector.png 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/sa-nsw-interconnector-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s looking as though the Robertstown region could be a hive of energy related activity in the time ahead.\u00a0 Last week we mentioned a huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-river-project-mb0642\/\">solar + battery storage project near Robertstown<\/a> due to start construction early next year.<\/p>\n<p>The interconnector project would deliver substantial economic benefits as soon as it is built says Electranet, but that doesn&#8217;t also mean significant savings on power bills for customers in both states. While the net market benefits are estimated to be around\u00a0 $1 billion over 21 years (in present value terms), independent modelling by ACIL Allen sees a reduction in annual electricity bills by &#8220;up to about&#8221; $30 in South Australia and around $20 in New South Wales.<\/p>\n<h2>Marshall Government Welcomes Report<\/h2>\n<p>South Australian Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan said the proposed project would &#8220;close the loop&#8221; on South Australia\u2019s connection to the national electricity market (NEM) and bring many opportunities.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAccess to additional electricity if we need it plus the opportunity to export our often overabundant renewable energy will deliver lower prices and more security for all South Australians,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/premier.sa.gov.au\/news\/lowering-south-australian-electricity-bills\">stated<\/a> Minister van Holst Pellekaan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The cost of the interconnector project is approximately $1.5 billion across both states. Assuming it receives all the necessary approvals, ElectraNet says the project could be delivered between 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After a consultation period, the next step involves the publication of a Project Assessment Conclusions Report, which at this stage is expected in November 2018. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) will then make a final ruling on the Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission (RIT-T).<\/p>\n<p>The South Australia Energy Transformation RIT-T project assessment draft report <a href=\"https:\/\/www.electranet.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/projects\/2016\/11\/2018-06-29-SAET-PADR-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> can be downloaded here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ElectraNet has published a draft report providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":22620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Proposed SA\/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A draft report released providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Proposed SA\/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A draft report released providing more detail on the proposed construction of a high capacity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-01T20:04:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nsw-sa-interconnector-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"392\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Proposed SA\/NSW Electricity Interconnector A Step Closer\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-01T20:04:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/\"},\"wordCount\":433,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-nsw-electricity-interconnector-mb0648\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/nsw-sa-interconnector-2.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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