NSW Electricity Network
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[edit] General Description
This is a general instance of the Electricity Network. It represents the electricity network within NSW for the purpose of the solar analysis model.
[edit] Properties of NSW Electricity Network
The distributed efficiency of the NSW Electricity Network is 0.96. This refers to the efficiency of distributed generation using the electricity transmission and distribution network. [1].
The centralized efficiency of the NSW Electricity Network is 0.945 [2]. This refers to the efficiency of centralized generation using the electricity transmission and distribution network.[1]. The inverse of this number is conventionally referred to as the Loss Factor, and is used for converting from the electricity consumed in the state and the electricity generated.
The initial cost of the hardware required to support additional distributed solar capacity, the transmission and distribution cost per Watt for the NSW Electricity Network, for every Watt of additional installed distributed generation the cost is $ 1.30 per Watt. [1].
The Operation cost as a percentage of the capital cost for the NSW Electricity Market is $ 0.02. This is the percentage of the total installed cost of the Transmission and Distribution equipment installed specifically to cater for the new solar capacity that will have to be paid in operation and maintenance costs per year. [1].
The replacement period for the new transmission and distribution equipment installed to support the additional solar capacity is estimated to need to be replaced after approximately 25 years. [1].
The average emissions per MWh of the NSW Electricity Network is 0.906 tonnes of CO2e/MWh [2]. This value reflects the amount of CO2 equivalent emissions that are generated in the conventional, centralized NSW power generation network for every MWh of generated power. Note that this is for generated power, not consumed power.
