Electricity transmission networks could soon be required to invest in big batteries…

Electricity transmission networks could soon be required to invest in big batteries or other heavy duty equipment to help stabilise the nation’s increasingly fragile power grid.

The national body responsible for setting rules in the national electricity market, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) said the system had been weakened by the rapid take-up of wind and solar generation and the retirement of thermal generators.

What’s going wrong?

The transition to a lower emissions power system is presenting a few different challenges for the electricity grid — not least the problem of system security…

Source: Australia’s power grid weakened by wind, solar generation, AEMC calls for plan for security – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)