Endeavour Energy Annual Performance Report - Parliament of New ...

Each year we investigate bushfire risks arising from network defects. In 2010–11 we began using our new
helicopter video system which captures high-definition imagery of our assets.
Smart grid strategy
The smart grid strategy has
progressed from planning to trials
and now the pilot stage. Good
progress has been made with trials
of substation monitoring devices
and smart metering systems. We
have also developed and are about
to implement a system for automatic
fault identification and switching for
the 11kV distribution network within
our Hawkesbury pilot area.
Plans are well underway for
the roll-out of an optical-fibre
communications network between
zone substations in the Hawkesbury
area. The design is complete and
vendors for the construction and
supply of cable and communications
equipment have been engaged.
Construction started mid 2011.
This initiative will provide a highspeed
communications network
for our Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
application as well as future smart
grid applications.
Benefits to customers
The benefits to customers of the
implementation of our technology
strategy include improved
network reliability, improved
incident response times and
greater efficiency.
Our smart grid substation
monitoring devices, fault
identification and restoration system
will improve reliability by giving us
the capacity to identify faults in real
time, then automatically reconfigure
the network to restore supply to
most customers. This will reduce the
number of customers impacted by
network faults in areas in which the
system has been deployed. The first
system is in the process of being
rolled out in the Springwood area,
to be followed by a larger scheme
in the Hawkesbury area.
THE YEAR AHEAD
2011–12 Objective 2011–12 Target 2011–12 Reason
• Use technology to provide
more effective operational
control of the network.
• Strategy developed and approved
by June 2012.
• To improve reliability, customer
response and operational efficiency.
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