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Demand management partnering application

Do you have an innovative opportunity or proposal that could help manage demand and energy on our distribution networks?

We are keen to hear about your idea to help us improve the stability, reliability and security of electricity supply on our networks using demand and energy management.

Please complete the form below to help us assess your proposal. This will help you to outline your proposal and the role we could play in moving it forward with respect to our annual Demand Management Plan. (PDF 2.8 mb)

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Your Proposal

Project name

Project partner(s)

Your Contact Details

First name

Last name

Business name

Business address Please include state and postcode

Contact number * Your business hours number entered as 10 digits with no spaces

Email address *

Re-enter email address *

Ergon key contact (if known) Have you already been speaking to anyone in Ergon about your idea?

Proposal Detailed Activities

What is the specific planned activity you want to undertake? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

How would we be involved in your activity? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

What is the demand response/energy management benefit to our networks? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.
Please quantify where possible.

How does your planned activity positively impact our networks in improving network reliability, security or reducing costs? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.
For example, no need to build new network, increases the life of existing network assets.

Do you have flexibility to adjust your proposal to suit our network requirements? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.
For example, geography, funding arrangements, target audience, etc.

Have you already sought funding/would you consider funding from National or State bodies for your planned activity? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.
If already sought, please provide details.

How does your proposal directly benefit the target audience to which it would be applied? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Please provide details about your organisation Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.
For example, history, objectives, other solutions and products, personnel of specific note, membership of industry bodies, etc.

Have you delivered something like this before? Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.
If yes, please provide details. Otherwise just enter 'No'.

Demand Management Activities

Please select which issue/s from our Demand Management Plan your proposal would help to address and explain how:

Continued take up of solar PV causes localised voltage management issues in the midday period

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

The growing cost to service ageing assets and peak demand on western and “fringe of grid“ networks

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Total system level demand and consumption growth has flattened, but we expect some localised areas of demand growth and requirement for network augmentation

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Continued growth in residential air-conditioner load exacerbates the early evening peak, and generates potential outages during heat wave events

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

The take-up of electric vehicles could further exacerbate peak demand if charged during the early evening peak

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Future take-up of home batteries with solar PV effectively allowing solar generation to be shifted to any time period

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Network repair costs will contribute the largest proportion to our Capex budget from 2020+

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

The growing number of embedded networks driven by cost certainty - e.g. aged care, multi-unit complexes, business parks, large corporate and industrial customers – does your proposal support these opportunities?

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Greenfield developments with smart technologies can reduce network costs, provide greater affordability and packaging of services to give value to residents

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Growing numbers of smart meters with advanced load control capability for flexibility, measurement and verification. How does your proposal take advantage of this functionality?

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

Drive for cost efficiencies – reviewing investment in existing load control assets reaching end of life or new installation. How does your proposal support a change/transformation in load control assets?

How your proposal addresses this Please note: 500 characters max. Your entry will be cut off at 500 characters.

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