Budde Comm

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The fundamental shift that has taken place in environmental policies since 2007 will have a huge effect on the utilities market. Energy policies that were developed prior to this now need to be considered in relation to the new climate change and environmental realities – and for the ICT and energy industries this will involve checking government initiatives such as smart meters and national fibre telecoms networks against the new directions.

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Key energy and environmental issues
  
  • 2.1 Global warming – a new important political consideration
    
  • 2.2 Carbon trading
    
• 3. Government developments
  
  • 3.1 Ministerial Council on Energy
    
    • 3.1.1 Introduction
      
    • 3.1.2 Smart meters
      
    • 3.1.3 Emissions Trading Scheme
      
    • 3.1.4 Other developments
      
• 4. Federal Government showing leadership
  
  • 4.1 Excellent government initiatives
    
  • 4.2 The once-in-a-lifetime smart grid opportunity for Australia
    
  • 4.3 Key to smart grids: the right vision from the government
    
  • 4.4 Telco/utility proposal included in study
    
  • 4.5 Open networks
    
• 5. Smart grid market in 2008 (separate report)
  
• 6. How to facilitate a smart grid
  
  • 6.1 Current grid outmoded and outdated
    
  • 6.2 Old technologies, and no young engineers
    
  • 6.3 Demand in energy bigger than ever before
    
  • 6.4 The industry is ready for action
    
• 7. Industry push for smart grids
  
  • 7.1 Cooperative model from telco and utilities industries
    
  • 7.2 Telco and utility industry calls for government leadership
    
• 8. From Smart Meters to Smarts Grids
  
  • 8.1 It makes economic sense
    
  • 8.2 Demand-side management
    
  • 8.3 Energy security
    
• 9. Automated Meter Reading (AMR)
  
  • 9.1 Introduction
    
  • 9.2 Rollouts, trials and plans
    
  • 9.3 ENA takes smart metering policy initiative
    
• 10. Related reports
  

• Exhibit 1 – What is a Smart Grid?
• Exhibit 2 – Smart Grid Applications
• Exhibit 3 – Smart air-conditioning control

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