New energy zones identified in New South Wales
By Anne Wardell, Compliance Quarter. The New South Wales Government (government) has lodged a submission with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in relation to AEMO's Integrated System Plan (ISP). The ISP was recommended by the Independent Review into the Future Security of the NEM (Finkel Review). The first ISP is expected to be delivered in June 2018 and AEMO has indicated that it will, 'deliver a strategic infrastructure development plan, based on sound engineering and economics, which can facilitate an orderly energy system transition under a range of scenarios. This ISP will particularly consider: What makes a successful renewable energy zone (REZ) and, if REZs are identified, how to develop them. Transmission development options'. (Source: AEMO ISP page) The government submission was released in March 2018 and it is important…