Power distributors in New South Wales could shortly have the opportunity to limit or switch off exports of solar power systems on the roof. The potential customer has put the NSW solar industry in the foreground – and for good reason.
The emergency bakery mechanism enables distributed network service providers (DNSPS) to temporarily contain or close solar exports during emergencies. It should be one last way out if the demand for network current is low and the exports of the solar energy are comparatively high and the stability of the network granification is threatened.
From the date of implementation, the mechanism applies to new or improved solar systems on the roof, which is expected to be expected between September and the end of November this year. Existing solar households and companies are not affected.
According to the NSW government, the emergency backstop will also include flexible export technologies. Activate higher export limits for compatible systems in times when a network can be finished. Experience in South Australia with flexible exports shows that this could happen most of the time.
A public consultation phase in the NSW Emergency Backstop plan ended on Friday, March 7, 2025, and feedback is checked. The consulting paper can be viewed here.
Victoria’s nightmare appears in NSW
In view of the continuing problems with the implementation of Victoria in an emergency, which started in October last year, the NSW solar industry is very concerned about what is said to come according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (Seia).
“If things go well, it helps to stabilize the network and install larger systems,” said Seia. “If things go bad, it could cost tens of million and bring the industry back to standstill.”
“Go well” could probably be applied to the (general) experience in South Australia; While Victoria would probably qualify as a poster for “bad”. But SA only has a DNSP (SAPN), while Victoria has five – Ausnet, Citipower, Jemena, Powercor and United Energy. New South Wales has three DNSPS – essential energy coverage of the regional NSW, excavation with a service area in the north of Sydney, the central coast and the hunter. and Endavour Energy – southwest of Sydney.
At his annual Seia -Solar installation meeting 2025 in Sydney in Sydney last week, a related Q&A meeting with representatives of the New South Wales Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Essential Energy, Ausgrid and Bemanging Energy, attracted. It should be a 20-minute session, but should be blown out for almost an hour.
Many questions were asked, some of which were answered by the panel a day. Further problems and suggestions were made aware, with the committee invited the Seia and its members to give immediate feedback and to continue cooperation.
The Seia did not reveal what did not reveal what some of the many questions were discussed. Without accompanying answers where they were given. However, the organization said that the DNSPS mentioned the principles that led them to the development of the mechanism included the lightness and flexibility of the portal to be used, the integration of connecting portals and the possibility of registering and testing devices.
The news of installers was very clear.
“Please do not^&*^*&^%$$ 2 as high as you”, the MC, Nigel Morris, should be in relation to experience across the border.
Mr. Morris explained that the situation in Victoria had cost the business and solar owners of the state, who have more than 50 million US dollars of loss of sales as a result of “messing up” their system.
Footnot
- Are not confused with the US organization of the same name. The Australian Seia was introduced in 2007 in response to the demand from the local industry after representation and advocacy. ↩
- This is incredibly difficult to say. ↩
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