This submission provides background information on projects funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) as relevant to the AEMC’s review of the regulatory arrangements for stand-alone power systems (SAPS). It provides a summary of ARENA’s Regional Australia’s Renewables (RAR) initiative and raises issues related to the opportunity for fringe of grid defection utilising renewable and hybrid technologies.
Stand-alone Power Systems Review Issues Paper- ARENA submission (PDF 305KB)