Transmission network company Transgrid is pushing for a rule change that would see large energy users pay for their full connection capacity to the New South Wales grid whether they use all of that capacity, or not.
Transgrid CEO Brett Redman says the move to tighten the rules for major new energy users seeking to join the network is about protecting households and small businesses, as the Western Sydney part of the grid reaches capacity in the next few months.
“This will spread the fixed costs of the network across a much larger base,” Redman told an audience at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event yesterday.
“Our modelling indicates it would reduce like-for-like transmission costs for consumers by up to 15 per cent.
“It is a win for data centre developers, who are seeking connection certainty here in New South Wales. They have signalled their willingness to support it as a sign of their commitment to the market.”
