Changes in the cost and performance of renewable energy and battery technologies have the potential to drive a strategic shift in energy systems. This will raise material questions for regulation, operation and maintenance of these systems.
Climate change has the potential to affect both energy demand and use, and asset performance and reliability. Work is being undertaken by the Energy Networks Association to quantify the cost implications of climate change on the energy sector.
In remote areas of the Northern Territory (NT) and WA, there is evidence of a maintenance gap in the energy sector, and an increase in maintenance expenditure is likely to be required over coming years.