Alice Springs Roadmap to 2030

The report explores the fol­low­ing questions:

• How has Alice Springs tra­di­tion­al­ly been powered?
• How is Alice Springs’ pow­er sys­tem chang­ing and why?
• What might Alice Springs’ future pow­er sys­tem look like?
• What are the risks and oppor­tu­ni­ties of Alice Springs’ pow­er sys­tem transformation?

It then sets out four sug­gest­ed path­ways, fol­low­ing three phases:

1. Secure the Sys­tem 
   Address the cur­rent and near­er-term oper­a­tional chal­lenges in a man­ner that lays an endur­ing foun­da­tion for a pow­er sys­tem increas­ing­ly based on renew­able energy. 
2. Advanced Plan­ning & Oper­a­tion 
   Devel­op and oper­a­tionalise new capa­bil­i­ties, sys­tems, and tools to oper­ate a more sophis­ti­cat­ed, digi­tised, and dynam­ic system. 
3. Accel­er­ate Renew­able Deploy­ment 
   Com­mis­sion new large-scale renew­able gen­er­a­tion and enable the sys­tem to run for peri­ods with zero gas generation. 

The report con­cludes by lay­ing out pri­or­i­ty actions for key stake­hold­ers mov­ing for­ward, includ­ing devel­op­ing an inte­grat­ed and col­lab­o­ra­tive plan which takes a whole-sys­tem approach.