Frequently Asked Questions

The electricity from the Peel Business Park Industrial microgrid is subject to the same quality and performance obligations that apply to the Western Power electricity network. Compliance with these obligations is administered by Western Australia’s Economic Regulation Authority, which is the regulator responsible for administering Western Australia’s licensing and economic regulation framework.

The microgrid operator is required to comply with the same consumer protection obligations that apply to Synergy, as a retailer on the SWIS, as well as Western Power who is the main network operator on the SWIS. Rather than each lot in the Peel Business Park being connected directly to the SWIS grid, they will be connected (along with meters) to the Peel Business Park Microgrid network which will have a single SWIS grid connection at the boundary of the Park.

The microgrid operator is responsible for delivering power to each lot. The integrated nature of the microgrid will allows the microgrid operator and customers to work closely together on more tailored energy arrangements to suit their individual needs, than those generally available in the SWIS.