The new Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) report reveals how Australia’s energy grid should evolve to manage renewables.
The Federal Government’s energy adviser is calling for a grid of the future as the report reveals solar panels were so popular the grid has hit capacity.
AEMC chairman John Pierce says rooftop solar penetration has reached a point where a choice needs to be made between distribution networks investing billions in substations or to start delivering the grid of the future.
"Not making these sorts of reforms and starting now sets ourselves up for a repeat of the sort of experience of driving large amounts of investment in hard infrastructure, which flows through to high prices,” Mr Pierce said.