Queensland’s Energy Roadmap sets out a plan to reinforce reliability through future-proofing grid infrastructure, increasing gas generation capacity, and the rollout of regional and community storage solutions. Whilst aiming to balance supply, demand, and security, this shift in focus raises the question of how integration of renewables will be balanced with the role of conventional sources in powering the state’s energy mix. 

Join the conversation at CEDA’s Energy Security QLD event which will uncover Queensland’s priorities for delivering reliable, affordable power now and into the future.

Keynote: Rainer Korte, Commissioner, Australian Energy Market Commission 

Q&A following keynote with: Via Rane, Market Lead - Transmission and Distribution, Beca

Panelists:
Benn Barr, Executive General Manager, Regulation, Risk & Strategy, Energy Queensland 
Stewart Bell, Executive General Manager, Operations, Powerlink Queensland

Petrea Bradford, Group Executive Operations, APA Group
Rimu Nelson, Executive General Manager - Asset Operations, CleanCo Queensland

Facilitator: Benjamin White, Market Director - Energy, Beca

Event host: Kirsty Kahler, Senior Manager, Programming, CEDA

Panel themes:

• Optimising policy choices and market settings for tackling the challenges of delivering reliable, secure and affordable power

• Assessing impacts of recommendations from the NEM Review

• Future opportunities for integration of renewables alongside the commitment to gas into the state’s grid – where this fits in the Queensland Energy Roadmap

• The future of lower carbon fuels in QLD for firming reliability, and contributing to a sustainable energy system

• The opportunities and power system challenges arising from the rapid growth and integration of Consumer Energy Resources, and introduction of distributed energy resources such as community batteries and virtual power plants

• The outlook for gas power generation 

• Balancing energy supply, demand, and energy security with the pace and scale of the transition

• Future-proofing climate resilient grid infrastructure

• Meeting the needs of large energy users, and the growth of data centres

• Where investment is needed in the state’s electricity infrastructure

Also running: Energy Security NSW. 24 February, Sydney.