Energy and Sydney - high demand and new solutions | Biocity Studio
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The document summarizes the history and development of electricity generation and distribution in Australia, particularly in Sydney and New South Wales, from 1863 to the present day. It discusses key milestones like the first electric light display in 1863, cities gaining street lighting in the late 1800s, and the first power station built in Melbourne in 1904. It also provides statistics on current electricity connections, annual generation amounts, household consumption averages, and projections for increased demand from Sydney's growing population.
Energy and Sydney - high demand and new solutions | Biocity Studio
- 2. 1863-First electric light displayed 1888-Tamworth first to have street lighting, Penrith, Moss Vale, Broken Hill and Redfern soon followed 1894-Melbourne first city to operate via a power station 1904-Pyrmont power station built generating power for people of Sydney 1923 Northern Territory supplied with power 1927-34% households wired
- 3. Generation in power stations (primary) ↓ High voltage transmission lines transfer electricity from generators to metropolitan/regional areas (secondary) ↓ Retailers purchase electricity & distribute it to consumers (tertiary)
- 6. 9.68 million electricity connections 2 million gas connections Transmission & distribution comprises 884 000 circuit km Annual electricity generation of 226 600 GWh annually....enough to power...
- 7. 18 333 000, 2 storey homes
- 12. Total Hydro-electric generation in NSW is 30.2 GW annually, which equates to.... Enough energy to power 2.56 million 2 storey households or... The city of Perth
- 14. On average, a household within Sydney consumes 8 250 kw hours of electricity annually On average, households of New South Wales (excluding Sydney), consume 7 790 kw hours of electricity annually = 10% variation in consumption habits
- 17. 12 144 square km 4 284 379 people 352 people per square km Compared to Los Angeles.... 10 518 square km 10.1 million people 962 people per square km
- 19. Outdated: underground power cables now used rather than power poles; however existing power poles are not being replaced by underground cabling Power poles: 1 branch can knock out thousands of homes- Inner west 2008 (4000 homes) Emissions created in generation, especially from 18 067 500 tonnes of coal burned for electricity annually
- 20. Sydney’s population as of yesterday was 4,284,379 Sydney’s projected population increase within 25 years: 1.1 million .... = 640 000 new homes, 500 000 new jobs 7 500Ha of new industrial land, 6.8 million sq m of commercial floor space, 3.7 million sq m retail floor space
- 21. Housing, commercial and industrial demand ↓ Decreased area ↓ Expansion of city ↓ The need for new power sources
- 22. Solar Power generation: 1 square km (1 million square m) = 138 football fields = 146 000 000 kw hours per annum = (12 167, 2 storey homes)