State Infrastructure Plan

Energy
Future opportunities–short-term
Opportunity 1
Trial Total Energy Planning (TEP) practices for new
residential and commercial developments to deliver
lower energy consumption and costs, and reduce
infrastructure requirements for developers and utilities.
Opportunity 2
Implement outcomes from the Gas Supply and Demand
Action Plan.
Opportunity 3
Explore opportunities to establish research and
pre-commercial biorefinery to build on Queensland’s
competitive advantage in this sector.
Opportunity 4
Examine opportunities to improve the energy
productivity of the sector in Queensland.
Opportunity 5
Develop and leverage intelligence and resilience of the
electricity network in relation to severe weather events
such as cyclones.
Opportunity 6
Opportunity 7
Implement agreed government actions following the
completion of the independent review to consider a
credible pathway to achieving a 50 per cent renewable
energy target by 2030 for Queensland.
Opportunity 8
Promote widespread use of energy sourced from
renewable energy generation.
Opportunity 9
Investigate opportunities to incorporate energy
efficiency and demand management into major
infrastructure projects.
Opportunity 10
Facilitate and provide policy settings to accelerate
uptake of cost reflective tariffs and advanced metering.
Opportunity 11
Work with Australian Renewable Energy Agency
and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to target
renewable energy and distributed energy investment
into Queensland.
Include renewable energy and gas supply in the
planning of new developments, where appropriate.
Future opportunities–medium/long-term
Opportunity 12
Examine opportunities for more cost-effective localised
solutions for rural and regional communities.
Opportunity 13
Examine opportunities to replace Queensland’s 34
isolated power systems, including many diesel systems
that service remote communities, with more efficient
and sustainable supplies.
Opportunity 14
Examine opportunities for rural and regional
communities to be more involved in decision-making
regarding energy infrastructure.
Opportunity 15
Work at regional, state and national level to identify the
opportunities and risks with the transformation of the
energy sector with respect to distributed generation
and battery storage.
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