Feeling the heat? Well yes it’s summer so we can expect it to be hot, but with multiple days of plus 40 degree temperatures for Victoria this week you can bet air conditioning systems will be getting a workout. This means additional strain on the electricity grid so how to energy suppliers cope with the demand and can people be convinced to use energy during non-peak periods if it’s cheaper?
The CSIRO answers these questions and explores solutions for the future in THIS article published today.