AEMO has prepared this inaugural Integrated System Plan (ISP) for the National Electricity Market (NEM). The ISP was recommended by the Independent Review into the Future Security of the NEM (Finkel Review). Recommendation 5.1 from the Finkel Review stated:

“By mid-2018, the Australian Energy Market Operator, supported by transmission network service providers and relevant stakeholders, should develop an integrated grid plan to facilitate the efficient development and connection of renewable energy zones across the National Electricity Market”.

AEMO has called this an Integrated System Plan (ISP), rather than an integrated grid plan, to reflect that over time, the ISP will by necessity consider a wide spectrum of interconnected infrastructure and energy developments including transmission, generation, gas pipelines, and distributed energy resources. The 2018 ISP is not the end of the process, but rather the first of many steps, with updates in future years to reflect the dynamically changing nature of the power system and the need to continually innovate and evolve strategies for the future.

The first ISP delivers a strategic infrastructure development plan, based on sound engineering and economics, which can facilitate an orderly energy system transition under a range of scenarios.

As the ISP’s purpose and scope encompass those which would normally be covered in AEMO’s National Transmission Network Development Plan (NTNDP), the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has permitted AEMO to defer the release of the 2017 NTNDP and integrate it into this ISP.

• 2018 Integrated System Plan (4.3 MB, pdf)
• 2018 ISP Appendices (4.0 MB, pdf)

Interactive Map

The interactive map compliments the ISP. The map can be accessed through the following link: Interactive Map.

ISP Database

The ISP Database provides supporting modelling data and input assumptions.

Integrated System Plan Assumptions

The scenarios and their input assumptions used for AEMO’s Integrated System Plan (ISP) are provided below.

• Integrated System Plan Assumptions workbook v2.3 (1 MB, xlsx)

Integrated System Plan Consultation

AEMO is consulting broadly and extensively at all stages during the development of the ISP. This consultation paper sets out AEMO’s approach to delivering the ISP and seeks feedback on specific questions, as well as any broader comments on its approaches and preliminary observations.

AEMO consulted on the development of the Integrated System Plan.

• Integrated System Plan Consultation (3.26 MB, pdf)

Integrated System Plan Consultation: Summary of Submissions

This document summarises the key themes that were evident across submissions to the ISP Consultation. AEMO is currently considering all feedback, and will respond to recommendations in the 2018 ISP report.

• ISP Consultation: Summary of Submissions (380 KB, pdf)

Stakeholder Submissions

Stage One Submissions

• ACA Low Emissions Technology Ltd (189 KB, pdf)
• Australian Energy Council (151 KB, pdf)
• AGL (151 KB, pdf)
• AusNet Services (235 KB, pdf)
• Australian PV Institute (100 KB, pdf)
• Business SA (64 KB, pdf)
• Chris Mills (68 KB, pdf)
• Climate Rescue of Wagga Inc (261 KB, pdf)
• Deakin University (108 KB, pdf)
• Dow Chemical (995 KB, pdf)
• Energy Networks Australia (127 KB, pdf)
• Energy Queensland (712 KB, pdf)
• EnergyAustralia (87 KB, pdf)
• Engie (336 KB, pdf)
• Flow Power (266 KB, pdf)
• Fluence Energy (273 KB, pdf)
• Meridian Energy (90 KB, pdf)
• MirusWind (126 KB, pdf)
• Monash University – MEMSI Submission (676 KB, pdf)
• Origin (235 KB, pdf)
• Powerlink (716 KB, pdf)
• Renew Estate and Wirsol Energy (781 KB, pdf)
• Rick Willoughby (979 KB, pdf)
• Ricketts Point Power (182 KB, pdf)
• Robert Ongley (173 KB, pdf)
• South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (263 KB, pdf)
• Sligar and Associates (185 KB, pdf)
• SnowyHydro (180 KB, pdf)
• TasNetworks (342 KB, pdf)
• TransGrid (270 KB, pdf)
• University of Melbourne – MEI Response (850 KB, pdf)

Stage Two Submissions

• ACA Low Emissions Technology Ltd (72 KB, pdf)
• Adani (564 KB, pdf)
• Australian Energy Regulator (120 KB, pdf)
• AusNet Services (696 KB, pdf)
• Clean Energy Council (252 KB, pdf)
• Clean Energy Finance Corp (251 KB, pdf)
• Central New South Wales Councils (364 KB, pdf)
• Deakin University (126 KB, pdf)
• Delta Electricity (953 KB, pdf)
• Denis Cooke and Associates (466 KB, pdf)
• Dennis Lambert (357 KB, pdf)
• Electric Energy Society of Australia (1.7 MB, pdf)
• ElectraNet (193  KB, pdf)
• Energy Consumers Australia (284  KB, pdf)
• Energy Networks Australia (177 KB, pdf)
• EnergyAustralia (75 KB, pdf)
• Joe Thwaites (151 KB, pdf)
• Maoneng (78 KB, pdf)
• National Wind Farm Commissioner Annual Report (541 KB, pdf)
• National Wind Farm Commissioner (223 KB, pdf)
• New South Wales Government – Letter from Minister Harwin to AEMO (405 KB, pdf)
• New South Wales Government (811 KB, pdf)
• Origin (315 KB, pdf)
• Powerlink (325 KB, pdf)
• Risen Energy (255 KB, pdf)
• South Australian Council of Social Service (244 KB, pdf)
• S&C Electric Company (654 KB, pdf)
• Siemens (969 KB, pdf)
• Siemens Cover Letter (252 KB, pdf)
• SmartWires (142 KB, pdf)
• SnowyHydro (523 KB, pdf)
• Spark Infrastructure (149 KB, pdf)
• TasNetworks (454 KB, pdf)
• Tilt Renewables (108 KB, pdf)
• TransGrid Cover Letter (116 KB, pdf)
• TransGrid (3.4 MB, pdf)
• University of New South Wales (1.9 MB, pdf)
• UPC Renewables(570 KB, pdf)