Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
A 2600 ha broadacre farm in the Fitzroy Valley, QLD was selected as a case study site to consider the economic and environmental impact of installing microgrids to offset energy use across three key sites, all grid connected, with energy consumption on different scales;
• Sporadic large seasonal use (river pump)
• Uniform industrial use (centre pivots)
• Small-scale business consumption (grain dryers)
Hear from CottonInfo/AgEcon research economists Jon Welsh and Janine Powell about the results of the analyses.
A 2600 ha broadacre farm in the Fitzroy Valley, QLD was selected as a case study site to consider the economic and environmental impact of installing microgrids to offset energy use across three key sites, all grid connected, with energy consumption on different scales;
• Sporadic large seasonal use (river pump)
• Uniform industrial use (centre pivots)
• Small-scale business consumption (grain dryers)
Hear from CottonInfo/AgEcon research economists Jon Welsh and Janine Powell about the results of the analyses.
