The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is providing 11 projects with AUD9.41 m ( $ 6.7 m ) of funding to develop short - term observations at large solar and wind farms throughout the country . The financing is intended to lead to the development of further projects while also supplying useful information about delivering forecasts on a five - minute basis . The trial comprises of at least 45% of the National Electricity Market’s (NEM) registered wind and solar capacity, which collectively provides a total of 3.5GW of renewable electricity generation in Australia. The projects will also examine how technology and other circumstances affect the reliability of forecasts in varying weather and operational conditions and environments . The Australian Energy Market Operator , which is responsible for estimating how much electricity wind and solar farms are likely to generate , is partnering the programme .
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is providing 11 projects with AUD9.41 m ( $ 6.7 m ) of funding to develop short - term observations at large solar and wind farms throughout the country . The financing is intended to lead to the development of further projects while also supplying useful information about delivering forecasts on a five - minute basis . The projects will also examine how technology and other circumstances affect the reliability of forecasts in varying weather and operational conditions and environments . The Australian Energy Market Operator , which is responsible for estimating how much electricity wind and solar farms are likely to generate , is partnering the programme .