A changing Electricity industry

Overview

• A changing industry
• Workforce impacts
• What happens next?

A changing Industry

• Solar PV
• Tariff reform
• Smart meters
• Changing regulation
• Demand side participation

smart grids

• The technology, services, markets and products smart grids enable, are seen as the major driver of workforce and skill changes

Workforce impacts

• Skills and workforce impacts - 'the poor cousin'
• Current research only targets certain skills and sectors
• Need industry-wide skills assessment in Australia

Workforce Impacts

• Change will induce skills shortages
• High technical workforce with long lead times
• Ageing workforce impacts

Skills clusters

• Distribution network operaters
• Supply chain organisations
• Electrical contractors

Distribution

• Unkown impact on size of workforce. Massive impact on skill sets of workforce

Distribution

• Technical trades
• Engineering
• ICT
• Data analytics
• Customer services
• Technicians

Supply Chain Operators

• Large-scale smart grid deployment projects will require a whole new network of cross-industry partnerships between technology companies and the electricity industry.

Supply Chain Operators

• Software development
• ICT
• Data analytics
• Customer services

Electrical contractors

• New market opportunities for contractors in the provision of smarter electricity products to a more empowered and active consumer base
• Diversification of both technical and customer service skills

electrical contractors

• Design, installation and maintenance of PV systems
• AMI and smart meters installation and maintenance ICT
• Customer services, energy auditing and advice/training
• Systems integration
• Instrumentation and Control

Skill shortage implications

• Increased health and safety risks
• Delayed deployment of new technology and services
• Increased health and safety risks
• Capability crunch

What happens now?