New South Wales Electricity Network Hosting Capacity Map

New South Wales hosts a geospatial web application mapping renewable energy hosting capacity on existing electricity networks. The map was created by Spatial Services for the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, using data from Ausgrid, Essential Energy, and Endeavour Energy. It was initially published on February 28, 2025, in response to a government electricity supply review.

Use Cases

• Identify areas with high renewable energy hosting capacity using spatial network data for project siting.
• Analyze spatial constraints and opportunities across the NSW electricity network for infrastructure planning.
• Assess regional variations in grid capacity from Ausgrid, Essential Energy, and Endeavour Energy assets.

Strengths

• State-wide spatial coverage of New South Wales.
• Integrates data from three major electricity network operators: Ausgrid, Essential Energy, and Endeavour Energy.

Limitations

• Data access is restricted to view-only within the web application; extraction for external analysis is prohibited.
• Specific data accuracy, row counts, and detailed feature attributes are not publicly documented.

Provenance

Source

Spatial Services, a business unit of the Department of Customer Service NSW, for DCCEEW.

Collection Method

Created from asset data provided by Ausgrid, Essential Energy, and Endeavour Energy.

Time Range

Publication and data currency date is February 28, 2025.

Freshness

Data currency date is February 28, 2025; update frequency is listed as 'Other'.

Geography

Full state of New South Wales, Australia.