Regions Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
The Electricity, Gas, Water and Waster sector is made up of electricity generation and supply, coal, fuel, LPG and natural gas distribution, dams, desalination plants and water supply, sewage pumping and treatment plants and storm water drainage, hazardous waste, industrial waste treatment and recovery, and garbage collection.
The sector includes 8,497 businesses and employs 134,368 people.
The Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste sector is a small employing industry. Employment fell over the past five years, with the majority of losses in the electricity supply sector. New technology offers a mixture of threat and opportunity to jobs in the sector.
Technology has application at all stages of generation, supply and infrastructure maintenance. Drones allow cost effective infrastructure inspection. AR and VR provide new perspectives on project development whilst still at the design stage. VR can be used to improve health and safety in operational environments by simulating emergency experiences such as chemical spills and fires.
Smart metering and sensors allow the integration of new generation options – wind, solar, pumped hydro, tidal, and battery storage etc into the existing system. And AI will then help the system to operate at optimum efficiency.
Sensors in appliances and devices in houses, offices and factories will allow AI to anticipate behaviour and control energy use for optimum consumption, balancing supply and demand in large scale energy grid systems.
Technology delivers similar value for water with pump station management and control systems. Integrating waste treatment and recovery into sustainable energy generation and water management is a new opportunity.
Cybersecurity becomes increasingly important once critical energy and water supply infrastructure is networked and connected.
Employment: 134,368
Organisations: 8,497
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Electricity Supply
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Gas Services
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Waste Collection
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Waste Treatment & Recovery
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Water, Sewerage & Drainage Services
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