SA Power Networks have begun the proposal period as they attempt to address a projected distribution limitation on Kangaroo Island, 112km south west of Adelaide. An existing radial 33kV submarine cable supplies the island and is nearing it’s designed life…
Last month, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published it’s review of the Demand Management Incentive Scheme (DMIS) reports submitted by a number of recipients for the 2014, 2013-14 and 2014-15 reporting periods. The Demand Management Incentive Scheme (DMIS) is a research…
Last month Endeavour Energy published it’s final assessment on the Box Hill and Box Hill North Greenfield Supply Areas. The report attempts to demonstrate the basis for an option to address the network limitations within the area. Two options were evaluated in…
Last week I met with another of Australia’s major energy users, and was asked questions by some of their international representatives about the approach we have taken in assisting C&I energy users in a particular form of Demand Response: The particular…
Several years ago businesses in Australia enjoyed a global competitive advantage by operating in an environment of low energy costs . . . then things changed. High energy costs are now becoming critical, and we have seen many businesses (particularly…
In the last in this series on developing your Demand Response strategy, I want to talk briefly about some of the analytical models that will underpin your success. Throughout this series, I have highlighted, both directly and indirectly, the need…
Last week I talked about the back-office capabilities required to deliver a Demand Response program. In this second half of the post, I talk about technologies on the consumer side. Automated Demand Response (ADR) is relatively mature for Commercial and…
So far in this Demand Response series, I have provided my thoughts on the primary definitions, so you know what is, and what is not Demand Response. I have talked about the drivers and why you may want to develop…
Assuming you have read part I and part II of this series you understand what demand response is and why you may want to have such a capability. You should also have an idea of what capacity you need under…
In my last post, I described what I believed Demand Response is, and isn’t. I described Demand Response as being where a third party, such as a Utility, has a need for a consumer to reduce their electricity during a…
In this first of a five-part series I want to focus on the meaning of key terms. I continue to have conversations where people are using demand side management, demand response, energy conservation, and energy efficiency interchangeably. They all mean…
In my previous articles on electricity pool pass-through and Demand Response (see articles for SA, QLD, NSW and VIC) I presented historical pool price data over the last two years and compared that with indicative retail pricing to indicate the…