On 19th May 2017, an announcement was made that AEMO would work together to pilot a demand response initiative to help manage tight supply/demand balances expected in future (such as in Victoria and South Australia for summer 2017-18). There are…
Jemena’s 2016 Distribution Annual Planning Report (DAPR) details the past years performance of Jemena’s electricity network, summarises the asset management, demand forecasting and network development methodologies adopted by Jemena, and presents forecast electricity demand for the forward planning period (five…
Frequent readers of our sister site, WattClarity, will have kept pace with the unfolding dramas stemming from a tight supply/demand balance in February 2017 – and in particular: Wednesday 8th February = load shedding at the end of the day…
Given our keen support, over 15+ years, for demand response in the NEM (including through the development of this specifically-focused website) it was of interest that I read this morning’s note in the AFR about the business development plans that…
A very volatile couple of days in Queensland on Wednesday and Thursday last week, with respectively 12 and 20 dispatch interval (5 minute) prices exceeding $1,000/MWh, and average daily prices of $406/MWh and $781/MWh. Independent energy market consultant, Allan O’Neil…
The average pool price during January 2017 in the QLD wholesale electricity market was $197.65/MWh. This is the highest monthly average since the commencement of the National Electricity Market (NEM). It exceeded the previous record for QLD of $192.46/MWh set…
When the National Electricity Market (NEM) was established, generators provided both energy and stability services. Consumers were passive, using energy when needed. In the 1990s it was difficult to foresee that households would be able to provide energy or ancillary…
Last week, Essential Energy published their Distribution Annual Planning Report (DAPR) for 2016. The company is required to conduct an annual planning review and publish the results in the DAPR, which includes the planning for all assets and activities carried…
On the 4th of January 2017, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published a consultation paper to inform the development of a robust, best practice incentive scheme and allowance mechanism. As part of the process, the AER are asking interested stakeholders…
TransGrid and Ausgrid’s joint venture, the ‘Powering Sydney’s Future Project’ has had it’s expressions of interest closing date extended to Friday the 3rd February 2017. The extension will allow stakeholders an additional three weeks for submissions in response to non-network…
German residential battery system manufacturer Sonnen has been included in MIT Technology Review’s “50 Smartest Companies 2016” list. Sonnen is Europe’s leading home energy storage manufacturer. The company has been spreading its wings in countries including Australia, where the sonnenBatterie…
Industrial manufacturing businesses can save over 30% on electrical bills, and cut greenhouse gas emissions by over 5%, by adjusting production schedules, according to US research. “Manufacturing enterprises can take advantage of critical peak pricing (CPP), a demand response technology,…