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…
In 2011, AusNet Services released the details of a planned residential battery storage trial which was mentioned in their DMIA Annual Report. The trial used stationary batteries connected to residential homes with the main objectives being; to provide network demand…
Western Suburbs Leagues Club registered their interest to participate in COzero’s demand response trial program. They were notified at 12:00 pm on the 14th of January, 2016 about an impending demand response event to occur that day between 2 and…