It’s Sunday 24th October 2021 and the new Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism (WDRM) – perhaps better understood as a Centralised Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism – has commenced. On Friday 22nd October the AEMO noted: “This Sunday, 24 October, the National Electricity…
In an early Jan 2021 update, the ESB highlighted a report (published 14th Dec 2020) by Energy Synapse looking at Demand Response in the NEM. Here it is, and some initial comments.
The AEMC has today announced that the proposed Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism (a.k.a ‘Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism’) is still on track to begin in October 2021. The AEMC’s press release stated that requests to delay the implementation timeline were considered due…
Leaders of the AEMC, AEMO and AER have come together to propose that the implementation of five minute settlement be delayed by 12 months in response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the energy industry.
On the 20th of April, the COAG’s Energy Council released a discussion paper exploring how to transition to a ‘two-sided market’ for electricity in Australia’s National Electricity Market as part of the transition to ‘NEM 2.0’.
On the 12th of March, 2020 the AEMC released a second draft determination on the implementation of a wholesale demand response mechanism in the market – what we’re calling the ‘Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism’. In addition, the AEMO published a high-level…
Following the deferral of the AEMC’s final rule on the establishment of what we see as a ‘Centralized Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism’ we take a quick look at some history.
This morning (Thursday 14th November) the AEMC has published a 35-page information paper about the potential for a shift to a two-sided market
The AEMC is currently considering 3 separate, but related, rule change proposals relating to a particular form of demand response in the NEM as noted here. Given our experience in supporting the growth of different forms of demand response in…
In a development closely related to the AEMC’s call for submissions on the incorporation of Negawatts in the price setting and dispatch process , we note that (on 20th December 2018) the AEMO submitted a rule change request for the…
On 15th November 2018 the AEMC published this notice, inviting submissions regarding three different rule change proposals received to follow a COAG Energy Council request for the AEMC to look into This followed both: The AEMC’s earlier (2015) review of…
On 21st June 2018 the AEMC made a rule to re-establish the Reserve Trader in the NEM. This rule change had been requested by the AEMO following the (previously organised) sunset of the original Reserve Trader mechanism. This request ran…
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is calling for submissions on a proposal to create a new category of market participant who would have the ability to negotiate deals with energy users to offer demand response. The AEMC has issued…
On request of the AEMC, The Brattle Group have reviewed how demand response participates in wholesale electricity markets in a range of jurisdictions. The review formed part of the consultation stage of the Demand Response Mechanism and Ancillary Services Unbundling…
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released a consultation paper on COAG Energy Council’s proposal to create a demand response mechanism as well as relaxing the requirements under National Electricity Rules, to provide ancillary services to AEMO. The text…
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has today opened the consultation period on a rule change request received from the Snowy Hydro Corporation that relates to the requirements in the National Electricity Rules requiring scheduled loads to participate in the…
On Thursday last week, the AEMC announced a final rule to the demand management incentive scheme with the aim to “encourage electricity distribution networks to make efficient decisions in relation to network expenditure, including investment in demand management.”. The rule…
Global-Roam Pty Ltd has been supporting a range of large industrial energy users with their Demand Response services for a number of years. DemandResponse.com.au has been created by Global-Roam in the past few months to provide everyone within the energy…
The AEMC has asked for public submissions from stakeholders on the draft rule change requests from the Total Environment Centre (TEC) and the Council of Australian Governments’ Energy Council (COAG Energy Council). “The draft rule, if implemented, would amend the…