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…
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…
Today Paul McArdle posted this article on WattClarity observing Queensland and Victorian demand over the past week. Paul commented on AusNet Services‘ Critical Peak Demand Tariff program and visualises the changes in demand for both Queensland and Victoria’s demand using…
AusNet Services have released their 2013 DMIA Annual Report. AusNet Services were awarded a $3 million ($600,000 per year) Demand Management Innovation Allowance (DMIA) by the AER for the 2011-15 regulatory period. As a condition of the DMIA, AusNet must…
AusNet Services have published a case study examining the potential for electric vehicles to provide active support to the electricity network during peak demand periods. The concept, known as V2G (Vehicle to Grid) involves the controlled export of energy from…
AusNet Services has published a case study profiling the Grid Energy Storage System (GESS) trial to explore the potential of using a large battery storage system to manage network peak demand and defer network upgrades. The GESS system is a…
AusNet Services have released a report outlining their ongoing Demand Side Engagement Strategy. The report outlines AusNet’s history of non-network demand management and investigates process for potential non-network options. The objectives outlined in the executive summary state that the strategy…
AusNet Services has published this case study on commercial and industrial customer demand response. The case study details a medium sized poultry farming business in the North of Victoria. The business owner had a 24/7 requirement to keep conditions constant…
AusNet Services have published this case study detailing embedded generation at the Traralgon Power Station. The case study looks at the replacement of a single transformer at the Traralgon Power Station with the project to begin in August 2012 and…