Articles about market reform – in the NEM and elsewhere.
About the Author
Paul McArdle
Paul was one of the founders of Global-Roam in February 2000. He is currently the CEO of the company and the principal author of WattClarity. Writing for WattClarity has become a natural extension of his work in understanding the electricity market, enabling him to lead the team in developing better software for clients.
Before co-founding the company, Paul worked as a Mechanical Engineer for the Queensland Electricity Commission in the early 1990s. He also gained international experience in Japan, the United States, Canada, the UK, and Argentina as part of his ES Cornwall Memorial Scholarship.
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Paul McArdle Wed 6th August 2025
Draft Report from the ‘Nelson Review’ Panel is released, on Wednesday 6th August 2025
In yesterday’s wrap of the past 5 weeks, I’d noted that Tim Nelson (when speaking at #ACES2025 last Tuesday) said that the Panel had not quite finished the draft report, but it was ‘imminent’. So here’s a brief article today…
Ronald Brakels Tue 5th October 2021
Big Trouble For Bad Installers As Clean Energy Regulator Shows Its Teeth
Ron Brakels of SolarQuotes examines recent changes that will put the CER in charge of accreditation, which he explains is aimed at “kicking crap solar installers out of the industry”.
Paul McArdle Thu 7th August 2025
Would it even be possible – to operate the NEM to achieve 82% renewable energy in 2030 (if the Semi-Scheduled category continues in its current form)?
Yesterday’s release of the draft report of the Nelson Review has prompted me to re-frame a question I’ve asked before about the Semi-Scheduled category.
Paul McArdle Thu 30th December 2021
How should the AER’s wholesale monitoring responsibilities change, to suit the changing market environment?
On Tuesday 21st December 2021 the AER requested the AEMC to consider changing the prescriptive requirements in the Rules for the AER to analyse particular types of market outcomes in particular ways, and instead provide the AER more flexibility in what its analysis covers.
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