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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AEMC proposes PFR to remain mandatory–and big changes to causer-pays
The AEMC recently published a draft determination on Primary Frequency Response – proposing it remain mandatory, and to introduce big changes to the causer-pays process, including payments for good performance.
Paul McArdle Sat 16th December 2023
Consultation on ‘Orderly Exit Management Framework Framework’ for coal units
A short article (day after release) about the proposed ‘Orderly Exit Management Framework’ for coal units
Paul McArdle Tue 24th November 2020
Making demand response work with negative prices
A recent development over in the WEM (paying energy users to consume, when there’s too much solar and wind) highlights the lack of foresight in the NEM … where we’ve implemented a significant reform (yet to start) that will do nothing to address negative prices.
Paul McArdle Thu 10th June 2021
Potential Tripwire #1 = the ‘invisible’ 5-minute Trading Periods?!
In this article we discuss the 1st of 3 Potential Tripwires that wholesale market participants and others will encounter from October 2021 … with Tripwire #1 coming from the implementation of Five Minute Settlement.
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