Submissions from the initial consultation period of the Nelson Review—which opened on 11th of December 2024 and closed on the 14th of February 2025—were published yesterday evening. All public submissions can be found at this link on the DCCEEW website.
The review was announced in late November 2024, with the independent four-member panel, led by Tim Nelson, examining wholesale market settings. In previous media appearances, Tim Nelson stated that the review will focus on making ‘actionable’ recommendations.
It has also been announced that public forums will be held in the capital city of each NEM region, including,
- Sydney – Tuesday 13th May 2025 @ Sydney Masonic Centre
- Hobart – Friday 16th May 2025 @ C3 Convention Centre
- Adelaide – Wednesday 21st May 2025 @ Adelaide Town Hall
- Melbourne – Monday 26th May 2025 @ Rendezvous Hotel
- Brisbane – Thursday 29th May 2025 @ Voco Brisbane City Centre
- Online = Tuesday 3rd June with registration details here.
Attendees must register at least 2 business days before each forum.
Wouldn’t it be simpler to require semi scheduled generators to become scheduled generators by having (say) 30 minutes of storage behind their network connection so they can actually comply with their offers to the market? I say 30 minutes because this is probably enough time for a gas turbine or hydro machine (the most likely things needed for a big block of additional energy) to be dispatched to fill the hole when they bid down (or out). Surely just putting the risks and costs of non-performance where they belong. If they want to contract with a third party to provide the service to them great – but no double dipping.