Articles by David Leitch



Optimising a highly renewable NEM from scratch

David Leitch and Paul Bandarian present and discuss the model they've created which uses a maximum Sharpe ratio wind and solar portfolio for the 2025 calendar year, drawing upon data from the AEMO's 2024...



The GSD2022: A labour of love

David Leitch of ITK Services provides his top insights from the GSD2022, which he has used to look into generation mix, constraints and firming.




Lets talk about demand

David Leitch of ITK Services examines how electricity is losing its share of energy consumption in Australia, while also looking at the main drivers behind lower electricity demand this Summer compared to the previous...


Highlights from the 2020 GSD

David Leitch highlights some themes that stuck out to him as he read through this year's edition of the Generator Statistical Digest - including a look at how batteries are dominating the FCAS market,...