Wholesale Demand Response Capacity in June 2025
WDR capacity has increased by 23 MW since our last look, and much of it happened recently.
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An initial review of demand response on Wednesday 11 June 2025
Wednesday evening 11th June 2025 was a period of tight supply-demand balance, hence energy price volatility – and so this article reviews the response of the demand-side.
Battery bidding is reshaping FCAS — But Demand Response remains a strategic asset
Paul Moore of Viotas look at recent supply-demand dynamics within the contingency FCAS markets and whether demand response can play a role.
My unofficial report on an unofficial ‘Energy Week’ in Melbourne 5th to 9th May 2025
From Monday 5th May to Friday 9th May 2025 was like an unofficial Energy Week in Melbourne for me, out-and-about at a few events. Here's my record of some of what happened...
A review of the traditional form of Demand Response (part 1)
I'm slated to participate at a panel session at the EUAA National Conference on Wednesday 7th May 2025, so have prepared some analysis to talk through...
Late afternoon and Evening run of volatility in NSW and QLD, on Thursday 7th November 2024
It was a hot and sweaty walk home from the Brisbane office late this afternoon, accompanied by the incessant buzzing of my phone … due to the run of volatility in NSW and QLD...
Batteries, coal revenues and demand response units: Insights from the GSD2023
David Leitch provides his top insights from reading his (pre-published) copy of our GSD2023 - due to be released later this week.
Demand Response as Market Participant: Square Peg in Round Hole?
A year ago we reviewed the market outcomes of wholesale demand response (WDR) in the NEM. It’s been 2 years now, providing a new milestone from which to review participation and impact. Can we...
With the 2023 ESOO report, some real head scratching about Demand Response!
The 2023 ESOO contains some data, and comments, about Demand Response that have us scratching our heads...
What Demand-Side Responses can we see in QLD’s heatwave of Tue 1st February and Wed 2nd February 2022?
Taking a look on the demand side of the equation, to see what was visible of demand side responses during the tight supply/demand balance period in Queensland on Tuesday 1st April 2022.
Demand response dispatched on January 31 2022 in Victoria
Recent WDR activity on January 31 took advantage of the spicy Victorian wholesale energy prices that eventuated in the late afternoon and early evening under unusual circumstances.
Calls for restraint on electricity use in QLD on Tuesday 1st February 2022
The calls for restraint on energy use are an understandable step, given the very tight supply-demand balance.
Keeping an eye out, for Negawatts
It's Sunday 24th October 2021 and the AEMO's new Centralised Negawatt Dispatch Mechanism has started operations. What can we see?
Yes, those high sensitivity price forecasts Wednesday afternoon were real – looking forward to Thursday 14th October 2021 for SA region! (Part 1)
On Wednesday afternoon some high prices forecast for South Australia from Thursday morning prompted a question from a Large Energy User client.
Friday evening price spike in QLD and NSW – with 300MW demand response in QLD
A short article that might be referred back to later following a spot price spike (in QLD and NSW), and what looks like demand response (in QLD).
Potential Tripwire #3 When is a load not a load?
A feature of the upcoming EMMS technical specification that distinguishes demand response units from scheduled loads could impact some users of NEM data, if left unmanaged.
Will your 10 out of 10 baseline be eligible?
A threshold for accuracy and threshold for bias has been set to evaluate whether a load’s baseline methodology is acceptable for the Wholesale Demand Response mechanism. Just prior to the publication of the Wholesale...
Spot price arbitrage with battery storage – a review of 2020 performance
With UQ recently publishing a performance review of their 1.1MW battery project for the 2020 calendar year, Andrew Wilson posts some extracts from the full report, particularly focusing on the battery’s arbitrage function.
What’s it like being on a real-time electricity pricing plan? Observations from my poorly insulated townhouse
Guest author and Economist at Monash University, Gordon Leslie, shares his personal experiences since switching to a real-time retail electricity plan.
Initial thoughts on AEMO’s draft Guidelines for Wholesale Demand Response (WDR)
A week ago (Thursday 21st Jan 2021) we received an email from AEMO following the publication of Draft Guidelines for the Wholesale Demand Response Mechanism. We share some thoughts here today.