Is the changing generation mix in the NEM requiring it to start making capacity payments?
Some thoughts about Capacity Payments – given the article in the AFR yesterday
market reform
Forecasting NSW peak demand is not as easy as it might initially seem – is there a better way?
What do the forecasts received for peak NSW demand this summer tell us about the various debates currently underway in terms of network regulation and industry transformation?
Three sample approaches (of 173 worldwide) to integrating renewables into the grid
We saw Ryan Wavish present on this topic at All Energy 2014, and invited him to write an article for WattClarity highlighting some of the learnings of the ARENA-funded study.
Market Reform
Articles about market reform – in the NEM and elsewhere.
6 enduring challenges for competitive electricity markets
Reflection on whether the core challenges for market operators (and other core stakeholders) have varied at all from the listing of issues compiled for the Association of Power Exchanges back in 1997.
NEMMCO final report about the 5/30 issue published in February 2003
A quick look back at the NEMMCO final report from 2003 about the ‘5/30 issue’
The Parer Review (December 2002) – Towards a truly national and efficient energy market
A back-dated post to provide a ready reference to the Issues Paper and Final Report of ‘the Parer Review’, from back in 2002.