The Nelson Review panel ‘has identified’ the Schism
Continuing to walk through the draft Report of the Nelson Review, we see that the authors 'identified that most historic policy interventions have been incomplete' (i.e. speak to the Schism).
Nelson Review
Finally!! … A Major Review that sees (more closely) what’s actually been happening with Demand Response!
In part because I'm speaking at the NEMDev conference (Wed 8th Oct 2025 in Brisbane) we're taking a pass through the draft Report of the Nelson Review. Some (more realistic than earlier Reviews) statements...
3 high-level questions, for considering the draft report of the Nelson Review
Here's three high-level questions we've been trying to keep in mind, in our reading of the draft Report of the Nelson Review panel - for some belated (informal) submissions here on WattClarity.
Some of the ‘Major Reviews’ in the history of the NEM
I thought it would be useful to pull together this (incomplete) tabulated list of major reviews in the history of the NEM.
Are CIS-ters doin’ it for themselves? Part 2: Understanding why there are delivery challenges
In part two of this four part series about the success of the CIS so far, we explore why delivery challenges may have emerged.
AEMC releases July 2024 working paper ‘Addressing the risk of algorithmic collusion’
Today we were alerted that the AEMC had belatedly published this 15-page Staff Working Paper titled ‘Addressing the risk of algorithmic collusion’.
Would it even be possible – to operate the NEM to achieve 82% renewable energy in 2030 (if the Semi-Scheduled category continues in its current form)?
Yesterday's release of the draft report of the Nelson Review has prompted me to re-frame a question I've asked before about the Semi-Scheduled category.
Video recording of presentation by the Nelson Review panel (on Wed 6th Aug 2025), hosted by The Energy, available now
Yesterday (Wed 6th Aug 2025) we saw the draft report from the ‘Nelson Review’ Panel released ... followed by a presentation by the panel members facilitated by The Energy. The recording of this webinar...
Draft Report from the ‘Nelson Review’ Panel is released, on Wednesday 6th August 2025
In yesterday’s wrap of the past 5 weeks, I’d noted that Tim Nelson (when speaking at #ACES2025 last Tuesday) said that the Panel had not quite finished the draft report, but it was ‘imminent’....
Four answers we received during the 2025 Clean Energy Summit in Sydney this week
Dan provides his review for ACES 2025, and tries to answer some of the questions we were pondering going into the conference.
Four questions we’re pondering ahead of the 2025 Clean Energy Summit in Sydney next week
A primer ahead of the CEC’s Clean Energy Summit in Sydney next week, highlighting just a few of the many questions on our minds.
Slides circulated, from the Nelson Review briefings during May 2025
Given the instructions were ‘Feel free to share it more widely with your colleagues and networks’, here's the slide deck from the Nelson Review presentations through May 2025.
Two slides we might refer back to later, from the Nelson Review presentation (Thu 29th May 2025 in Brisbane)
As noted in yesterday evening’s article (about one big ‘wrinkle’), I was off to the Brisbane session of the Nelson Review today. Here's two slides that jumped out.
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...
Submissions from the initial consultation of the Nelson Review made public
All public submissions from the initial consultation stage of the Nelson Review are now available on the DCCEEW website.
Submissions open today for the ‘Nelson Review’ into the NEM
The recently announced 'Nelson Review' has opened the initial consultation process from today. Submissions will be open until the 14th of February 2025.