Bidding algorithms: Don’t miss the forest for the trees
Declan Kelly from Flow Power follows up an earlier article discussing the impacts of algorithmic bidding, this time looking at some of the market benefits.
Addressing the challenges of (and opportunities in) ‘the rise of the machines’
A collation of articles pertaining to the ‘rise of machines’ of various types – including:
1) The rise of the auto-bidder; and
2) The rise of the self-forecasting engines;
3) And more…
How the NEM BESS fleet is operating on peak days, and how to be a savvy operator
In this guest article, Matt Grover from Fluence draws on operational data and real-world trading experience to unpack how Australia’s grid-scale batteries performed across three June 2025 peak days — and what capabilities belong...
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’.
Three broader questions (re)triggered by the Frequency Spike on Tuesday 19th August 2025
The (concerning) frequency spike across the NEM in the middle of the day (Tuesday 19th August 2025) has triggered many proximate questions - understandable - but also has raised these 3 Broader Questions.
Hot chips, algorithms and electricity markets
Declan Kelly thinks through and discusses competition issues that could arise from the increasing proliferation of auto-bidding software by big batteries in the NEM - and suggests some pre-emptive steps that that could be...
Data Intensity of operating in the NEM, and implications for algorithmic bidding
Philippe Orhan from Neoen shares this article which is adapted from his presentation about BESS bidding (and dealing with the complexity in the data) in the NEM at the recent All-Energy conference in Melbourne.
“Rise of the Machines” – the increasing role of auto-bidding and self-forecasting in the modern-day NEM
On Thursday 17th March, Jonathon Dyson presented at the CEC Wind Industry Forum in Melbourne about the increasing role of auto-bidding and self-forecasting in the modern-day NEM. In this article, he shares some of...
A sneak peak at the increasing volume of bidding at some Large Solar Farms in the NEM
A short article today, to share an image from the upcoming GenInsights21 release, and to pose some questions - about what's been happening with the rise (and fall!) of bid volumes at Large Solar...
The rise of the auto-bidder
A trend of monthly total number of bids shows clear indication of 'the rise of the auto-bidder'.
Very preliminary review of Quantity and Quality of Rebids suggests some interesting details…
As part of the process of compilation of our Generator Report Card 2018, we're delving into quite some detail into various aspects of generator bidding and re-bidding. Today I thought it might be useful...