The National Electricity Market (NEM) is designed to operate at 50 Hz. Frequency deviation occurs when generation and load are mismatched. It is important in a lightly meshed and long network such as the...
One of the most disruptive impacts on Australia’s electricity system over the past decade or so has been the rapid uptake of air conditioners – a consumer driven response to the introduction of inexpensive...
It's 18 months since the completion of the Smart Grid Smart City project - here's some thoughts from one of the people who was very much involved in the project (a new guest author...
On 4th December 2015, Sun Metals (a zinc smelter in northern Queensland, and also one of our initial deSide® clients) submitted this rule change request to the AEMC: In the 10-page proposed change, my...
Some ideas that I have been puzzling over - about the overlaps and contradictions between 3 rule changes under consideration at the AEMC currently 1) The Demand Response Mechanism (better known as the Negawatt...
Some thoughts by a new guest author about different tariff options for delivering demand management for residential electricity customers - and the relative benefits of each for the network.
Some thoughts from another guest author, Greg Denton, about the current rule change proposal "Bidding in Good Faith" being assessed by the AEMC.
Following an invitation to speak at a QUT Energy Forum last week, here are some thoughts about some business niches for aggregators.
A synopsis of one of the challenges facing the electricity sector - and a suggested solution
Some thoughts about Capacity Payments - given the article in the AFR yesterday
Returning to the theme of inconsistencies where we allow for "socialising costs whilst privatising profits" here are some thoughts about the retail space.
In parallel with the RET Review process, claims and counter claims are mounting about challenges to security of supply, moving forwards. Here are some initial thoughts...
Some initial thoughts about some of the areas (in the wholesale market) where there's been finger-pointing in different directions about "socialising costs whilst privatising profits"
Some worked examples of how several forms of Demand Response (including the proposed new Demand Response Mechanism) might impact wholesale prices, and participant positions.
Some thoughts about the structure of FERC Order 745, and the arguments for & against setting it aside the in the US Court of Appeals - and the relevance for the Australian National Electricity...
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.
Another belated and back-dated article – this one pertaining to another major reform initiative in the NEM, the ERIG Review.
A quick look back at the NEMMCO final report from 2003 about the '5/30 issue'
A back-dated post to provide a ready reference to the Issues Paper and Final Report of 'the Parer Review', from back in 2002.