by Pete Tickler | Jul 21, 2021 | Electricity Markets, NEM, Policy
TL;DR Jump to the results to see which C&I load shapes will be eligible* to play in the new Wholesale Demand Response market. Upload your site interval data and we’ll run it through the Gridcognition software (for free!) and tell you whether you’re likely to...
by Pete Tickler | Jun 27, 2021 | Electricity Markets, NEM, Policy
For energy market enthusiasts, October 2021 is a date in the calendar worth circling. We’ll see the introduction of two significant rule changes into the National Electricity Market (NEM) on Australia’s east coast. October 1 sees the start of 5-minute settlement...
by Fabian Le Gay Brereton | May 1, 2021 | Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM
This week Australia’s Energy Security Board released its Post-2025 Market Design Options Paper. The paper proposes pathways and reform options to meet four key areas of need for Australia’s future energy system: Resource adequacy through the transition...
by Dr James Barnard | Nov 8, 2020 | Battery Storage, Electricity Markets, NEM
Going toe-to-toe with the US election for media attention, this week saw the announcement of another huge battery storage project for Australia. Imaginatively dubbed the Victorian ‘Big Battery’, the project, which is to be located near Geelong in Victoria...
by Pete Tickler | Oct 26, 2020 | Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM, Solar PV
https://gridcognition.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NEM-CO2-emissions-1.mp4 For many organisations (like Google with their commitment to 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy) optimising the design and operation of their DER assets isn’t just about dollars and cents; the...
by Pete Tickler | Sep 21, 2020 | Battery Storage, Decentralisation, Electricity Markets, NEM
On 1 October 2021 the National Electricity Market on Australia’s east coast will take the significant step of moving from 30-minute to 5-minute settlement. This will doubtless have lots of interesting ramifications, one of which is likely to be that anyone who...
