%T Distributed energy resources and the Australian NEM – a good match? %A Luke Marshall %A Anna Bruce %A Iain MacGill %I Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 29 November - 1 December 2016, Canberra, Australia %D 2017 %K Energy resources, %K Electricity, %K Household appliances, %K Solar energy, %K Electricity demand %U https://apo.org.au/node/233271 %X This paper aims to revisit the way that distributed energy resources (DERs) interact with the present structures of the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), and consider opportunities to improve the interface between centralized and distributed resource operation and investment. The NEM was established with the stated aim of facilitating efficient operation of and investment in electricity systems across the Eastern Australian States through more competitive, market oriented arrangements. %9 Conference paper