%T Open source model for operational and commercial assessment of local electricity sharing schemes in the Australian National Electricity Market %A Naomi Stringer %A Luke Marshall %A Robert J. Passey %A et al. %I Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 5-7 December 2017, Melbourne, Australia %D 2017 %K Energy, %K Electricity, %K Energy resources, %K Open source software, %K Electricity demand %U https://apo.org.au/node/233286 %X Local electricity sharing schemes have the potential to play an increased role in the Australian National Electricity Market as the penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) continues to grow. These models allow participants to share energy between separately owned and operated DERs, however are largely untested. While embedded networks have generally been established for specific circumstances such as shopping centres and airports, there is growing interest in their wider application in providing a framework for local sharing of energy resources. %9 Conference paper