Electricity
Submission
AEMC submission to the Independent review into the future security of the national electricity market
• The National Electricity Market was established in the context of a national productivity reform agenda aimed at delivering markets that are competitive where possible, and well -regulated where not. • The NEM was established to introduce competition in the electricity sector and to decentralise operational and investment decisions away from governments and regulators to...
Report
Getting wind and sun onto the grid: a manual for policy makers
The report identifies four phases of variable renewable energy (VRE) integration, each with certain characteristics and operational priorities.
Report
System event report: New South Wales, 10 February 2017
This report provides information on the operation of the National Electricity Market (NEM) and national power grid in New South Wales on Friday 10 February 2017, during a heatwave in eastern Australia. On Friday 10 February 2017, the eastern Australian states of South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland all experienced high summer temperatures...
Conference paper
Distributed energy resources and the Australian NEM – a good match?
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...
Report
System event report: South Australia, 8 February 2017
This report provides information on the operation of the National Electricity Market (NEM) and national power grid on Wednesday 8 February during a heatwave in eastern Australia.