Electricity demand
Alternative labels
National Electricity Market
Report
Making clean power flexy
This report provides an overview of clean flexibility in the European Union (EU), focusing on battery storage and demand side flexibility as two key enablers in the transition towards a clean power system. The paper analyses the current state-of-play in the EU regarding these solutions, examines outlooks for future deployment, and presents relevant policy options...
Report
Keeping the lights on: how Australia should navigate the era of coal closures and prepare for what comes next
Australia’s electricity system is changing rapidly, as coal-fired power stations close and new renewable ones come online. The authors of this report argue that Australia must urgently plan a new energy system for the imminent post-coal era.
Working paper
Issues with levelised cost of electricity: why a simple metric cannot determine our energy future
The authors of this paper argue that there are clear limits to what 'levelised cost of energy' (LCOE) can be used for when analysing energy policy. Such estimates are prone to bias, omit key costs and cannot be used to assess the merits of projects that have vastly different values. They suggest that Australia needs...
Discussion paper
Buildings as batteries: how buildings can support the clean energy transition
This paper uses data provided by Buildings Alive to demonstrate the potential of load shifting in commercial buildings to reduce costs, emissions and contribute to solving some of the infrastructure challenges facing Australia’s electricity systems.
Report
Seize the decade: how we empower Australian communities and cut climate pollution 75% by 2030
Australia’s shift to clean energy is well underway – visible on our rooftops, in our homes, neighbourhoods and businesses. This report provides an in-depth pathway for Australia to make deeper, genuine and permanent cuts to climate pollution by 2030.