Report
Best of both worlds: renewable energy and load flexibility for Australian business customers 2018
This study assessed the potential savings for demand response for wholesale customers in Victoria over a 12-month period, and found energy cost savings from 2.3% to 33.3%.
Report
Demand management incentives review: creating a level playing field for network demand mangement in the National Electricity Market
This study, commissioned by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), has found that a move towards smarter electricity network regulation would improve reliability, reduce emissions and cut power bills for energy users.
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Kangaroo Island’s choice: a new cable to the mainland, or renewable power
South Australia’s iconic Kangaroo Island, the site of Australia’s first free settled colony, could pioneer a new age of renewable energy, according to our new research. The first hardy settlers in 1836 had to decide whether to go it alone with a settlement on the island or revert to the mainland. Today, the 4,400 or...
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Report of the 2010 survey of electricity network demand managment in Australia
This report presents findings on the first systematic national survey of Demand Management (DM) undertaken by electricity network service providers in Australia.
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Win, win, win: regulating electricity distribution networks for reliability, consumers and the environment
This report argues that the NSW electricity sector requires three critical conditions to embrace aggressively cost-effective energy efficiency and other forms of demand-side resources, such as customer-owned generation and demand-side management. Demand Management (DM) refers to measures undertaken by a utility business to meet customer needs by shifting or reducing demand rather than by increasing...