Demand response | EcoGeneration

Things will get worse before they get better … how curtailment and restrictive MLFs will precede the dawn of renewable energy zones

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 26, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Grid constraints are symptoms of an energy system in transition, say analysts. A balancing act of new supply and transmission will see bumps along the way.

AEMC opens the door to welcome battery-owners as grid participants

by EcoGen Editor | Jul 15, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

The AEMC has proposed a rule change that could ease the way for owners of battery storage to participate in the energy market.

The rule-maker … the AEMC’s Ben Barr adds consumers to the mix

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 18, 2021 | Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Interviews, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

Australian Energy Market Commission CEO Ben Barr knows you can’t please all the people all the time – but someone has to write the rule book.

Check your mirrors: 3 things rooftop solar can teach us about Australia’s electric car rollout

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 10, 2021 | Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

Australia’s world-leading rollout of rooftop solar power systems offers a guide to help navigate the transition to EVs.

Flexible friends … how heavy industry can accelerate renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 9, 2021 | Bioenergy, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Hydrogen, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

The hungriest energy users can play a big role in balancing tomorrow’s grid – if they are prepared to be flexible.

US must declare war on climate for energy transition to accelerate

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 1, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, International, Interviews, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

To lead by example, the United States should declare war on the inefficient use of dirty energy, US-based Australian entrepreneurs Danny Kennedy and Saul Griffith told a Spark Club event.

Trust us, VPPs are the way of the future: SAPN report

by EcoGen Editor | May 28, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

A trial of a 1,000-battery virtual power plant on the South Australian network has boosted solar exports, supplied much-needed services to the grid and earned tidy revenue.

Next stop, the gigawatts of electric buses waiting to connect

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2021 | Demand response, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

If drivers are slow to upgrade to EVs maybe owners of bus fleets will surprise us all by rolling out new clean rolling gear? They will need to have a lot of charging smarts in place to do so.

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

by EcoGen Editor | May 4, 2021 | Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.

Countdown for industry as demand response rule change looms

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 26, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

An AEMO rule change that allows energy users to act independently from retailers in offering demand response is an important step towards a two-sided market, a Spark Club event heard.

AEMC calls for two-second FCAS market in preparation for greener, more volatile energy mix

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Wind | 0 |

The Australian Energy Market Commission is preparing the way for changes needed in a market where system frequency will have fewer stable generators to rely on.