Demand response Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/efficiency/demand-response/ The voice for Australia's clean energy industry Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:22:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-ECO-Favicon-1-32x32.png Demand response Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/efficiency/demand-response/ 32 32 Waratah Super Battery playing world-first protection role https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/waratah-super-battery-playing-world-first-protection-role/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:17:39 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23448
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Half of the Waratah Super Battery is now live, providing a critical “shock absorber” function for New South Wales’ high-voltage …

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Half of the Waratah Super Battery is now live, providing a critical “shock absorber” function for New South Wales’ high-voltage network. The first 350MW (700MWh) tranche of the 850MW/1680MWh system
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AEMC shelves plans for inertia spot market https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/aemc-shelves-plans-for-inertia-spot-market/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:32:33 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23245
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Australia’s energy market rule-maker has decided against introducing a real-time market for inertia, citing insufficient near-term benefits and high implementation costs. In a draft determination released
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Decoding demand response: Grid programs reducing business costs https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/decoding-demand-response-grid-programs-reducing-business-costs/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:03:44 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=16602

Huge savings can be made with efficient energy management and flexible responses to grid balancing events.

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Huge savings can be made with efficient energy management and flexible responses to grid balancing events.
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Grid programs generating big energy savings https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/grid-programs-generating-big-energy-savings/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=15527
Concept of renewable energy solution in beautiful morning light. Installation of solar power plant, container battery energy storage systems, wind turbine farm and city in background. 3d rendering.

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With Australian energy prices soaring, demand flexibility mechanisms can help businesses navigate the minefield of a highly volatile energy market, writes Lisa Balk, sales director at GridBeyond. Australia
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Sydney bus depot transitions to electric with 40 e-buses, 36 chargers, 387kW rooftop PV and 2.5MW storage https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/sydney-bus-depot-transitions-to-electric-with-40-e-buses-36-chargers-387kw-rooftop-pv-and-2-5mw-storage/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:56:33 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=14068

The electrified depot will run as a test bed for other fleet-owners, with the ANU working on a platform that will interpret data for use as a planning tool.

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The electrified depot will run as a test bed for other fleet-owners, with the ANU working on a platform that will interpret data for use as a planning tool.
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National demand reduction scheme could follow NSW https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/national-demand-reduction-scheme-could-follow-nsw/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:44:06 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=14042

With a federal election looming and voters seeking decarbonisation of the grid, both parties should follow NSW’s lead and support energy savings and demand reduction schemes, writes Ric Brazzale.

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With a federal election looming and voters seeking decarbonisation of the grid, both parties should follow NSW’s lead and support energy savings and demand reduction schemes, writes Ric Brazzale.
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ARENA’s Darren Miller on what’s proven and what’s worth a shot https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/arenas-darren-miller-on-whats-proven-and-whats-worth-a-shot/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:32:36 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=13949

There has to be a way to push the cost of solar 70% lower, the ARENA chief says, as surely as there are effective methods to capture and store carbon. But exporting hydrogen...?

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There has to be a way to push the cost of solar 70% lower, the ARENA chief says, as surely as there are effective methods to capture and store carbon. But exporting hydrogen...?
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Cling to power … Melbourne networks opt for ‘least-cost’ community batteries option to free up solar https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/cling-to-power-melbourne-networks-opt-for-least-cost-community-batteries-option-to-free-up-solar/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 05:30:52 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=13728

The United Energy and Powercor networks are adding storage based on success of a trial of two pole-mounted batteries.

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The United Energy and Powercor networks are adding storage based on success of a trial of two pole-mounted batteries.
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The end of the beginning … the Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/the-end-of-the-beginning-the-energy-security-boards-physical-retailer-reliability-obligation-and-the-long-road-to-tomorrows-grid/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:01:22 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=13696

The Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid.

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The Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid.
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Get it right this time … testing and rigour will help us build the renewable energy grid we need https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/get-it-right-this-time-testing-and-rigour-will-help-us-build-the-renewable-energy-grid-we-need/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 06:40:13 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=13665

The complex make-up of our energy grid is holding back its full potential, writes Mark Andrews. Only an earnest approach to risk mitigation and testing will ensure success of a new, clean NEM.

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The complex make-up of our energy grid is holding back its full potential, writes Mark Andrews. Only an earnest approach to risk mitigation and testing will ensure success of a new, clean NEM.
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