NEM Reform – Services required for effective integration of the demand side
This report was prepared by Dr Dylan McConnell from UNSW Sydney for the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC).
The report maps the services that facilitate the realisation of an electricity system that optimally and effectively integrates the demand side.
First, the report identifies services needed to deliver such a system, drawing on a review of both domestic and international literature.
Second, the report identifies the services currently delivered by key electricity system participants with exposure to the demand side including distribution network operators, retailers, aggregators, businesses, and households.
Third a gap analysis is undertaken to identify where additional or enhanced services may be required.
About the project
This report was produced as part of the NEM Reform – Activating the demand side in the National Electricity Market (NEM) project, a project funded by the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE).
The project aims to develop practical, actionable recommendations that unlock demand-side potential and ensure it is meaningfully integrated into energy system planning, operations, and reform processes, in the context of the ‘National Electricity Market wholesale market settings review’ (NEM Review).
