All electricity sales are traded through the National Energy Market (NEM). It is a wholesale market and prices fluctuate in response to supply and demand at any point in time.
podcast, Wholesale Electricity Market, consumers, national electricity market, energy explainedWith consecutive days of high temperatures forecast throughout Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales this week, we break down how electricity reserve levels and notices work during heat events.
weather, summer, electricity, national electricity market, peak demand, consumers, energy explainedAudrey Zibelman, AEMO's own CEO, recently joined industry delegates in Paris to deliver the keynote presentation at the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) opening ceremony.
Audrey Zibelman, International, electricity, innovation and technology, newsAustralia's National Electricity Market is one of the world's longest interconnected power systems, stretching from Port Douglas in Queensland to Port Lincoln in South Australia and across the Bass Strait to Tasmania. It's a distance of around 5,000 kilometers.
electricity, factsheet, national electricity market, energy explainedSiemens Australia held its annual digital conference, Digitalize 2018, on Wednesday 8 August at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Audrey Zibelman, innovation and technology, technology, newsLike many other power systems around the world, Australia’s electricity industry is rapidly transforming. This is being driven by a transition to low emissions generation, the rise of rooftop solar and large scale wind generation. New technologies and changing human behaviour are also having a significant influence on this change. Click on this short video to understand how it all works!
energy security, emissions, video, electricity, generation, technology, consumers, battery, energy explainedLEGO is especially popular at this time of year, they make iconic toys and even movies, but it’s their commitment to renewable energy and sustainability programs that makes them a global leader.
International, consumers, emissions, innovation and technology, renewables, wind, technologyWe are currently experiencing a comprehensive shift in how we source, use and store energy. But this dynamic age owes a debt to 19th century Australian innovators like Henry Sutton, who helped develop the world’s first storage battery.
electricity, battery, innovation and technology, people stories, renewablesAustralia’s power system is in the midst of significant transformation. Not sure what we mean? Well check out our animation that visually explains the change in generation within the National Electricity Market (NEM) since it was established in late 1998!
electricity, gas, battery, hydro, wind, solar, renewables, generation, consumers, video, emissions, energy explainedAs part of World Energy Week, AEMO flew to Milan last week to meet with some of the world’s largest market operators for the GO15 Governing Board and Steering Board meetings.
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