by Wayne Pales | Apr 26, 2018
In recent weeks, I have been involved in several conversations about distributors (DBs) not being able to include demand response investments in their asset base. Instead they will need to contract in demand response services from third parties. The rationale behind...
by Wayne Pales | Apr 7, 2018
The potential of blockchain in the energy industry, which most people know as the distributed ledger technology powering Bitcoin, has had me excited for some time. The more I delve into blockchain, assuming the known issues are ironed out in the coming years, the...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 28, 2018
As Australia continues to navigate the evolution of demand response, an interesting question has emerged. Who is accountable for the network ‘going dark’ if the distributors are forced to use contracted demand response? Let’s take a step back. ...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 19, 2018
A few weeks ago I had the good fortune of presenting at Energy Consumers Australia (ECA) Foresighting Forum 2018. Rosemary Sinclair, ECA’s CEO stated in her opening speech. “The theme for Foresighting Forum 18 is take charge, shifting power to consumers,...
by Wayne Pales | Mar 8, 2018
It is a great step forward to see the COAG Energy Council’s consultation paper, Facilitating Access to Consumer Energy Data. I am pleased with the overall direction. I believe we could move faster than the recommended timeframes, but then I am always impatient...
