Two weeks until the AEMO’s DER Register goes live (on 1st Dec 2019)
The AEMO’s Distributed Energy Register (DER) goes live in just over two weeks – we will watch what happens with keen interest.
Energy Storage Register
AEMC makes final rule for AEMO to establish register of Distributed Energy Resources (DER)
Today (Thu 13th September 2018) the AEMC made a final rule requiring the AEMO to establish a register of distributed energy resources in the NEM. The register is to include small-scale battery storage systems and rooftop solar. The new register…
AEMC publishes draft rule asking AEMO to coordinate a “Register of Distributed Energy Resources”
Back in August 2017, the COAG Energy Council agreed to initiate a national register for DER (Distributed Energy Resources), administered by the AEMO. The Energy Council asked the AEMC to commence the rule change process to establish this. Given our…
Our Battery Finder Widget feeding data to Clean Energy Regulator as an interim step to Energy Storage Register
A quick post today (given everything else going on in the NEM this week) to note that the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) as posted an article on their website today “Providing battery information for small generation units” on Tuesday 5th June….
Getting Out From Behind the Meter
The following post is based on my presentation at the Smart Energy Expo and Conference – Sydney April 11th 2018. The term “Behind the Meter” (BTM) reflects how the power system used to work and should be retired. The phrase…
COAG Energy Council agree to initiate national register for DER, administered by AEMO
On Thursday 3rd August 2017, the COAG Energy Council published this “Energy Market Transformation Bulletin No 05 – Work Program Update”. In particular, it contained this notice: Battery Storage Consistent with the Finkel recommendation for improved information on distributed energy…
Update (April 2017) on our development of the national Energy Storage Register
The Energy Storage Council held their “Queensland Energy Storage Summit” on 22nd March 2017. We were invited to give a brief overview of the work we’d completed, to date, on the development of the national Energy Storage Register (ESR). With…
CER records 2376 batteries installed concurrently with solar panels systems as of December 2016
In the CER monthly summary of small-scale renewable energy installations across Australia, Cracking the small-scale code – December 2016, the regulator notes that: “There were 64 PV systems that had a concurrent battery storage installation in December, bringing the total…
This Battery Storage compendium service created
Through 2016 we have been working with the Australian Energy Storage Council in the development of a national Energy Storage Register (the reasoning for which is provided here). This project is ongoing. In the process of developing this service for…
Battery Finder launched in October 2016
Coincident with the All Energy 2016 conference, we were pleased to work with the Energy Storage Council in the launch of the Battery Finder service – as a milestone in the development of the broader Energy Storage Register. The Battery…
COAG Energy Council issued consultation paper on “Energy Storage Register”
On 19th August 2016, the COAG Energy Council published this Consultation Paper via their Energy Market Transformation Project. We’ve prepared a page on this site, specifically focused on the COAG Consultation Process as a more permanent record for us.
CER records 472 batteries installed concurrently with solar panels systems in 2015
In May 2016 the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) submitted the Renewable Energy Target 2015 Administrative Report to parliament. The report included a Battery Storage Feature where it was noted that while there was no direct incentive through the scheme to…