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Australia tests residentially aggregated flexible demand

Smart Energy International

The project is being called an Australian first, demonstrating aggregated flexible demand in residential settings. The project will pioneer the coordination of residential CER and smart appliances to better match energy use to supply and respond to market signals, shifting households’ energy use away from peak demand periods.

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Australian VPP project to access 2m smart meters for load control

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million) in funding for the Australian and New Zealand-based utility services company to launch their Demand Flexibility Platform, targeting 510MW of aggregated load under control. Electricity retailers will be able to sign up households to the Demand Flexibility Platform and use it to manage their customers’ CER as part of the VPP.

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Western Australia contracts 2.8GWh battery storage

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The battery will be used to connect renewable energy to the grid, storing wind and solar generated during the day and alleviating congestion stress at periods of peak demand on the power system. The Collie battery will be the biggest in Western Australia (WA) providing 500MW with 2,000MWh of storage. billion ($1.8 billion ($1.8 ” .

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Australia’s AEMC recommends new obligations for 2030 smart meter rollout

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In the AEMC’s proposal, cost savings for customers would be made through a coordinated rollout led by energy networks developing a legacy meter retirement plan, with retailers overseeing upgrades to smart meters.

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Australia’s 1st Energy offers crypto bill payments

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Melbourne headquartered 1st Energy is the first energy retailer in Australia to offer the option of crypto payments. However, with the growth of blockchain and crypto in particular around electric vehicle charging, demand is likely to increase as more and more people adopt these services and become familiar with the use of cryptocurrencies.

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Intellihub acquires energy tech company GreenSync

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It is being used in the majority of newly connected solar homes in South Australia for compliance with emergency backstop provisions, which demand remote disconnection in emergency situations. Together this is a large source of flexible and controllable generation and demand side resources – but their value is not being realised.