Australian Documentary Information
Demand Management and Planning Project
Australian documentary information
This section provides links to Australian documents relating to demand management and energy efficiency.
Demand Management for Distributors: Position Paper
This Position Paper reviews the seven submissions received on an earlier Discussion Paper on demand management published by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA). The Position Paper presents ESCOSA's proposed strategy for improving the transparency and robustness of ETSA Utilities' regulatory demand management obligations.
Source: ESCOSA, January 2003
Demand Management for Electricity Distribution Networks: Electricity Industry Guideline No 12
This Guideline outlines how the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) requires ETSA Utilities to meet its obligations to report and consult on its system constraints and demand management plans.
Source: ESCOSA, September 2003
Demand-Side Participation - Final Determination
This report provides details on how the National Electricity Market Management Company (NEMMCO) proposes to implement draft changes to the National Electricity Code to make the arrangement for demand side bidding in the NEM more attractive to end use customers, and to improve the accuracy of demand forecasts.
Source: NEMMCO, May 2002
The report comprises a compendium and accompanying spreadsheet which together provide a summary assessment of costs, potential capacity and greenhouse gas emission reduction benefits of 35 generic demand management technologies available in NSW.
Source: SEDA, February 2002
DM Programs for Integral Energy
This paper reviews the involvement by the distribution network service provider Integral Energy in the use of demand management to defer the need for electricity network system augmentation and reduce overall network costs.
Source: Integral Energy, August 2003
This discussion paper was developed by the industry association the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE). The purpose of the paper is to move away from marginal improvements in energy efficiency and propose more ambitious policy measures, including ten first steps to an energy efficient future.
Source: BCSE, November 2003
Electricity Demand Side Management Study: Review of Issues and Options for Government
The overall objective of this report was to assist the Victorian Energy Networks Corporation (VENCorp) in providing the Victorian Government with a definition of the relevant issues regarding the role and status of demand side participation in the electricity market in Victoria ; and a range of practical options available to Government to facilitate the proper functioning of demand side participation.
Source: VENCorp, September 2001
Epping/North Ryde Demand Side Management Scoping Study
This report presents the results of an investigation to evaluate and quantify a range of possible demand-side management measures as an alternative to augmentations of the transmission and distribution network in the Epping/North Ryde area of Sydney .
Source: EnergyAustralia, April 2000
Mechanisms for Promoting Societal Demand Management
Societal demand management is defined in this report as DM options which are not financially viable to one or more stakeholders but which result in an overall benefit to society. The report brings together information about a number of mechanisms that promote societal demand management, drawing on experiences overseas and across Australia . It proposes broad recommendations for continued and enhanced use of demand management options in NSW.
Source: IPART, February 2002
NSW Code of Practice: Demand Management for Electricity Distributors
The purpose of this Code of Practice is to provide guidance to electricity distributors in implementing the requirement the NSW Electricity Supply Act 1995 to investigate and report on demand management strategies when it "would be reasonable to expect that it would be cost-effective to avoid or postpone the expansion [of a distribution system] by implementing such strategies". It is the second edition of a Code which was originally developed in October 1999.
Source: IPART, May 2001
NSW Electricity Distribution Pricing 2004/05 to 2008/09: Draft Report
This draft report was prepared by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in relation to its 2004 review of electricity distribution pricing. IPART believes that there is substantial untapped economic potential for demand management to reduce network costs but questions why this potential not being tapped. IPART's role in encouraging greater use of demand management options and how this determination will help to reduce the barriers are discussed in the draft report.
Source: IPART, January 2004
Peak Demand on the ETSA Utilities System
This study is part of an investigation carried out by the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) of whether, in some instances, options such as the mandatory roll-out of interval meters or the use of demand-side management programs may be more cost-effective than building additional distribution capacity to meet increase in peak demand. The study identifies the customer types and associated end users that contribute to peak demands on the distribution network, and those that offer the most potential to provide demand reductions.
Source: ESCOSA, February 2004
Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Demand Management
The report examines options for integrating the costs of demand management into the regulatory framework for NSW electricity distributors, and studies the feasibility of, and develops a framework for congestion pricing for distribution networks. The report also seeks to address disincentives and regulatory barriers to the uptake of demand management by the four NSW distribution network service providers.
Source: IPART, November 2003
Review of Arrangements for Development of the Electricity Network
This document was developed by a NSW inter-governmental working group established in November 2000 to report to the Minister for Energy on the effectiveness of existing electricity network planning arrangements in encouraging network developers to consider all options for ensuring a reliable electricity supply, including demand management.
Source: IPART, June 2001
Survey of Demand-side Participation in the National Market
This report presents the findings from a survey of market participants to ascertain the current level of, and attitudes to, demand-side participation in the National Electricity Market. Based on feedback from the survey respondents, the report also provides a brief assessment of mechanisms that could be implemented for enhancing demand-side participation in the market.
Source: NECA, September 2000
Towards a National Framework for Energy Efficiency - Issues and Challenges
The development of the National Framework for Energy Efficiency is a joint initiative of the federal and State governments in Australia through the Ministerial Council on Energy. The principal aim of this discussion paper is to seek the views and ideas of stakeholders in industry, government and the community on how to effectively address the key energy efficiency barriers, challenges and opportunities outlined in the paper.
Source: SEAV, November 2003
This draft decision was prepared by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in relation to its 2004 review of electricity distribution pricing. The paper outlines how IPART will ensure that it provides no regulatory barriers to distribution network service providers undertaking efficient demand management projects.
Source: IPART, February 2004