What I learnt at ‘All-Energy Australia’
Last week (23/24 October) I attended All-Energy AU in Melbourne. I’ve been attending this conference for several years, and this year I have to say it was the best one I’ve been too. What helped is that it was twice the size of previous years as they ran the Energy Efficiency Expo in parallel. Plenary […]
Tomorrows Grid today
PV, batteries & EV’s as IoT devices The following is an abstract submitted for a conference at the end of the year So we put solar on the roof and a battery in the garage and power most of our house for most of the time. Is that all there is? What’s the next step-change […]
The (inevitable) democratisation of the electricity consumer.
In the not too distant future, it will be the endpoints of the electricity grid (consumers/prosumers) that manage the supply, balance the load, maintain the frequency, generate and store electricity as well as trade those services between each other. The all-powerful centralised electricity system that carries out all those duties today will still exist, but […]
Why Flick Electric is an enabler of the future grid
According to Energy News, Flick Electric added the third-highest number of customers to its books in December (last month). It’s still only a small total number (7,500 ICPs) compared to the big 5 electricity retailers that command 85-90% of the market BUT it’s the sign of big things to come. I have to disclose here that […]
Will consumers flock to access their meter data?
We think the recent Code change announced by the Electricity Authority is a big deal. From 1 Feb next year consumers (homes, businesses, or in fact anyone who buys electricity) will be able to ask their retailer for the last two years worth of electricity consumption data that was used to calculate your bill or […]
Downstream
Last week (Wed 4th/Thu 5th March) the electricity industry met for its annual conference, Downstream. I’ve been attending these conferences since they started and this one was the most enlightening of the lot. The presenters, mainly heavy-hitting utility CEOs and industry players, were quite forthcoming with their views and opinions. This was in great contrast to […]
Paranoia to be taken seriously
I was amused and frustrated while in Auckland today, my rental car had a limited number of radio stations to choose from and so I was on a well known talk back radio station (not my normal choice but my favourite station was not selectable) and the topic was the Privacy Commissioners warning to Utilities […]
Access to meter data – a good start…
The year has gotten off to a good start for consumers. The Electricity Authority has just released its decision on giving householders access to their consumption data, which is actually a big deal! The Authority is changing the rules so that; (a) retailers must provide up to 24 months of consumption data if requested by […]