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Dispatchable demand

The ability of demand-side participants to respond actively to wholesale electricity market conditions is an important component of an efficient wholesale market. While there are existing mechanisms in place to encourage this response, several policy problems have been identified with these arrangements. A dispatchable demand regime offers on way of addressing these policy problems.

Code Amendments gazetted

The Code amendments for a dispatchable demand regime were gazetted on 20 October 2011.  A copy of the Gazette Notice and Code Amendments are available on Code Amendments 2011 page.

The authority has published a brief overview paper of both the Dispatchable Demand and DSBF initiatives.

• Dispatchable demand and Demand-side bidding and forecasting - overview paper

Dispatchable demand regime consultation, July 2011

Following the Electricity Commission’s consultations on dispatchable demand in September 2009 and May 2010, the Authority further developed the dispatchable demand proposal and published a consultation paper in July 2011 which included proposed code amendments. The Authority received 12 submissions on the proposal. Further information on the consultation paper and submissions is available at the consultation page.

Dispatchable demand regime consultation, May 2010

Based on the submissions on the Dispatchable Demand - options consultation, a more detailed proposal was published as the Dispatchable Demand Regime consultation paper on 20 May 2010.

Following submissions to the Dispatchable Demand Regime consultation, the proposal is being more fully developed for implementation.

Dispatchable demand - options consultation, September 2009

The Dispatchable Demand – options consultation paper, considered four high level dispatchable demand options. Seventeen submissions were received.

A conference was held in May 2010 to provide an overview of the consultation documents and an opportunity for industry participants to discuss the options.

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