AEMO is waking up to the huge capacity of micro power.

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Electric Grid Electric Vehicles Energy Policy Australia
AEMO needs greater ambition on DER for a true whole-of-system ISP
May 01, 2024
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Key Takeaways:
Distributed energy resources (DER) in homes and businesses will likely be the largest component of generation capacity, storage and flexible load in the National Electricity Market (NEM) by 2050.

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The Australian Energy Market Operator’s DER forecasts are conservative in several respects, meaning DER could play a much greater role than currently forecast.

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A higher DER sensitivity is needed in the 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP), and a high DER scenario is required in the 2026 ISP.

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Australia’s energy transition could end up slower and more expensive