by Wayne Pales | Dec 11, 2017
If you’re unfamiliar with the term Competitive Monopoly, let me start by giving you some examples. The technology industry has the most recognisable competitive monopolies – such as Facebook, who continues to dominate despite the loads of social networking sites....
by Wayne Pales | Dec 5, 2017
The utility of the future will fail or succeed based on how much it collaborates with others and the strength of its partnerships. Sharing information collected from technologies such as smart meters with the community it operates in will be key. This may all sound...
by Wayne Pales | Nov 21, 2017
I see a lot of articles, and hear a lot of people talk about becoming a digital utility. But what does it mean to you? How do you gauge if you are a digital utility and so what if you are? Before embarking on our respective digital utility journeys, it is essential...
by Wayne Pales | Nov 7, 2017
There is increasing excitement of late about the potential of peer to peer energy trading. In simple terms, peer to peer trading is the ability for a person to sell the excess electricity they generate to another person or organisation, as opposed to only being...
by Wayne Pales | Oct 25, 2017
Whether you believe the National Energy Guarantee, or N.E.G., is right for Australia depends on your world view. There have been both positive and negative opinions shared since the guarantee was announced last week. For me, I’m still on the fence. As always, the...
by Wayne Pales | Oct 18, 2017
An industry peer recently told me we must not let perfect be the enemy of good if we are to stand any chance of adopting demand response as an essential part of our future energy mix. I cannot agree more. I am a firm advocate for Demand Response, but I am also the...
by Wayne Pales | Oct 10, 2017
It saddens me when I hear people, not involved in the utility industry, talk about demand response (DR) as an inconvenience to customers. It frustrates me when people within the utility industry tell the same story and claim DR will deliver no value. I believe it’s...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 27, 2017
Demand Response is a hot topic in the Australian energy industry. Its inclusion in Dr Alan Finkel’s report, “Blueprint for the Future: Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market” has given it much-needed...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 18, 2017
‘Demand Response’ continues to get increased attention in the Australian media. It is interesting that even when discussing this activity outside of utilities, we have retained the term Demand Response. I don’t know why. Demand Response, or DR, as we call it, is...
by Wayne Pales | Sep 12, 2017
Demand Response (DR) is finally starting to pick up momentum in Australia. We have an opportunity to get it right the first time, to learn from others and not miss out vital steps. The idea of Demand Response is to reduce or shift energy use during a particular...
