My last day at work. In parting, here's the story of the time I tried to name a new power station after Millhouse Van Houten

Decision by energy market rule-maker could pave way for Tesla and others to develop virtual power plants, demand response, and combine electric vehicle load that can compete in the wholesale market with traditional peaking power plants..

Just to be clear: the oil industry is now artificially chilling Alaska's melting permafrost to make it solid enough to drill for and transport yet more oil https://t.co/yx5Kdg5BI3

Hearing how well the NEM performed this summer at the @MonashMEMSI AEMO Quarterly dynamics report for Q1 2018. Thanks to the AEMO market performance team. @AEMO_Media.

I don't always write blog posts, but when I do - they are long-form and full of esoteric charts. Hope some in Aus Energy Twitter enjoy this look at what's been changing in the NEM's FCAS markets

Get ready to pay more for food, fuel and airline tickets as lowball NEG emissions target condemns manufacturers, farmers, truckers to huge emissions cuts: study

coal poses the biggest threat to power security in NSW — my letter to @FinancialReview, tuesday's online edition. https://t.co/34pLiuIkM8

And this is true even with flat, volumetric electricity rates that bundle all costs of grid into a ¢/kWh charge and distort actual marginal cost of charging an EV (if done at right time of day) by ~2-10x. Savings would be MUCH bigger with real time pricing & good network tariffs.

When you're almost done picking teams in gym class.

Big power resists AEMO 'strategic reserve' push after NSW squeeze, via @OBenPotter https://t.co/UGWZeVWuSx via @FinancialReview

AEMO forecasting a Lack of Reserve in NSW for the fifth day in a row after a string of #coal outages. #auspol

our network operator did a great job keeping the lights on today with 3 significant fossil fuel failures in one day. #coalfail

Turns out, yes.

south korea tightening up its coal specification to favour low sulphur coal — bad news for most australian exporters. https://t.co/8DjkcCjhvD

.@Tesla leads charge against generators over market access

Shouldn't these fines be going to the jerks throwing bikes into rivers?

This can't be repeated enough. Wages in Australia are much lower than most people realise

Aussie politics + climate change 101:

Loved this quote on how to fix up EV transition policy in Australia: So, what should be done? “Do the boring thing,” Hackett says. “Look at what works in other countries, copy it, and then pretend you thought of it.”

Want lower wholesale prices? Just let demand response compete in your wholesale market. Interesting writeup on (usually somewhat obscure) FCAS market cost reductions from @AEMO_Media https://t.co/aHQcXgDlOm