Enel X Demand Response Project
- $7.2m Funded by ARENA
- $9m Total project cost
Summary
Enel X (formerly EnerNOC), a global leader in demand response, is one of the eight companies contracted under the Demand Response initiative to trial how it can play a role in stabilising the grid in extreme peaks. Enel X is contracted to deliver 20 MW in New South Wales and 30 MW in Victoria in each of the three years of the trial.
How the project works
The combined 50 MW demand response portfolio consists of commercial and industrial energy users who have agreed to safely reduce their electricity consumption during demand response events dispatched by AEMO.
Having installed its own metering technology at customer sites, energy users are capable of implementing load curtailment within 10 minutes of receiving dispatch instructions from Enel X indicating that a demand response event is commencing. In addition, a portion of the sites have also been equipped with control equipment that allows Enel X to remotely initiate a safe load reduction.
Participating businesses are able to maximise payments from utilities for partially powering down operations during moments of severe grid strain.
This project consists of:
Project reports- ARENA media release 11/10/17
- Enel X ARENA Demand Response Trial 7
- Enel X Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 4
- Enel X Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 3
- Enel X Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 5
- Enel X Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 6
- EnelX Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 1
- EnelX Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 2
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Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 7
This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Enel X across New South Wales and Victoria for the ARENA Demand Response Trial.
Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 6
Period: 1 Dec. 2019 to 31 May 2020. EnelX share more on the knowledge and experiences gained in their latest report, as well as a high-level comparison of performance between automated curtailment verses manual on-site curtailment.
Video: EnelX Demand Response
Enel X will build a 20MW reserve in NSW, made up of commercial and industrial businesses, which will respond within 10 minutes of receiving instruction from AEMO that a demand response event is beginning.
Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 5
Period: 1 June 2019 to 30 November 2019. EnelX share more on the knowledge and experiences gained in their latest report, as well as a high-level comparison of performance between automated curtailment verses manual on-site curtailment.
Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 4
Period: 1 December 2018 to 31 May 2019. EnelX share more on the knowledge and experiences gained in their latest report, as well as a high-level comparison of performance between automated curtailment verses manual on-site curtailment.
Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 3
Period: 1 June 2018 to 30 November 2018. EnelX share more on the knowledge and experiences gained in their latest report, as well as a high-level comparison of performance between automated curtailment verses manual on-site curtailment.
Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 2
Period: 1 December 2017 to 31 May 2018. This report provides an overview of the demand response provided by Enel X and its customers across New South Wales and Victoria for the ARENA Demand Response Trial.
Report: Demand Response Project – Knowledge Sharing Report 1
Period Early September 2017 to December 2017. This report provides an overview of the Demand Response provided by EnelX and its customers across New South Wales and Victoria for the ARENA Demand Response Trial.
Media Release: AEMO and ARENA Demand Response Trial to Provide 200 Megawatts of Emergency Reserves for Extreme Peaks
ARENA and AEMO today jointly announced 10 pilot projects have been awarded funding under the demand response initiative to manage electricity supply during extreme peaks.
Area of Innovation
Enel X, is using the Enel X Site Server, a highly secure, low latency communications gateway for energy management and demand response applications, to deliver its emergency reserve.
Benefit
The program will help to establish whether demand response can assist in maintaining a stable electricity grid in Eastern Australia.
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