Achieving World-Leading Penetration of Renewables: The Australian National Electricity Market
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- O'Connell, B.; Davies, C.; Paver, A.; Taylor, E.; Veijalainen, T.; Ganguli, R.; Schaefer, C.
- Source
- IEEE Power and Energy Magazine IEEE Power and Energy Mag. Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE. 19(5):18-28 Jan, 2021
- Subject
- Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Geoscience
Wind power generation
Nanoelectromechanical systems
Electricity supply industry
Power systems planning
Australia
Renewable energy sources
- Language
- ISSN
- 1540-7977
1558-4216
The national electricity market (nem) power system interconnects five regions in eastern and southern Australia and delivers around 80% of the national electricity consumption. The NEM and its electrical regions exhibit unique characteristics compared to most other power systems. It has no interconnection to neighboring countries, covers large geographical distances, and contains world-class wind and solar resources.