The Role of Demand Flexibility Trading by Dr Vikki McLeod

The Role of Demand Flexibility Trading in Australia’s Clean Energy Transition: A Systems Thinking Approach: Presented by Dr Vikki McLeod from QUT, 1 March 2024.

This presentation examines a current policy issue critical to Australia’s Clean Energy Transition: integrating end consumer-owned Distributed Energy Resources into the electricity grid.
DER integration is a remarkably complex problem involving end consumer behaviour, transactions involving multiple parties, energy market reforms, policy development and politics, technology economics and innovation. The electricity system is complex; the market, regulations, policy, and politics overlap and intersect with the technical aspects. These factors contribute to energy policy uncertainties and other barriers.

This presentation outlines how ‘complexity theory’ and a ‘system thinking approach’ can be used to navigate DER integration policy development.