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Demand Response Programs

Demand Response

Earn a significant new revenue stream while supporting Australia's most affordable path to decarbonisation

What is Demand Response?

Demand Response offers businesses a simple way to earn revenue while helping stabilise the electricity grid during periods of high demand or low renewable output. Flexible demand also reduces reliance on fossil-fuel generation, helping to cut emissions and lower the risk of blackouts. Enrolling in Demand Response programs allows business to get paid for being flexible with energy use - by temporarily reducing consumption or switching to backup power. In doing so, you can earn a share of peak demand energy prices, turning grid support into a valuable new revenue stream.

How does Demand Response work?

Demand Response helps to enable to a more resilient, renewables-based grid by helping to balance energy demand and supply. When demand increases, grid operators can either risk a blackout, activate a fossil fuel-powered peaker plant, or dispatch a Demand Response network. As the global leader in Demand Response, Enel X’s proven dispatch processes are designed to be simple, fast and effective, while prioritising operational needs. Our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) aggregates the flexible demand of businesses to form a reliable, dispatchable asset. Multiple users powering down at once has the same effect on the grid as bringing new generation online.

1. Plan: Enel X collaborates with you to develop a customised energy reduction plan, tailored to your operational needs and business priorities.

2. Activate: When called on by the market operator, our VPP signals participating businesses to initiate their energy reduction plan.

3. Respond: You temporarily power down equipment or switch to onsite backup power sources for a set period.

4. Restore: Once the event concludes, we notify you when it’s safe to resume normal operations.

5. Earn revenue: Enel X pays you a share of energy market earnings and additional incentives for supporting grid stability.

Example of a Demand Response Event

The value of Demand Response

Demand Response helps businesses unlock new revenue streams, supports the transition to a renewables-based grid, and benefits the wider community by improving energy reliability and putting downward pressure on pricing.

Earn Revenue

Demand Response programs pay you to temporarily reduce consumption, helping the grid balance supply and demand.

Support Sustainability

Accelerate Australia’s transition to renewable energy as Demand Response is key to maintaining a reliable, renewable grid.

Increase Grid Reliability

A cost-effective alternative to building new power plants, Demand Response provides critical firming capacity to keep the grid stable.

Support Your Community

Demand Response helps to keep the lights on for those who need it most, and puts downward pressure on electricity pricing for all users.

Demand Response opportunities in your region

Enel X provides access to all available Demand Response programs in Australia. We work with customers on a state and national basis. Learn more about the programs available in your state.

NEM

Eastern States: NSW, VIC, SA, QLD, TAS

For businesses based in the National Electricity Market (NEM)

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WEM

Western Australia

For businesses based in the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM)

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Why Enel X?

Our achievements in Australia & New Zealand

No. 1

market share of C&I DR capacity

650+MW

flexible demand assets under management

600+

connected facilities to our VPP

Our Resources

Learn more with our media releases, whitepapers, articles and more

Sydney night scene

New South Wales takes innovative step to keep the lights on, as coal fired generator set to close

New South Wales takes innovative step to keep the lights on, as coal fired generator set to close

Enel X has been awarded a contract to supply 95MW of ‘demand response’ firming capacity in NSW

Media Release Demand Response
Fridge

Enel X awarded $3.7 million ARENA grant to unlock flexible demand in the commercial refrigeration sector

Enel X awarded $3.7 million ARENA grant to unlock flexible demand in the commercial refrigeration sector

Enel X Australia is the recipient of ARENA (Australian Renewable Energy Agency) grant funding to support flexible demand projects in small commercial refrigeration

Demand Response Media Release
Enel X and CIT staff discussing about the project in front of the Battery Storage

Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) Lowers Energy Costs with Battery Storage

Central Irrigation Trust (CIT) Lowers Energy Costs with Battery Storage

CIT partners with Enel X on one of Australia’s largest onsite battery storage projects

Energy Storage Case study
Powerlines

What is Demand Response and how does it work?

What is Demand Response and how does it work?

Demand Response programs allows energy consumers to earn from their flexibility: discover how it works and what are its benefits

Article Demand Response
Cold Storage Facility

Cold Storage facility offset 10% of its rising electricity costs with Demand Response

Cold Storage facility offset 10% of its rising electricity costs with Demand Response

Oxford Cold Storage participates in Virtual Power Plant as part of its sustainability initiative

Case study Demand Response

Enel X continues to lead wholesale electricity market demand-side participation

Enel X continues to lead wholesale electricity market demand-side participation

One year on, Enel X has grown its portfolio to 100+MW and remains the sole registered demand response service provider for the WDRM

Media Release Demand Response
Staff installing batteries.

Powering irrigation with renewables

Powering irrigation with renewables

Learn how companies are dealing with rising electricity costs by moving towards renewable power sources.

Renewable Energy Energy Storage Article
Wind power

Generate revenue from existing assets

Generate revenue from existing assets

The food chain is innovating to improve the bottom line with VPPs and Demand Response

Demand Response Article
Building

Demand Response addresses the energy trilemma

Demand Response addresses the energy trilemma

How Virtual Power Plants address issues of energy security, affordability and sustainability

Demand Response Article
Solar panels

Hybrid Power Purchase Agreements

Hybrid Power Purchase Agreements

Learn how a Hybrid Power Purchase Agreement combines the best of solar and storage, generating lower energy costs for your business today and in the future.

Renewable Energy Article

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