The Weekly Dispatch: Charged Up

In this edition of the Weekly Dispatch:

  1. AEMO has released the 2023 Transmission Expansion Options Report for the 2024 ISP showing a significant increase in transmission cost estimates since the 2022 ISP.
  2. ARENA has published a report outlining the opportunities and challenges for the NEM of bidirectional EV charging.
  3. The NSW Government is proposing to increase the network capacity of the CWO REZ up to 6 GW by 2038.
  4. Planned industrial action at Woodside and Chevron LNG facilities in WA contributed to a 30% spike in European TTF LNG prices.
  5. ERCOT continues to break peak demand and renewable generation records.
  6. Podcasts of the week: Montel Weekly on the rise of automated trading algorithms in European spot markets; Energy Insiders on what Australia can learn from the US Inflation Reduction Act; Columbia Energy Exchange on decarbonising steel and cement production.
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