A (5) | B (4) | C (9) | D (3) | E (9) | F (1) | G (8) | I (6) | K (2) | L (6) | M (9) | N (11) | O (3) | P (9) | R (5) | S (9) | T (3) | V (1) | W (3)

Demand-side response

A mechanism where end users can benefit by changing their consumption in response to real-time electricity prices or short-term network constraints. Depending on how end users set up their demand-side response, it can provide them with additional revenue or a saving on their electricity bill that is substantially more than the cost of providing demand-side response.

Direct greenhouse gas emissions

The National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors handbook refer to these as emissions emitted per unit of activity (in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent – CO2-e) at the point of emission release (i.e. fuel use, energy use, manufacturing process activity, mining activity, on-site waste disposal, etc.).

Dispatch price

The price for electricity in a wholesale electricity market that is necessary to provide the capacity needed to match demand in a five-minute ‘dispatch period’.