Wholesale Electricity Market introduction

IMPORTANT: AEMO has postponed all face-to-face energy education courses during the COVID-19 health alert. Webinars will proceed as planned, and e-learning continues to be available.

We are currently working to develop a technology delivery solution to allow instructor-led courses to proceed virtually where appropriate, and will update the course schedule accordingly once this is in place.

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We are not currently accepting any new registrations for face-to-face courses. To be notified by email when registrations re-open, please contact energyeducation@aemo.com.au and include the name of the course(s) you are interested in.

This course provides a high level overview of the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) in Western Australian (WA) and its mechanisms. No prior knowledge of the WEM is necessary to attend this course.

Course content

• Basic introduction to the electricity sector.
• Overview of the South West interconnected System.
• Explanation of the market mechanisms:
  • Energy market
  • Reserve Capacity Mechanism
• Overview of market participant interfaces.
• Introduction to the market rules.

Learning outcomes:

Attendees will gain a high level overview of the Wholesale Electricity Market in Western Australia (WA) and its mechanisms.

Course dates:

Cost:

The course is free to WEM participants.

Non-WEM participants: $150 (plus GST) per person

How to enrol

• Visit the AEMO Learning Academy.
• Click on the Catalogue button to view courses.
• Add the education course to the Cart.
• Create an individual log in.

For bulk enrolments (10 attendee or more), please contact wa@aemo.com.au.