Acronyms and abbreviations

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACT Australian Capital Territory
AEMC Australian Energy Market Commission
AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator
AER Australian Energy Regulator
AGL AGL Energy Limited
ANU Australian National University
ARENA Australian Renewable Energy Agency
ATSE Australian Academy of Science, Technology and Engineering
CCGT Combined Cycle Gas Turbine
COAG Council of Australian Governments
COP21 Paris Climate Conference—21st Conference of the Parties
CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
CSP systems Concentrating Solar-thermal Power systems
Genex Genex Power, Australian public company
GW gigawatt
MW megawatt
MWh megawatt hour
NEM National Electricity Market
NSW New South Wales
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PCM Phase Change Materials
PV Photovoltaic
RET Renewable Energy Target
TCS Thermo-Chemical Storage
TES Thermal Energy Storage
TESS-EC Thermal Energy Storage System – Energy Consumer
TESS-GRID Thermal Energy Storage System – bulk grid storage technology
TESS Thermal Energy Storage System
TIPSA Torrens Island Power Station near Adelaide
WEM Wholesale Electricity Market

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