AEMO On Air
A podcast about all things energy, brought to you by the Australian Energy Market Operator.
Episodes
In this episode of AEMO On Air, we spotlight two emerging leaders helping shape Australia’s energy future.
Join us as we sit down with Merry Hoang and Jaleel Mesbah, recipients of the Zema Energy Studies Scholarship – a world-class PhD program in partnership with Monash University.
This scholarship was created to honour AEMO’s founding CEO, Matt Zema, and is dedicated to supporting the next generation of energy ...
AEMO's Onboarding and Connections team plays a vital role in Australia's energy transition, connecting new generation and storage into our grid.
In this latest episode of AEMO On Air, we talk to Group Manager Onboarding and Connections, Margarida Pimentel about her team, the Connections Scorecard report and the importance of working closely with industry to bring new energy projects to life.
Last year, AEMO released its first Transition Plan for System Security, mapping out how we will contribute to maintaining power system security as the National Electricity Market (NEM) and WA’s Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) move toward a world without coal fired power stations.
In this episode of AEMO On Air, we chat with Chris Mock, Manager of Engineering Strategy – System Design, about the role of the plan and its ...
In the last quarter of 2024 the National Electricity Market hit new demand records, while the contribution of coal fired generation dipped below 50% for the first time.
In this episode we dive into the insights from the Q4 Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report with AEMO’s Manager of Market Insights, Kerry Galloway.
Kerry breaks down the key takeaways from the report, including the surge in renewable energy contributions, highlighti...
In our first AEMO On Air podcast for 2025, we dive into the AEMO Graduate Development Program — a game-changer for anyone looking to kickstart their career in the energy sector.
We chat with Maddison Demmler, AEMO Graduate Program Manager about the importance of graduate programs in today’s world and the role graduates can play in Australia's energy transition.
Plus, we hear from Zahra and Sasindu as they ...
As WA transitions to net zero, natural gas continues to play a critical role in providing energy to homes and businesses.
In this week’s episode of AEMO On Air, we chat with AEMO’s Nicola Falcon, Interim Executive General Manager of WA, about the latest WA Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) which reveals a strengthened near-term outlook compared to last year’s GSOO, with WA’s domestic gas supply expected to exceed consu...
Did you know there are more rooftop solar systems in Australia, than there are swimming pools in backyards?
Aussies have embraced rooftop solar like nowhere else on the planet, making households the largest generators of energy on the grid, but we have a long way to go to reach our enormous potential and so much to gain by doing so.
In this episode we chat to Violette Mouchaileh, AEMO's Executive General Manager of Re...
In this episode we dive into the insights from the Q3 Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report with AEMO’s Manager of Market Insights, Kerry Galloway.
Kerry breaks down the key takeaways from the report, including the impact of weather on energy supply and demand, why the cooler July and warmer August/September caused fluctuations in wholesale energy prices, and a big win – at the end of Q3 2024, 45.6 gigawatts (GW) of new c...
AEMO CEO Daniel Westerman spoke at the Australian Financial Review’s 2024 Energy and Climate Summit.
In this special episode of AEMO On Air, we take a listen to Daniel’s speech, where he gives us a glimpse into what operating the energy system of the future could look like.
In the speech Daniel discusses the challenges of operating Australia's electricity grids in the not-too-distant future, when they no longer have coal in the ...
AEMO’s 2024 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report provides a 10-year outlook of investment requirements to maintain reliability for Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM).
In this episode, we hear from Andrew Turley, GM – Forecasting, System Design, on the importance of this outlook and why it is critical that expected investments in generation, storage and transmission are delivered on time and in fu...
In early July, to coincide with NAIDOC Week, AEMO launched our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), marking a significant step forward in our commitment to reconciliation, diversity, and inclusion.
In this episode, Paul chats with AEMO’s Kate Pollock, Senior Consultant – Organisational Development and Jodana Anglesey, Stakeholder Relations & Communications Lead at AEMO Services, about the importance of our RAP in Au...
In this week’s episode of AEMO On Air, we break down our recently released Quarterly Energy Dynamics (QED) report with AEMO’s Manager of Market Insights, Kerry Galloway.
Tune in as we discuss how the June quarter's low wind speeds and reduced rainfall in south-eastern Australia saw decreases in electricity supplied from wind and hydro, why flexible gas-powered generation is the ultimate backstop for periods of reduced...
Recently AEMO released our 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP), a 25-year road map to transition the National Electricity Market (NEM) to net zero.
Hear from Daniel Westerman, AEMO Chief Executive Officer, in today's episode of AEMO On Air, as he breaks down the ISP and confirms that Australia’s energy transition is well underway, with renewable energy accounting for 40% of electricity used in the past year
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In this week’s AEMO On Air podcast, we hear from Ben Jones, Reliability Forecasting Manager at AEMO.
Ben explains all the complexities and helps clarify some of the information reported in the media about our recently published update to the 2023 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report.
Interviewer: Catie Low
AEMO has released 2024's first quarterly assessment of market dynamics for both gas and electricity. In this episode AEMO's GM responsible for market insights, Kevin Ly, joins the podcast for a deep dive on trends in energy production, consumption and costs.
Interviewer: Paul Zennaro
AEMO's Claire Cass - GM for network projects - explains why Australia needs to build new transmission to connect renewable energy to the grid, and our meet net-zero targets.
Please note that at 11.46, Claire says 100 kms when she meant to say 100 meters to describe the width of the route for VNI West.
Interviewer: Paul Zennaro
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