Research // Dr Steven Percy

The Australia Institute Tasmania The Australia Institute South Australia
Centre for Future Work Nordic Policy Centre Centre for Responsible Technology
ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA

March 2021

Electricity Markets & the Grid

Inertia and system strength in the National Energy Market

by Professor Bruce Mountain and Dr Steven Percy

This report has been prepared by the Victoria Energy Policy Centre (VEPC) for the Australia Institute to provide advice to the Energy Security Board’s Post-2025 redesign of the National Electricity Market (NEM). The terms of reference require us to examine the arrangements for the provision of inertia and system strength in the NEM. Inertia refers