By Professor Iain Macgill

Book Chapters

Smith R; MacGill I, 2020, 'Working backward from behind the meter: What consumer value, behavior, and uncertainty mean for distributed energy technologies', in Behind and Beyond the Meter Digitalization Aggregation Optimization Monetization, pp. 193 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819951-0.00009-8

Smith R; MacGill I, 2020, 'Chapter 9 Working backward from behind the meter: what consumer value, behavior, and uncertainty mean for distributed energy technologies', in Behind and Beyond the Meter, Elsevier, pp. 193 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819951-0.00009-8

Gui EM; MacGill I, 2019, 'Consumer-centric service innovations in an era of self-selecting customers', in Consumer, Prosumer, Prosumager: How Service Innovations will Disrupt the Utility Business Model, pp. 127 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816835-6.00007-3

Kuch D; Stringer N; Marshall L; Young S; Roberts M; Macgill I; Bruce A; Passey R, 2019, 'An Energy Data Manifesto', in Good Data, Institute of Networked Cultures, Amsterdam, pp. 77 - 93, http://networkcultures.org/blog/publication/tod-29-good-data/

Gui EM; MacGill I, 2019, 'Chapter 7 Consumer-Centric Service Innovations in an Era of Self-Selecting Customers', in Consumer, Prosumer, Prosumager, Elsevier, pp. 127 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-816835-6.00007-3

Smith R; MacGill I, 2017, 'The Great Rebalancing: Rattling the Electricity Value Chain from Behind the Meter', in Innovation and Disruption at the Grid S Edge how Distributed Energy Resources are Disrupting the Utility Business Model, pp. 41 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811758-3.00003-6

Elliston B; Diesendorf M; MacGill I, 2017, 'Reliability of 100 % Renewable Electricity Supply in the Australian National Electricity Market', in Uyar TS (ed.), Towards 100% Renewable Energy, SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG, pp. 297 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45659-1_32

Smith R; MacGill I, 2017, 'Chapter 3 The Great Rebalancing: Rattling the Electricity Value Chain from Behind the Meter', in Innovation and Disruption at the Grid's Edge, Elsevier, pp. 41 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-811758-3.00003-6

Smith R; MacGill I, 2016, 'The Future of Utility Customers and the Utility Customer of the Future', in Sioshansi F (ed.), Future of Utilities - Utilities of the Future: How Technological Innovations in Distributed Energy Resources Will Reshape the Electric Power Sector, Academic Press, pp. 343 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804249-6.00018-X

Smith R; MacGill I, 2016, 'Chapter 18 The Future of Utility Customers and the Utility Customer of the Future', in Future of Utilities Utilities of the Future, Elsevier, pp. 343 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-804249-6.00018-x

MacGill I; Watt M, 2015, 'Economics of Solar PV Systems with Storage, in Main Grid and Mini-Grid Settings', in Solar Energy Storage, pp. 225 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-409540-3.00010-4

MacGill I; Watt M, 2015, 'Chapter 10 Economics of Solar PV Systems with Storage, in Main Grid and Mini-Grid Settings', in Solar Energy Storage, Elsevier, pp. 225 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-409540-3.00010-4

Abe N; Baseer MA; Böcker B; Beluco A; Caux J; de Souza PK; Dhital R; Ding Y; Glasnovic Z; Ishio J; Kaldellis JK; Katatani T; Le Pierrès N; Li Y; Liu C; Livi FP; Luo L; MacGill I; Mainali B; Margeta K; Marx R; Mawire A; Mukai T; Rahman F; Rehman S; Sørensen B; Steffen B; Sun Z; Watt M; Weber C; Zondag HA, 2015, 'Contributors', in Solar Energy Storage, Elsevier, pp. xiii - xiv, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-409540-3.09992-8

Watt M; MacGill I, 2014, 'CHAPTER 18', in Advanced Concepts in Photovoltaics, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), pp. 567 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781849739955-00567

Smith R; MacGill I, 2014, 'Revolution, Evolution, or Back to the Future? Lessons from the Electricity Supply Industry's Formative Days', in Distributed Generation and Its Implications for the Utility Industry, pp. 475 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800240-7.00024-2

Watt ME; Watt M; MacGill I, 2014, 'Grid Parity and its Implications for Energy Policy and Regulation', in Nozik AJ; Conibeer G; Beard MC (ed.), Advanced Concepts in Photovoltaics: RSC (RSC Energy and Environment Series), Royal Society of Chemistry, Abington, Oxfordshire, UK., pp. 567 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/9781849739955-00567

Smith R; MacGill I, 2014, 'Chapter 24 Revolution, Evolution, or Back to the Future? Lessons from the Electricity Supply Industry's Formative Days', in Distributed Generation and its Implications for the Utility Industry, Elsevier, pp. 475 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-800240-7.00024-2

Kay M; MacGill I, 2014, 'Improving NWP Forecasts for the Wind Energy Sector', in Troccoli A; Dubus L; Haupt SE (ed.), Weather Matters for Energy, Springer New York, New York, pp. 413 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9221-4_20

MacGill I; Healy S; Passey R, 2013, 'Trading in energy efficiency - a market-based solution to market failure, or just yet another market failure?', in Energy Efficiency Towards the End of Demand Growth, pp. 563 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397879-0.00022-0

MacGill I; Healy S, 2013, 'Chapter 20 Is Electricity Industry Reform the Right Answer to the Wrong Question? Lessons from Australian Restructuring and Climate Policy', in Evolution of Global Electricity Markets, Elsevier, pp. 615 - 644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-397891-2.00020-1

MacGill I; Healy S; Passey R, 2013, 'Chapter 22 Trading in Energy Efficiency – A Market-Based Solution to Market Failure, or Just Yet Another Market Failure?', in Energy Efficiency, Elsevier, pp. 563 - 590, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-397879-0.00022-0

Healy S; MacGill I, 2012, 'Chapter 2 From Smart Grid to Smart Energy Use', in Smart Grid, Elsevier, pp. 29 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-386452-9.00002-4

Healy S; MacGill I, 2011, 'From Smart Grid to Smart Energy Use', in Smart Grid Integrating Renewable Distributed and Efficient Energy, pp. 29 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386452-9.00002-4

MacGill IF; Outhred HR, 2009, 'Australian Climate Change Policy and it's Implications for Asia-Pacific Partnership Countries, in Addressing Climate Change: Governance and Policy Issues', in , Icfai University Press

MacGill IF; Watt ME, 2002, 'Harnessing renewable energy: energy with low environmental impact', in Schuck S (ed.), Sustainable Energy Innovation, C.L. Creations, Sydney, pp. 31 - 65

Schuck S; Johnston M; MacGill IF; Pears A; Watt ME, 2002, 'Initiatives: improving the environment while increasing regional development, employment and export markets', in Schuck S (ed.), Sustainable Energy Innovation, C.L. Creations, Sydney, pp. 11 - 29

MacGill IF; Watt ME, 2002, 'The future trends: ensuring a sustainable future', in Schuck S (ed.), Sustainable Energy Innovation, C.L. Creations, Sydney, pp. 123 - 130

Journal articles

Samarakoon S; Roberts M; McConnell D; Kallmier E; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2025, 'The right time for real-time? Stakeholder perspectives on the role of temporal matching in renewable energy procurement in Australia', Energy Research and Social Science, 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104059

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2025, 'The scheduling role of future pricing information in electricity markets with rising deployments of energy storage: An Australian National Electricity Market case study', Energy Economics, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108191

Ellersdorfer P; Wang C; Saydam S; Canbulat I; MacGill I; Daiyan R, 2024, 'Unlocking new export opportunities: An open-source framework for assessing green iron and steel supply chains', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 92, pp. 1366 - 1374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.163

Gorman N; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2024, 'Re-dispatch simplification analysis: Confirmation holism and assessing the impact of simplifications on energy system model performance', Applied Energy, 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123250

Gorman N; MacGill I; Bruce A, 2024, 'How to support the adoption of open-source energy system modelling software? Insights from interviews with users and developers', Energy Research and Social Science, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103479

Pignatta G; Macgill I; Heslop S; Sproul A; Naderi S; Heim D, 2024, 'Reducing the greenhouse emissions of Australia’s housing stock through solar pre-cooling and pre-heating', Energy, 336, pp. 115556 - 115556, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.115556

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2023, 'NEMSEER: A Python package for downloading and handling historical National Electricity Market forecast data produced by the Australian Energy Market Operator', Journal of Open Source Software, 8, pp. 5883 - 5883, http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.05883

Gilmore N; Koskinen I; Burr P; Obbard E; Sproul A; Konstantinou G; Bilbao J; Daiyan R; Kay M; Corkish R; Macgill I; Lovell E; Menictas C; Bruce A, 2023, 'Identifying weak signals to prepare for uncertainty in the energy sector', Heliyon, 9, pp. e21295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21295

Yildiz B; Stringer N; Klymenko T; Syahman Samhan M; Abramowitz G; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan R; Sproul AB, 2023, 'Real-world data analysis of distributed PV and battery energy storage system curtailment in low voltage networks', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113696

Van Antwerpen J; Khan MHA; Shepherd J; Tan TH; Grundy S; MacGill I; Amal R; Daiyan R, 2023, 'A model for assessing pathways to integrate intermittent renewable energy for e-methanol production', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48, pp. 30221 - 30237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.04.177

Prakash A; Ashby R; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2023, 'Quantifying reserve capabilities for designing flexible electricity markets: An Australian case study with increasing penetrations of renewables', Energy Policy, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113551

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Watts S; Macgill I; Pignatta G; Sproul A, 2023, 'Clustering based analysis of residential duck curve mitigation through solar pre-cooling: A case study of Australian housing stock', Renewable Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.119064

Shepherd J; Haider Ali Khan M; Amal R; Daiyan R; MacGill I, 2022, 'Open-source project feasibility tools for supporting development of the green ammonia value chain', Energy Conversion and Management, 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116413

Heslop S; Yildiz B; Roberts M; Chen D; Lau T; Naderi S; Bruce A; MacGill I; Egan R, 2022, 'A Novel Temperature-Independent Model for Estimating the Cooling Energy in Residential Homes for Pre-Cooling and Solar Pre-Cooling', Energies, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15239257

Khan MHA; Heywood P; Kuswara A; Daiyan R; MacGill I; Amal R, 2022, 'An integrated framework of open-source tools for designing and evaluating green hydrogen production opportunities', Communications Earth and Environment, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00640-1

Marshall L; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Market Mechanisms and Technology Transition in Australia’s National Electricity Market', Current Sustainable Renewable Energy Reports, 9, pp. 41 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40518-021-00199-z

Prakash A; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Insights on designing effective and efficient frequency control arrangements from the Australian National Electricity Market', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112303

Johnston C; Ali Khan MH; Amal R; Daiyan R; MacGill I, 2022, 'Shipping the sunshine: An open-source model for costing renewable hydrogen transport from Australia', International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47, pp. 20362 - 20377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.04.156

Gorman N; Bruce A; MacGill I, 2022, 'Nempy: A Python package for modelling the Australian National Electricity Market dispatch procedure', Journal of Open Source Software, 7, pp. 3596 - 3596, http://dx.doi.org/10.21105/joss.03596

Purnell K; Bruce AG; MacGill I, 2022, 'Impacts of electrifying public transit on the electricity grid, from regional to state level analysis', Applied Energy, 307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.118272

Roberts M; Sharma A; Macgill I, 2022, 'Efficient, effective and fair allocation of costs and benefits in residential energy communities deploying shared photovoltaics', Applied Energy, 305, pp. 117935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117935

Naderi S; Heslop S; Chen D; Macgill I; Pignatta G, 2022, 'Consumer cost savings, improved thermal comfort, and reduced peak air conditioning demand through pre-cooling in Australian housing', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112172

Naderi S; Pignatta G; Heslop S; Macgill I; Chen D, 2022, 'Demand response via pre-cooling and solar pre-cooling: a review', Energy and Buildings, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112340

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