NEMMCO

The National Electricity Market Management Company Limited (NEMMCO) is a company that was established under the National Electricity Code. NEMMCO was established in May 1996 to implement, administer and operate the wholesale NEM, continually improve its efficiency, and manage the security of the power system.

NEMMCO has dual roles of Market Operator and System Operator. NEMMCO employs more than 200 staff, a large percentage of whom are specialists in electrical engineering and information technology. NEMMCO's Head Office is in Melbourne, and other offices are located in Sydney and Brisbane.

For each of NEMMCO's offices (including the National Dispatch & Security Centres - NDSCs - through which the market is operated) NEMMCO runs NEM-Watch on large screen displays in order that visitors and all staff can keep an eye on the way the market is operating.