Distribution Loss Factors (DLF) by connection point

Returns the Distribution Loss Factor for NEM connection points from the MMSDM LOSSFACTORMODEL table. DLFs measure the average energy loss on the distribution network between a connection point and the transmission network boundary; a DLF of 1.02 means the generator must produce 2% more energy than it delivers to the transmission system.

Usage

aemo_dlf(year = NULL, connection_point_id = NULL)

Source

AEMO MMSDM archive, LOSSFACTORMODEL table. AEMO Copyright Permissions Notice.

Arguments

year

Financial year(s) as "YYYY-YY". NULL returns all available years.

connection_point_id

Optional character vector of connection point IDs.

Value

An aemo_tbl with at minimum financial_year, connectionpointid, and dlf.

Details

DLFs are published annually by AEMO (NER 3.6.3) and combined with MLFs in settlement to give the total loss factor (TLF = MLF x DLF) used in energy payments.

See also

Other reference: aemo_interconnectors(), aemo_mlf(), aemo_participants(), aemo_price_caps(), aemo_regions(), aemo_settlement(), aemo_snapshot(), aemo_units()

Examples

# \donttest{
op <- options(aemo.cache_dir = tempdir())
try({
  dlf <- aemo_dlf(year = "2024-25")
  head(dlf)
})
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#> Warning: Could not reach MMSDM LOSSFACTORMODEL; returning empty table.
#> ℹ Use `aemo_nemweb_download()` with an MMSDM URL to fetch DLF data directly.
#> # aemo_tbl: NEM Distribution Loss Factors (DLF)
#> # Source:   https://nemweb.com.au/Data_Archive/Wholesale_Electricity/MMSDM
#> # Licence:  AEMO Copyright Permissions Notice
#> # Retrieved: 2026-05-31 19:34 UTC 
#> # Rows: 0  Cols: 3
#> 
#> [1] financial_year    connectionpointid dlf              
#> <0 rows> (or 0-length row.names)
options(op)
# }