AI-powered intelligence vs free public dashboards. OpenNEM is a free, open-source dashboard showing real-time NEM generation and pricing data. It provides excellent public visualisations but has no alerting, no AI analysis, no WEM coverage, and no tools for commercial energy decision-making.
Start Free Trial →OpenNEM shows you dashboards. gridIQ's Watt AI answers questions like "Should I shift my load to tonight?" using 20 specialist tools — prices, forecasts, carbon intensity, weather, and more.
OpenNEM requires you to check the dashboard. gridIQ sends price spike alerts, carbon threshold warnings, and pre-dispatch notifications via email, Slack, or webhook — in real time.
OpenNEM covers the five NEM regions. gridIQ adds WEM (WA) with 30-minute trading interval support, WEM-calibrated price tiers, and full generation and carbon data.
gridIQ includes dual-method Scope 2 emissions tracking (location-based and time-matched market-based), load shift recommendations, demand response modelling, and CACE analysis. OpenNEM has none of these.
OpenNEM is a great reference tool for seeing what's happening. gridIQ tells you what it means, what to do about it, and what's likely to happen next — with AI-powered analysis across all six regions.
With Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards coming into effect, commercial buyers need dual-method Scope 2 calculations. gridIQ provides time-matched market-based emissions aligned with the GHG Protocol.
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Competitor pricing verified April 2026