May72019 by Connor JamesNo Comments
What will happen to ‘legacy embedded networks’ under the AEMC’s proposed rule and law changes

What will happen to ‘legacy embedded networks’ under the AEMC’s proposed rule and law changes

AU Energy Compliance
Tomorrow the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) will hold a stakeholder forum to examine the question of what will happen to 'legacy embedded networks' under the AEMC's proposed rule and law changes. Below we discuss this question. By Connor James, Compliance Quarter. In January the AEMC released its draft report Updating the regulatory frameworks for embedded networks. The report set out proposed amendments to the national energy laws and rules to establish a new regulatory regime to improve consumer protections and access to retail market competition for embedded network customers. We have discussed the report in previous posts. The headline items included the establishment of a new 'type' or retailer holding an off-market retail authorisation and the abolition of the majority of exemptions meaning that all 'new' embedded networks would need to…
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Feb42019 by Connor JamesNo Comments
The Updated Framework for Embedded Networks

The Updated Framework for Embedded Networks

AU Energy Compliance
On 31 January 2019, the Australian Energy Market Commission (‘AEMC’) released its draft report on its project labelled ‘Updating the regulatory frameworks for embedded networks’ (‘Report’). In total, the Report exceeded 1000 pages and included specific suggestions for amendments to the National Electricity Law (‘NEL’) and National Energy Retail Law (‘NERL’), as well as draft changes to the National Electricity Rules (‘NER’) and National Energy Retail Rules (‘NERR’) to complement the proposed legislative amendments. By Alex Silcock, Compliance Quarter.  The Report is the first practical step taken by the AEMC to update the regulatory framework for embedded networks since the review undertaken for COAG in 2017. The report confirms details of previously discussed legislative changes, gives an estimated timeframe for their implementation and provides opportunities for submissions by stakeholders. These…
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