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The AEMC yesterday published its final determination for improving cost recovery arrangements for transmission non-network options. The rule change introduces a number of key changes to how TNSPs implement non-network options being used as alternatives to network...

The AER yesterday released the final updated Transmission Ringfencing Guideline. The final guideline largely adopts positions from the consultation draft and requires TNSPs to comply with ringfencing obligations for both prescribed and negotiated transmission...

On 13 February 2025 the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published its “Policy-led Sandboxing Accelerating access, deployment and orchestration of distributed energy resources through the regulatory sandbox” paper  - Innovative trials welcomed as AER introduces...

On 6 November 2024, the AER published proposed amendments to the transmission service target performance incentive scheme (STPIS) framework for consultation. STPIS has been under increasing scrutiny from across the energy sector as the energy transition affects...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced new draft requirements aimed at enhancing community engagement in the process of approving major transmission projects, as part of an effort to accelerate the expansion of the energy grid. In particular,...

Queensland’s Wind Farm Code (State Code 23) for the planning assessment of wind farms is being reviewed from 7 August – 4 September.The review aims to establish clearer benchmarks for managing the impacts of wind farm developments and to boost confidence in clean...

In March 2023, the AER released the new Transmission Ring-fencing Guideline (Guideline) which ringfences TNSPs’ provision of prescribed transmission services from other services it provides. As part of the consultation process for the Guideline, a number of...

Central to achieving these objectives is a move away from planning for failure, repeating and recycling the past and a mindset of transferring risks to contractors to embracing a framework of collaboration with a focus on managing risks, dispute avoidance, clear...

The AER released the new transmission ringfencing guideline in March 2023. The guideline specifies certain obligations on TNSPs to ringfence their provision of monopoly prescribed transmission services from other more contestable services that the TNSP may deliver,...

AEMO has published its draft 2023 Transmission Expansion Options Report, which is an important input to AEMO’s planning publications (principally, the 2024 Integrated System Plan). The pace of change (and required change) of the energy industry remains obvious, with...