Rule changes: Completed

The following is a summary of the Rule change proposals considered by the Commission. For information on proposing a Rule change, see the Rule making process.

 

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Title Title Proponent(s) Proponent(s) Determination Determination Amending Rule Amending Rule Amended chapters Amended chapters Commenced Commencement Rule version Rule version AEMC reference AEMC reference
Minor Rule Change 2013 AEMC 30-May-13 2013 No. 3 4-Jul-13 ERC0155
Potential Generator Market Power in the NEM Major Energy Users Inc. 26-Apr-13 Rule Not Made ERC0123
Changes to normal voltage GDF Suez (formerly International Power) 28-Feb-13 2013 No. 2 5 7-Mar-13 55 ERC0148
Inter-regional Transmission Charging MCE 28-Feb-13 2013 No. 1 6A 1-Jul-15 ERC0106
Economic Regulation of Network Service Providers AER and EURCC 29-Nov-12 2012 No. 9 5, 6, 6A, 10, 11 29-Nov-12 53 ERC0134
Calculation of Return on Debt for Electricity Network Businesses Energy Users Rule Change Committee 29-Nov-12 2012 No. 9 6, 6A, 10, 11 29-Nov-12 53 ERC0135
Small Generation Aggregator Framework Australian Energy Market Operator 29-Nov-12 2012 No. 8 2, 3, 5A, 7, 8, 10, 11 1-Jan-13 54 ERC0141
Distribution Losses in Expenditure Forecasts The Copper Development Centre 18-Oct-12 2012 No. 7 S5.8 1-Jan-13 54 ERC0142
New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM Australian Energy Market Operator 18-Oct-12 2012 No. 6 3 1-Nov-12 52 ERC0133
Distribution Network Planning and Expansion Framework MCE 11-Oct-12 2012 No. 5 5, 6, 10, 11 1-Jan-13 54 ERC0131
Assumed utilisation of imputation credits SP Ausnet and Electranet 20-Sep-12 Rule Not Made ERC0143
Optimisation of Regulatory Asset Base and Use of Fully Depreciated Assets Major Energy Users Inc. 13-Sep-12 Rule Not Made ERC0136
Cost pass through arrangements for network service providers Grid Australia 2-Aug-12 2012 No. 4 6, 6A, 10, 11 2-Aug-12 51 ERC0137
Minor Changes 2012 AEMC 14-Jun-12 2012 No. 3 3, 5, 6, 6A, 7, 9, 11 Sch1: 26-Jul- 2012 / Sch 2: 1-Jul-2016 51 ERC0146
Negative intra-regional settlements residue AEMO 22-Mar-12 2012 No. 2 3, 10, 11 5-Apr-12 49 ERC0139
Expiry of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader Reliability Panel 15-Mar-12 2012 No. 1 3, 4, 10, 11 15-Mar-12 1 July 2016 48 ERC0132
Definition of Temporary Over-Voltage Limits Hydro Tasmania 19-Jan-12 Rule Not Made ERC0120
Total Factor Productivity for Distribution Network Regulation Minister for Energy and Resources (Victoria) 22-Dec-11 Rule Not Made ERC0068
Network Support Payments and Avoided TUoS for Embedded Generators MCE 22-Dec-11 2011 No. 12 5 22-Dec-11 47 ERC0129
Inclusion of Embedded Generation Research into Demand Management Incentive Scheme MCE 22-Dec-11 2011 No. 11 6 22-Dec-11 47 ERC0128
Efficiency Benefit Sharing Scheme and Demand Management Expenditure by Transmission Businesses MCE 22-Dec-11 2011 No. 10 6 22-Dec-11 47 ERC0127
Application and operation of Administered Price Periods Australian Energy Market Operator 10-Nov-11 2011 No. 9 3, 11 10-Nov-11 2-Jul-2012 46 ERC0121
Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes Tasmanian Government 14-Jul-11 2011 No. 8 11 14-Jul-11 45 ERC0130
Scale Efficient Network Extensions MCE 30-Jun-11 2011 No. 7 5 1-Jul-11 44 ERC0100
Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors Australian Energy Market Operator 29-Jun-11 2011 No. 6 2, 3 30-Jun-11 44 ERC0117
Reliability Settings from 1 July 2012 Reliability Panel 16-Jun-11 2011 No. 5 3 1-Jul-11 44 ERC0115
Minor Changes 2011 - Electricity AEMC 16-Jun-11 2011 No. 4 8A, 3, 5, 6A, 7, 9, 10 1-Jul-11 44 ERC0124
Business day definition AEMO 21-Apr-11 2011 No. 3 10 21-Apr-11 43 ERC0122
Network Support and Control Ancillary Services Australian Energy Market Operator 7-Apr-11 2011 No. 2 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 5-Apr-12 42 ERC0108
DNSP recovery of transmission-related charges United Energy Distribution 24-Mar-11 2011 No. 1 6, 10, 11 24-Mar-11 42 ERC0114
Release of Generator information by AEMO Senergy Econnect Australia Pty Ltd 23-Dec-10 2010 No. 14 3, 5, 10 20-Jan-11 41 ERC0112
Amendments to PASA-related Rules Australian Energy Market Operator 2-Dec-10 2010 No. 13 3, 4, 10, 11 16-Dec-10 40 ERC0107
Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements Australian Energy Market Operator 25-Nov-10 2010 No. 12 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 16-Dec-10 20-Jan-11 40 ERC0092
Aggregation of Ancillary Services Loads Australian Energy Market Operator 9-Sep-10 2010 No. 11 3 16-Sep-10 39 ERC0104
Victoria Generator Technical Performance Standards Derogations Minister for Energy and Resources (Victoria) 9-Sep-10 2010 No. 10 9 16-Sep-10 39 ERC0102
Timing for spot price reporting AER 22-Jul-10 2010 No. 9 3 22-Jul-10 38 ERC0111
Publication of a Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Intensity Index for the National Electricity Market Australian Energy Market Operator 22-Jul-10 2010 No. 8 3 22-Jul-10 38 ERC0098
Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds ETSA Utilities 1-Jul-10 2010 No. 7 6, 11 1-Jul-10 38 ERC0097
Minor Changes 2010 AEMC 3-Jun-10 2010 No. 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 40 ERC0105
Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions Australian Energy Market Operator 13-May-10 2010 No. 5 3 1-Jul-11 54 ERC0090
Transparency of Operating Data Australian Energy Market Operator 11-May-10 2010 No. 4 3, 11 13-May-10 35 ERC0096
SA Jurisdictional Derogation (Connections Charging) South Australian Minister for Energy 6-May-10 2010 No. 3 9 1-Jul-10 38 ERC0101
Timing for intervention compensation determinations Australian Energy Market Operator 25-Mar-10 2010 No. 2 3 25-Mar-10 35 ERC0099
Early Implementation of Market Impact Parameters Grid Australia 11-Mar-10 2010 No. 1 11 12-Mar-10 34 ERC0093
Bid and Offer Validation Data Australian Energy Market Operator 3-Dec-09 2009 No. 21 3, 5, 10 16-Dec-10 40 ERC0091
Confidentiality Provisions for Network Connections Grid Australia 12-Nov-09 2009 No. 20 5 12-Nov-09 33 ERC0089
Improved RERT Flexibility and Short-notice Reserve Contracts Reliability Panel 15-Oct-09 2009 No. 19 3, 11 15-Oct-09 32 ERC0094
Causer Pays for Ancillary Services to Control the Tasmanian frequency Hydro Tasmania 15-Oct-09 Rule Not Made ERC0082
Arrangements for Managing Risks Associated with Transmission Network Congestion - Rule 18 MCE 13-Aug-09 2009 No. 18 3, 10, 11 1-Sep-09 31 ERC0076
Arrangements for Managing Risks Associated with Transmission Network Congestion - Rule 17 MCE 13-Aug-09 2009 No. 17 3, 10, 11 1-Jul-10 38 ERC0076
Arrangements for Managing Risks Associated with Transmission Network Congestion - Rule 16 MCE 13-Aug-09 2009 No. 16 3, 10, 11 1-Sep-09 31 ERC0076
Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission MCE 25-Jun-09 2009 No. 15 5, 8, 10, 11 1-Jul-09 30 ERC0077
EnergyAustralia Participant Derogation Extension (Settlement Residue Auctions) EnergyAustralia 11-Jun-09 2009 No. 14 1-Jul-09 30 ERC0088
Contingency Administered Price Cap Following a Physical Trigger Event NGF 4-Jun-09 Rule Not Made ERC0075
NEM Reliability Settings: VoLL, CPT and Future Reliability Review Reliability Panel 28-May-09 2009 No. 13 3, 10 28-May-09 29 ERC0080
AETV Participant Derogation to Allow Commissioning of a New Power Station Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley) Pty Ltd 28-May-09 2009 No. 12 28-May-09 29 ERC0087
Demand Management TEC 23-Apr-09 2009 No. 11 5 1-Jul-09 30 ERC0047
Futures Offset Arrangements Australian Power & Gas, Infratil Energy Australia, Momentum Energy 16-Apr-09 Rule Not Made ERC0056
Negative Settlements Residue Recovery, Extension of Sunset NEMMCO 16-Apr-09 2009 No. 10 3, 11 16-Apr-09 28 ERC0079
National Transmission Statement MCE 2-Apr-09 2009 No. 9 11 16-Apr-09 28 ERC0078
Transmission Network Prices Publication Date EnergyAustralia 26-Mar-09 2009 No. 8 31-Mar-09 27 ERC0069
Minor Changes 2009 AEMC 26-Mar-09 2009 No. 7 5, 6, 7, 8, 11 31-Mar-09 27 ERC0085
WACC Reviews - Extension of Time AER 26-Mar-09 2009 No. 6 6, 11 31-Mar-09 27 ERC0083
Removal of Performance Standard for Identifying Manifestly Incorrect Inputs NEMMCO 26-Feb-09 2009 No. 5 3 27-Feb-09 26 ERC0081
Confidentiality Arrangements in Respect of Information Required for Power System Studies NGF 19-Feb-09 2009 No. 4 3, 5, 8, 10, 11 27-Feb-09 26 ERC0062
Cost Allocation Arrangements for Transmission Services NGF 29-Jan-09 2009 No. 3 11 13-Feb-09 25 ERC0057
Victorian Jurisdictional Derogation (Advanced Metering Infrastructure Roll Out) Minister for Energy and Resources (Victoria) 29-Jan-09 2009 No. 2 9 1-Jul-09 30 ERC0053
Ramp Rates, Market Ancillary Service Offers, and Dispatch Inflexibility AER 16-Jan-09 2009 No. 1 3, 10 31-Mar-09 27 ERC0065
Compensation Arrangements Under Administered Pricing EnergyAustralia 18-Dec-08 2008 No. 17 3, 11 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0051
Queensland Generator Technical Performance Standards Derogations Queensland Government 11-Dec-08 2008 No. 16 9 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0070
Registration changes for Traders, Reallocators, and Transfer of Registration NEMMCO 4-Dec-08 2008 No. 15 2, 3 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0071
Preservation of Prudential Margin Through Call Notices NEMMCO 27-Nov-08 2008 No. 14 3 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0073
Clarification of Market Information Requirements for Market Ancillary Services NEMMCO 27-Nov-08 2008 No. 13 3 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0074
Easement Land Tax Pass Through SP Ausnet 27-Nov-08 2008 No. 11 11 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0072
Setting VoLL Following the Shedding of Interruptible Load AER 20-Nov-08 2008 No. 12 3 20-Nov-08 23 ERC0061
Parameter Values, Equity Beta and Gamma EUAA 13-Nov-08 Rule Not Made ERC0063
Performance Standard Compliance of Generators NGF 23-Oct-08 2008 No. 10 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 23-Oct-08 22 ERC0058
Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements ETNOF 23-Oct-08 2008 No. 9 5, 9, 10, 11 23-Oct-08 22 ERC0052
Reclassification of Contingency Events AER 2-Oct-08 2008 No. 8 4, 9, 10 23-Oct-08 22 ERC0060
Minor Change to Technical Requirement for Generators NEMMCO 7-Aug-08 2008 No. 7 5 23-Oct-08 22 ERC0067
NEM Reliability Settings: Information, Safety Net and Directions Reliability Panel 26-Jun-08 2008 No. 6 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11 1-Jul-08 21 ERC0059
WACC Parameters – Technical Drafting Issues AER 26-Jun-08 2008 No. 5 1-Jul-08 21 ERC0066
WACC - Alignment of Reviews AER 26-Jun-08 2008 No. 4 1-Jul-08 21 ERC0064
Economic Regulation of Transmission Services Undertaken by Distributors EnergyAustralia 26-Jun-08 2008 No. 3 6, 10 1-Jul-08 21 ERC0039
Central Dispatch and Integration of Wind and Other Intermittent Generation NEMMCO 1-May-08 2008 No. 2 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11 1-May-08 31/03/2009 20 ERC0043
Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements NEMMCO 6-Mar-08 2008 No. 1 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-Mar-08 19 ERC0045
Process for Region Change (formerly called Region Boundaries) MCE 20-Dec-07 2007 No. 11 3, 8, 10, 11 1-Jul-08 21 ERC0005
Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants BP Energy Asia 20-Dec-07 2007 No. 10 2, 3, 11 1-Jan-08 18 ERC0044
Congestion Pricing and Negative Residue Management Arrangements for the Snowy Region Hydro Tasmania, International Power, LYMMCO, NRG Flinders, TRUenergy 8-Nov-07 Rule Not Made ERC0042
Split Snowy Region Macquarie Generation 8-Nov-07 Rule Not Made ERC0041
Timing of System Restart Ancillary Services Testing NEMMCO 25-Oct-07 2007 No. 9 3 25-Oct-07 17 ERC0048
Minor Changes 2007 AEMC 11-Oct-07 2007 No. 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 25-Oct-07 17 ERC0054
Abolition of Snowy Region Snowy Hydro Limited 30-Aug-07 2007 No. 7 3, 10, 11 30-Aug-07 16 ERC0016
Efficient Dispatch of Regulation Services Hydro Tasmania 23-Aug-07 2007 No. 6 3, 10, 11 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0035
Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services NGF 23-Aug-07 2007 No. 5 3, 11 1-Jan-09 24 ERC0032
Dispatch of Scheduled Network Services Hydro Tasmania 16-Aug-07 Rule Not Made ERC0037
NEMMCO Participant Derogation (Deferral of Settlement Payments due to APEC) NEMMCO 16-Aug-07 2007 No. 4 16-Aug-07 15 ERC0046
Transmission Last Resort Planning Guidelines AEMC 10-Jul-07 Final decision made and Guideline published ERC0040
Obligations of Network Service Providers - Connection Applications Energy Solutions Australia 26-Apr-07 Rule Not Made ERC0029
Alternative Snowy Region Boundary (Discontinued) Macquarie Generation 22-Mar-07 Not to proceed with proposal ERC0084
Transmission Last Resort Planning MCE 8-Mar-07 2007 No. 3 5, 10 15-Mar-07 13 ERC0004
Technical Standards for Wind Generation and Other Generator Connections NEMMCO 8-Mar-07 2007 No. 2 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 15-Mar-07 13 ERC0022
Transmission network replacement and reconfiguration Stanwell Corporation Limited 1-Mar-07 Rule Not Made ERC0028
Reallocations NEMMCO 15-Feb-07 2007 No. 1 2, 3, 8, 10, 11 31-May-07 14 ERC0020
Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services AEMC 21-Dec-06 2006 No. 22 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 28-Dec-06 12 ERC0015
Resolution of existing generator performance standards NGF 7-Dec-06 2006 No. 21 4, 5, 10 7-Dec-06 12 ERC0033
NEMMCO Participant Derogation (Extension of Cost Recovery of Regulation Services in Tasmania) NEMMCO 7-Dec-06 2006 No. 20 7-Dec-06 12 ERC0034
Reform of the Regulatory Test Principles MCE 30-Nov-06 2006 No. 19 5, 10, 11 30-Nov-06 11 ERC0002
Economic Regulation of Transmission Services AEMC 16-Nov-06 2006 No. 18 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 16-Nov-06 10 ERC0001
Management of negative settlement residues by re-orientation Snowy Hydro Limited 9-Nov-06 Rule Not Made ERC0027
Metrology NEMMCO 9-Nov-06 2006 No. 17 7, 9, 10, 11 9-Nov-06 10 ERC0024
Studland Bay Wind Farm Participant Derogations Woolnorth Studland Bay Pty Ltd 19-Oct-06 2006 No. 15, 16 1-Nov-06 10 ERC0030
Management of negative settlement residues in the Snowy Region Hydro Tasmania, International Power, LYMMCO, NEMMCO, NRG Flinders, Southern Hydro 14-Sep-06 2006 No. 14 1-Nov-06 10 ERC0007
TransGrid Participant Derogation (Treatment of Contingent Projects (Interim Arrangements) TransGrid 27-Jul-06 2006 No. 13 27-Jul-06 9 ERC0012
Extension of Inter-regional Settlements Agreement Department of Infrastructure (Victoria) 13-Jul-06 2006 No. 12 3 13-Jul-06 8 ERC0026
Inspection and Testing of Metering Installations EnergyAustralia 29-Jun-06 2006 No. 11 1-Jul-06 7 ERC0025
Reform of dispute resolution process for the Regulatory Test MCE 29-Jun-06 2006 No. 10 5, 8, 10, 11 1-Jul-06 7 ERC0003
Participation in SRA - EnergyAustralia Participant Derogation NEMMCO 16-Jun-06 2006 No. 9 22-Jun-06 7 ERC0023
Advocacy Panel MCE 15-Jun-06 2006 No. 8 2, 8, 10, 11 1-Jul-06 7 ERC0019
Reliability Safety Net Extension Reliability Panel 11-May-06 2006 No. 7 3, 10 18-May-06 5 ERC0018
System restart ancillary service arrangements and pricing under market suspension NEMMCO 20-Apr-06 2006 No. 6 3, 4, 8, 10, 11 20-Apr-06 4 ERC0011
Statement of Opportunities Update NEMMCO 13-Apr-06 2006 No. 5 3, 5 20-Apr-06 4 ERC0017
Recovery of negative inter-regional settlements residue NEMMCO 30-Mar-06 2006 No. 4 3, 11 1-Jul-06 7 ERC0008
Review of operating incidents NEMMCO 2-Feb-06 2006 No. 3 4, 5, 8 2-Feb-06 3 ERC0014
Publication of Information for Non-scheduled Generation NEMMCO 15-Dec-05 2006 No. 2 3, 10 12-Jan-06 01/07/2006 7 ERC0010
Revision to dispatch pricing due to manifestly incorrect inputs NEMMCO 17-Nov-05 2006 No. 1 3, 10 1-Jun-06 6 ERC0009
Review of the Snowy regional boundary by Macquarie Generation Macquarie Generation Not to proceed with proposal ERC0006
Origin Energy Participant Derogation (Technical Requirements for Mount Stuart Power Station) Origin Energy Not to proceed with proposal ERC0036
Responsible Person Contestability Metropolis Metering Assets Pty Ltd Not to proceed with proposal ERC0038