National Electricity Rules Version 88

Historical Information

This version of the National Electricity Rules was current from 1 January 2017 to 8 February 2017.

National Electricity Rules Version 88
Status Information
This is the latest electronically available version of the National Electricity Rules as at 1 January 2017.
This consolidated version of the National Electricity Rules was last updated on 1 January 2017 as a result of the commencement of the following amendments:
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Pricing Arrangements) Rule 2014 No. 9
National Electricity Amendment (Market participant suspension) Rule 2016 No. 11
This consolidated version of the Rules reflects the initial Rules made by the SA Minister under section 90 of the National Electricity Law (NEL) as amended by:
Rules made by the South Australian Minister under sections 90A to 90E of the NEL; and 
Rules made by the Australian Energy Market Commission under Part 7 Division 3 of the NEL.
Application of the National Energy Customer Framework related Rule
On 27 June 2012, the South Australian Minister made Rules relating to the implementation of the National Energy Customer Framework (NECF), including amendments to the National Electricity Rules under section 90D of the NEL in relation to small customer connections (Chapter 5A), Retail Markets including billing and credit support (Chapter 6B) and related provisions (NECF related rule).
The NECF related Rule commenced operation as a law of Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth on 1 July 2012; South Australia on 1 February 2013, New South Wales on 1 July 2013 and Queensland on 1 July 2015.
On 1 July 2016, Victoria adopted the provisions of the NECF related rule that relate to small customer connections (Chapter 5A and related provisions). Victoria has not adopted the Retail Market provisions in Chapter 6B of the Rules.
The NECF related Rule does not apply in Western Australia or the Northern Territory until the National Energy Retail Law set out in the Schedule to the National Energy Retail Law (South Australia) Act 2011 is implemented as a law in that jurisdiction (clause 24, Part 11, Schedule 3 NEL).
The NECF related Rule can be found on the Australian Energy Market Commission's website under the 'National Electricity Rules', 'Rules made by the SA Ministers' tabs. 
Provisions in force
All provisions displayed in this consolidated version of the Rules have commenced. As at the date of this consolidation the Australian Energy Market Commission has made the following Rules under Part 7 Division 3 of the NEL that have not yet commenced:
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Common definitions of distribution reliability measures) Rule 2015 No. 10 commences operation on 30 June 2017.
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Register of Large Generator connections) Rule 2016 No. 7 commences operation on 1 July 2017.
Schedules 1 and 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand Response Mechanism and Ancillary Services Unbundling) Rule 2016 No. 10 commence operation on 1 July 2017.
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Local Generation Network Credits) Rule 2016 No. 12 commences operation on 1 July 2017.
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation) Rule 2016 No. 8 commences operation on 20 October 2017.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Extension of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2016 No. 5 will commence operation on 1 November 2017.
Schedules 2, 3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No. 12 commences operation on 1 December 2017.
Schedules 2, 4 and 5 of the National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015 No. 15 will commence operation on 1 December 2017 immediately after Schedules 2,3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding Competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No. 12.
Schedule 1 of the National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016 No. 2 will commence operation on 1 December 2017.
Schedule 2 of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) Rule 2016 No. 6 will commence on 1 December 2017 immediately prior to Schedules 2, 3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015 No.12.
Schedules 3 and 4 of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) Rule 2016 No. 6 will commence on 1 December 2017.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	Introduction	3
1.1	Preliminary	3
1.1.1	References to the Rules	3
1.1.2	Italicised expressions	3
1.1.3	[Deleted]	3
1.2	Background	3
1.3	Nomenclature of and references to provisions of a Chapter	3
1.3.1	Introduction	3
1.3.2	Parts, Divisions and Subdivisions	3
1.3.3	Rules, clauses, paragraphs, subparagraphs and other items	4
1.4	Effect of renumbering of provisions of the Rules	5
1.5	[Deleted]	5
1.6	[Deleted]	5
1.7	Interpretation	5
1.7.1	General	5
1.8	Notices	6
1.8.1	Service of notices under the Rules	6
1.8.2	Time of service	7
1.8.3	Counting of days	7
1.8.4	Reference to addressee	7
1.9	Retention of Records and Documents	8
1.10	[Deleted]	8
1.11	AEMO Rule Funds	8
2.	Registered Participants and Registration	13
2.1	Registered Participants	13
2.1.1	Purpose	13
2.1.2	General	13
2.2	Generator	13
2.2.1	Registration as a Generator	13
2.2.2	Scheduled Generator	14
2.2.3	Non-Scheduled Generator	15
2.2.4	Market Generator	16
2.2.5	Non-Market Generator	17
2.2.6	Ancillary services generating unit	17
2.2.7	Semi-Scheduled Generator	19
2.3	Customer	21
2.3.1	Registration as a Customer	21
2.3.2	First-Tier Customer	21
2.3.3	Second-Tier Customer	22
2.3.4	Market Customer	22
2.3.5	Ancillary services load	23
2.3A	Small Generation Aggregator	25
2.3A.1	Registration	25
2.4	Market Participant	26
2.4.1	Registration as a category of Market Participant	26
2.4.2	Eligibility	26
2.4A	Metering Coordinator	27
2.4A.1	Registration as a Metering Coordinator	27
2.4A.2	Eligibility	27
2.5	Network Service Provider	28
2.5.1	Registration as a Network Service Provider	28
2.5.2	Market Network Service	30
2.5.3	Scheduled Network Service	31
2.5A	Trader	32
2.5B	Reallocator	33
2.6	Special Participant	33
2.7	Intention to Commence Activities or Functions	33
2.8	Registered Participant Rights and Obligations	34
2.8.1	Rights and obligations	34
2.9	Application to be Registered as a Registered Participant	34
2.9.1	Applications for Registration	34
2.9.2	Registration as a Registered Participant	35
2.9.3	Registration as an Intermediary	35
2.9A	Transfer of Registration	37
2.9A.1	Definitions	37
2.9A.2	Applications for Transfer of Registration	37
2.9A.3	Approval for Transfer of Registration	37
2.10	Ceasing to be a Registered Participant	38
2.10.1	Notification of intention	38
2.10.2	Ceasing Participation	40
2.10.3	Liability after cessation	40
2.11	Participant Fees	40
2.11.1	Development of Participant fee structure	40
2.11.2	Payment of Participant fees	43
2.11.3	Budgeted revenue requirements	44
2.12	Interpretation of References to Various Registered Participants	45
2A.	Regional Structure	51
Part A	Region change applications and region determinations by AEMC	51
2A.1	Introduction to Chapter 2A	51
2A.1.1	Definitions	51
2A.1.2	AEMC determination of regions	51
2A.1.3	Publication of regions by AEMO	51
2A.2	Region change applications	51
2A.2.1	A complete region change application	51
2A.2.2	Identifying a congestion problem	52
2A.2.3	Explanation of economic efficiency of proposed region solution	52
2A.2.4	Region change application must be technically competent	53
2A.2.5	Alternative congestion management options	53
2A.2.6	Previous application relating to congestion problem	54
2A.2.7	AEMO to provide information to intending applicants	54
2A.2.8	AEMC may refuse to accept incomplete applications	55
2A.3	Acceptance of region change application by AEMC	55
2A.3.1	Acceptance of a region change application by AEMC	55
2A.3.2	Preliminary consultation prior to acceptance of a region change application	56
2A.4	First round consultation on region change application	57
2A.4.1	Notice of first round consultation	57
2A.4.2	Right to make written submissions during first round consultation period	57
2A.4.3	Alternative region solution put forward by third parties	57
2A.4.4	Acceptance as a formal alternative region solution by AEMC	58
2A.5	Provision of supplementary economic analysis	59
2A.5.1	AEMC may direct provision of supplementary analysis	59
2A.5.2	AEMC may direct AEMO to provide information	59
2A.6	Region determinations	60
2A.6.1	AEMC powers to make a region determination	60
2A.6.2	Matters for consideration in making region determination	60
2A.7	Draft region determination and second round consultation	61
2A.7.1	Publishing of draft region determination	61
2A.7.2	Second round consultation	61
2A.7.3	Right to make written submissions during second round consultation	62
2A.8	Final region determination	62
2A.8.1	Final determination for region change	62
2A.8.2	Formal publication of region determination	62
2A.9	Miscellaneous matters for region change process	62
2A.9.1	AEMC may extend periods of time specified in Chapter 2A	62
2A.9.2	Consultation meeting in relation to region change application	63
Part B	Implementation of region determination	63
2A.10	Purpose and application of Part B	63
2A.10.1	Purpose of Part B	63
2A.10.2	Application of Part B	64
2A.11	Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.11.1	Submission of draft Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.11.2	Approved Region Change Implementation Procedure	64
2A.12	AEMO region change implementation functions	65
2A.12.1	General implementation functions	65
2A.12.2	Implementation functions referable to published implementation procedure	65
2A.12.3	Amendment of current or subsequent Regions and Loss Factors Publication	65
2A.13	Continuity of regions	65
Schedule 2A.1	Glossary for Chapter 2A	66
3.	Market Rules	71
3.1	Introduction to Market Rules	71
3.1.1	Purpose	71
3.1.1A	Definitions	71
3.1.2	[Deleted]	72
3.1.3	[Deleted]	72
3.1.4	Market design principles	72
3.1.5	Time for undertaking action	73
3.2	AEMO's Market Responsibilities	73
3.2.1	Market functions of AEMO	73
3.2.2	Spot market	74
3.2.3	Power system operations	74
3.2.4	Non-market ancillary services function	74
3.2.5	[Deleted]	75
3.2.6	Settlements	75
3.3	Prudential Requirements	75
3.3.1	Market Participant criteria	75
3.3.2	Credit support	75
3.3.3	Acceptable credit criteria	76
3.3.4	Acceptable credit rating	77
3.3.4A	Prudential standard	77
3.3.5	Amount of credit support	77
3.3.6	Changes to credit support	77
3.3.7	Drawings on credit support	78
3.3.8	Credit limit procedures and prudential settings	79
3.3.8A	Security Deposits	81
3.3.9	Outstandings	81
3.3.10	Trading limit	82
3.3.11	Call notices	82
3.3.12	Typical accrual	83
3.3.13	Response to Call Notices	83
3.3.13A	Application of monies in the security deposit fund	84
3.3.14	Potential value of a transaction	85
3.3.15	Trading margin	86
3.3.16	Limitation on entry of transactions	86
3.3.17	Scheduled prices	86
3.3.18	Additional credit support	87
3.3.19	Consideration of other Market Participant transactions	87
3.4	Spot Market	88
3.4.1	Establishment of spot market	88
3.4.2	Trading day and trading interval	88
3.4.3	Spot market operations timetable	88
3.5	Regions	89
3.5.1	[Deleted]	89
3.5.2	[Deleted]	89
3.5.3	[Deleted]	89
3.5.4	[Deleted]	89
3.5.5	[Deleted]	89
3.5.6	Abolition of Snowy region	89
3.6	Network Losses and Constraints	90
3.6.1	Inter-regional losses	90
3.6.2	Intra-regional losses	91
3.6.2A	Load and generation data used to determine inter-regional loss factor equations and intra-regional loss factors	95
3.6.3	Distribution losses	97
3.6.4	Network constraints	101
3.6.5	Settlements residue due to network losses and constraints	102
3.7	Projected Assessment of System Adequacy	104
3.7.1	Administration of PASA	104
3.7.2	Medium term PASA	105
3.7.3	Short term PASA	107
3.7A	Congestion information resource	110
3.7B	Unconstrained intermittent generation forecast	113
3.7C	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	114
3.7D	Demand side participation information	117
3.8	Central Dispatch and Spot Market Operation	120
3.8.1	Central Dispatch	120
3.8.2	Participation in central dispatch	122
3.8.3	Bid and offer aggregation guidelines	123
3.8.3A	Ramp rates	124
3.8.4	Notification of scheduled capacity	127
3.8.5	Submission timing	128
3.8.6	Generating unit offers for dispatch	128
3.8.6A	Scheduled network service offers for dispatch	131
3.8.7	Bids for scheduled load	132
3.8.7A	Market ancillary services offers	134
3.8.8	Validation of dispatch bids and offers	135
3.8.9	Default offers and bids	136
3.8.10	Network constraints	137
3.8.11	Ancillary services constraints	139
3.8.12	System scheduled reserve constraints	139
3.8.13	Notification of constraints	139
3.8.14	Dispatch under conditions of supply scarcity	139
3.8.15	[Deleted]	140
3.8.16	Equal priced dispatch bids and dispatch offers	140
3.8.17	Self-commitment	140
3.8.18	Self-decommitment	141
3.8.19	Dispatch inflexibilities	141
3.8.20	Pre-dispatch schedule	144
3.8.21	On-line dispatch process	146
3.8.22	Rebidding	147
3.8.22A	Offers, bids and rebids must not be false or misleading	150
3.8.23	Failure to conform to dispatch instructions	151
3.8.24	Scheduling errors	153
3.9	Price Determination	154
3.9.1	Principles applicable to spot price determination	154
3.9.2	Determination of spot prices	155
3.9.2A	Determination of ancillary services prices	157
3.9.2B	Pricing where AEMO determines a manifestly incorrect input	158
3.9.3	Pricing in the event of intervention by AEMO	159
3.9.3A	Reliability standard and settings review	160
3.9.3B	Reliability standard and settings review report	162
3.9.3C	Reliability standard	162
3.9.3D	Implementation of the reliability standard	163
3.9.4	Market Price Cap	164
3.9.5	Application of the Market Price Cap	165
3.9.6	Market Floor Price	165
3.9.6A	Application of the Market Floor Price	166
3.9.7	Pricing for constrained-on scheduled generating units	166
3.10	[Deleted]	166
3.11	Ancillary Services	166
3.11.1	Introduction	166
3.11.2	Market ancillary services	167
3.11.3	Acquisition of Network Support and Control Ancillary Service	169
3.11.4	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of network support and control ancillary services	169
3.11.5	Tender process for network support and control ancillary services	170
3.11.6	Dispatch of network support and control ancillary services by AEMO	172
3.11.7	Guidelines and objectives for acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	173
3.11.8	Determination of electrical sub-network boundaries	174
3.11.9	Acquisition of system restart ancillary services by AEMO	174
3.11.10	Reporting	176
3.12	Market Intervention by AEMO	176
3.12.1	Intervention settlement timetable	176
3.12.2	Affected Participants and Market Customers entitlements to compensation in relation to AEMO intervention	177
3.12.3	Role of the Independent Expert in calculating payments in relation to intervention by AEMO	181
3.12A	Mandatory restrictions	184
3.12A.1	Restriction offers	184
3.12A.2	Mandatory restrictions schedule	186
3.12A.3	Acquisition of capacity	186
3.12A.4	Rebid of capacity under restriction offers	187
3.12A.5	Dispatch of restriction offers	187
3.12A.6	Pricing during a restriction price trading interval	187
3.12A.7	Determination of funding restriction shortfalls	188
3.12A.8	Cancellation of a mandatory restriction period	193
3.12A.9	Review by AEMC	193
3.13	Market Information	194
3.13.1	Provision of information	194
3.13.2	Systems and procedures	194
3.13.3	Standing data	196
3.13.4	Spot market	203
3.13.4A	Market ancillary services	207
3.13.5	Ancillary services contracting by AEMO	208
3.13.5A	Settlements residue auctions	208
3.13.6	[Deleted]	209
3.13.6A	Report by AEMO	209
3.13.7	Monitoring of significant variation between forecast and actual prices by AER	209
3.13.8	Public information	211
3.13.9	[Deleted]	211
3.13.10	Market auditor	211
3.13.11	[Deleted]	212
3.13.12	NMI Standing Data	212
3.13.12A	NMI Standing Data Schedule	216
3.13.13	Inter-network tests	217
3.13.14	Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Intensity Index	217
3.14	Administered Price Cap and Market Suspension	221
3.14.1	Cumulative Price Threshold and Administered Price Cap	221
3.14.2	Application of Administered Price Cap	222
3.14.3	Conditions for suspension of the spot market	223
3.14.4	Declaration of market suspension	225
3.14.5	Pricing during market suspension	225
3.14.6	Compensation due to the application of an administered price cap or administered floor price	228
3.15	Settlements	233
3.15.1	Settlements management by AEMO	233
3.15.2	Electronic funds transfer	234
3.15.3	Connection point and virtual transmission node responsibility	234
3.15.4	Adjusted energy amounts connection points	234
3.15.5	Adjusted energy - transmission network connection points	235
3.15.5A	Adjusted energy - virtual transmission nodes	235
3.15.6	Spot market transactions	236
3.15.6A	Ancillary service transactions	236
3.15.7	Payment to Directed Participants	249
3.15.7A	Payment to Directed Participants for services other than energy and market ancillary services	251
3.15.7B	Claim for additional compensation by Directed Participants	254
3.15.8	Funding of Compensation for directions	256
3.15.9	Reserve settlements	261
3.15.10	Administered price cap or administered floor price compensation payments	263
3.15.10A	Goods and services tax	264
3.15.10B	Restriction contract amounts	265
3.15.10C	Intervention Settlements	266
3.15.11	Reallocation transactions	269
3.15.11A	Reallocation procedures	271
3.15.12	Settlement amount	271
3.15.13	Payment of settlement amount	272
3.15.14	Preliminary statements	272
3.15.15	Final statements	273
3.15.15A	Use of estimated settlement amounts by AEMO	273
3.15.16	Payment by market participants	273
3.15.17	Payment to market participants	274
3.15.18	Disputes	274
3.15.19	Revised Statements and Adjustments	274
3.15.20	Payment of adjustments	276
3.15.21	Default procedure	277
3.15.22	Maximum total payment in respect of a billing period	282
3.15.23	Maximum total payment in respect of a financial year	283
3.15.24	Compensation for reductions under clause 3.15.23	284
3.15.25	Interest on overdue amounts	285
3.16	Participant compensation fund	285
3.16.1	Establishment of Participant compensation fund	285
3.16.2	Dispute resolution panel to determine compensation	286
3.17	[Deleted]	287
3.18	Settlements Residue Auctions	287
3.18.1	Settlements residue concepts	287
3.18.2	Auctions and eligible persons	288
3.18.3	Auction rules	289
3.18.4	Proceeds and fees	290
3.18.5	Settlement residue committee	291
3.19	Market Management Systems Access Procedures	293
3.20	Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader	294
3.20.1	[Deleted]	294
3.20.2	Reliability and emergency reserve trader	294
3.20.3	Reserve contracts	295
3.20.4	Dispatch pricing methodology for unscheduled reserve contracts	296
3.20.5	AEMO’s risk management and accounts relating to the reliability safety net	296
3.20.6	Reporting on RERT by AEMO	296
3.20.7	AEMO’s exercise of the RERT	297
3.20.8	RERT Guidelines	299
3.20.9	[Deleted] 	299
Schedule 3.1	Bid and Offer Validation Data	299
Scheduled Generating Unit Data:	300
Semi-Scheduled Generating Unit Data:	301
Scheduled Load Data:	301
Scheduled Network Service Data:	302
Ancillary Service Generating Unit and Ancillary Service Load Data:	302
Dispatch Inflexibility Profile:	303
Aggregation Data:	303
Schedule 3.2	[Deleted]	303
Schedule 3.3	[Deleted]	303
4.	Power System Security	307
4.1	Introduction	307
4.1.1	Purpose	307
4.2	Definitions and Principles	307
4.2.1	[Deleted]	307
4.2.2	Satisfactory Operating State	307
4.2.3	Credible and non-credible contingency events	308
4.2.3A	Re-classifying contingency events	309
4.2.3B	Criteria for re-classifying contingency events	311
4.2.4	Secure operating state and power system security	311
4.2.5	Technical envelope	311
4.2.6	General principles for maintaining power system security	312
4.2.7	Reliable Operating State	313
4.2.8	Time for undertaking action	313
4.3	Power System Security Responsibilities and Obligations	313
4.3.1	Responsibility of AEMO for power system security	313
4.3.2	System security	316
4.3.3	The role of System Operators	318
4.3.4	Network Service Providers	320
4.3.5	Market Customer obligations	322
4.4	Power System Frequency Control	323
4.4.1	Power system frequency control responsibilities	323
4.4.2	Operational frequency control requirements	323
4.4.3	Generator protection requirements	324
4.5	Control of Power System Voltage	324
4.5.1	Power system voltage control	324
4.5.2	Reactive power reserve requirements	325
4.5.3	Audit and testing	325
4.6	Protection of Power System Equipment	326
4.6.1	Power system fault levels	326
4.6.2	Power system protection co-ordination	326
4.6.3	Audit and testing	326
4.6.4	Short-term thermal ratings of power system	326
4.6.5	Partial outage of power protection systems	326
4.7	Power System Stability Co-ordination	327
4.7.1	Stability analysis co-ordination	327
4.7.2	Audit and testing	327
4.8	Power System Security Operations	328
4.8.1	Registered Participants' advice	328
4.8.2	Protection or control system abnormality	328
4.8.3	AEMO’s advice on power system emergency conditions	328
4.8.4	Declaration of conditions	329
4.8.5	Managing declarations of conditions	329
4.8.5A	Determination of the latest time for AEMO intervention	330
4.8.5B	Notifications of last time of AEMO intervention	331
4.8.6	[Deleted]	331
4.8.7	Managing a power system contingency event	331
4.8.8	[Deleted]	332
4.8.9	Power to issue directions and clause 4.8.9 instructions	332
4.8.9A	System security directions	334
4.8.10	Disconnection of generating units and market network services	334
4.8.11	[Deleted]	335
4.8.12	System restart plan and local black system procedures	335
4.8.13	[Deleted]	336
4.8.14	Power system restoration	336
4.8.15	Review of operating incidents	337
4.9	Power System Security Related Market Operations	339
4.9.1	Load forecasting	339
4.9.2	Instructions to Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	340
4.9.2A	Dispatch Instructions to Scheduled Network Service Providers	341
4.9.3	Instructions to Registered Participants	341
4.9.3A	Ancillary services instructions	342
4.9.3B	Compliance with dispatch instructions	343
4.9.4	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Generators and Semi-Scheduled Generators	343
4.9.4A	Dispatch related limitations on Scheduled Network Service Providers	345
4.9.5	Form of dispatch instructions	345
4.9.6	Commitment of scheduled generating units	346
4.9.7	De-commitment, or output reduction, by Scheduled Generators	347
4.9.8	General responsibilities of Registered Participants	348
4.9.9	Scheduled Generator plant changes	349
4.9.9A	Scheduled Network Service Provider plant changes	349
4.9.9B	Ancillary service plant changes	350
4.10	Power System Operating Procedures	350
4.10.1	Power system operating procedures	350
4.10.2	Transmission network operations	351
4.10.3	Operating interaction with distribution networks	352
4.10.4	Switching of a Distributor's high voltage networks	352
4.10.5	Switching of reactive power facilities	352
4.10.6	Automatic reclose	353
4.10.7	Inspection of facilities by AEMO	353
4.11	Power System Security Support	353
4.11.1	Remote control and monitoring devices	353
4.11.2	Operational control and indication communication facilities	355
4.11.3	Power system voice/data operational communication facilities	355
4.11.4	Records of power system operational communication	357
4.11.5	Agent communications	358
4.12	Nomenclature Standards	359
4.13	[Deleted]	360
4.14	Acceptance of Performance Standards	360
4.15	Compliance with Performance Standards	361
4.16	Transitioning arrangements for establishment of performance standards	365
4.16.1	Definitions	365
4.16.2	Exclusions	367
4.16.3	Notification and acceptance of performance standards	368
4.16.4	Actual capability	373
4.16.5	Criteria for, and negotiation of, performance standards	374
4.16.6	Consultation with and assistance by Network Service Providers	376
4.16.7	Referral to expert determination	377
4.16.8	Prior actions	378
4.16.9	Deemed performance standards	378
4.16.10	Modification of connection agreements	378
4.17	Expert determination	379
4.17.1	Performance standards committee and appointment of performance standards experts	379
4.17.2	Referral to performance standards expert	380
4.17.3	Determinations of performance standards experts	381
4.17.4	Other matters	382
5.	Network Connection, Planning and Expansion	385
Part A	Network Connection	385
5.1	Statement of Purpose	385
5.1.1	[Deleted]	385
5.1.2	Purpose and Application	385
5.1.3	Principles	387
5.2	Obligations	388
5.2.1	Obligations of Registered Participants	388
5.2.2	Connection agreements	388
5.2.3	Obligations of network service providers	389
5.2.4	Obligations of customers	393
5.2.5	Obligations of Generators	394
5.2.6	Obligations of AEMO	395
5.3	Establishing or Modifying Connection	395
5.3.1	Process and procedures	395
5.3.1A	Application of rule to connection of embedded generating units	396
5.3.2	Connection enquiry	396
5.3.3	Response to connection enquiry	397
5.3.4	Application for connection	400
5.3.4A	Negotiated access standards	401
5.3.5	Preparation of offer to connect	403
5.3.6	Offer to connect	404
5.3.7	Finalisation of connection agreements	408
5.3.7A	Application for connection to declared shared network	409
5.3.8	Provision and use of information	410
5.3.9	Procedure to be followed by a Generator proposing to alter a generating system	411
5.3.10	Acceptance of performance standards for generating plant that is altered	413
5.3.11	Notification of request to change normal voltage	413
5.3A	Establishing or modifying connection - embedded generation	414
5.3A.1	Application of rule 5.3A	414
5.3A.2	Definitions and miscellaneous	414
5.3A.3	Publication of Information	415
5.3A.4	Fees	417
5.3A.5	Enquiry	418
5.3A.6	Response to Enquiry	419
5.3A.7	Preliminary Response to Enquiry	419
5.3A.8	Detailed Response to Enquiry	420
5.3A.9	Application for connection	421
5.3A.10	Preparation of offer to connect	422
5.3A.11	Technical Dispute	423
5.4	Design of Connected Equipment	423
5.4.1	Application	423
5.4.2	Advice of inconsistencies	423
5.4.3	Additional information	424
5.4.4	Advice on possible non-compliance	424
5.4.5	Register of completed embedded generation projects	424
5.4A	Access arrangements relating to Transmission Networks	425
5.4AA	Network support payments and functions	428
5.5	Access arrangements relating to Distribution Networks	428
5.5A	[Deleted]	432
5.6	[Deleted]	432
5.6A	[Deleted]	432
5.7	Inspection and Testing	432
5.7.1	Right of entry and inspection	432
5.7.2	Right of testing	434
5.7.3	Tests to demonstrate compliance with connection requirements for generators	436
5.7.4	Routine testing of protection equipment	437
5.7.5	Testing by Registered Participants of their own plant requiring changes to normal operation	439
5.7.6	Tests of generating units requiring changes to normal operation	441
5.7.7	Inter-network power system tests	442
5.8	Commissioning	449
5.8.1	Requirement to inspect and test equipment	449
5.8.2	Co-ordination during commissioning	450
5.8.3	Control and protection settings for equipment	450
5.8.4	Commissioning program	451
5.8.5	Commissioning tests	452
5.9	Disconnection and Reconnection	453
5.9.1	Voluntary disconnection	453
5.9.2	Decommissioning procedures	453
5.9.3	Involuntary disconnection	454
5.9.4	Direction to disconnect	454
5.9.4A	Notification of disconnection	455
5.9.5	Disconnection during an emergency	455
5.9.6	Obligation to reconnect	456
Part B	Network Planning and Expansion	457
5.10	Network development generally	457
5.10.1	Content of Part B	457
5.10.2	Definitions	457
5.10.3	Interpretation	461
5.11	Forecasts of connection to transmission network and identification of system limitations	462
5.11.1	Forecasts for connection to transmission network	462
5.11.2	Identification of network limitations	462
5.12	Transmission annual planning process	463
5.12.1	Transmission annual planning review	463
5.12.2	Transmission Annual Planning Report	463
5.13	Distribution annual planning process	465
5.13.1	Distribution annual planning review	465
5.13.2	Distribution Annual Planning Report	467
5.13A	Distribution zone substation information	468
5.14	Joint planning	471
5.14.1	Joint planning obligations of Transmission Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	471
5.14.2	Joint planning obligations of Distribution Network Service Providers and Distribution Network Service Providers	472
5.15	Regulatory investment tests generally	473
5.15.1	Interested parties	473
5.15.2	Identification of a credible option	473
5.15.3	Review of costs thresholds	474
5.15.4	Costs determinations	476
5.16	Regulatory investment test for transmission	477
5.16.1	Principles	477
5.16.2	Regulatory investment test for transmission application guidelines	480
5.16.3	Investments subject to the regulatory investment test for transmission	481
5.16.4	Regulatory investment test for transmission procedures	483
5.16.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for transmission	489
5.16.6	Determination that preferred option satisfies the regulatory investment test for transmission	491
5.17	Regulatory investment test for distribution	492
5.17.1	Principles	492
5.17.2	Regulatory investment test for distribution application guidelines	494
5.17.3	Projects subject to the regulatory investment test for distribution	496
5.17.4	Regulatory investment test for distribution procedures	497
5.17.5	Disputes in relation to application of regulatory investment test for distribution	503
5.18	Construction of funded augmentations	505
5.19	SENE Design and Costing Study	505
5.19.1	Definitions	505
5.19.2	Interpretation	506
5.19.3	Request for SENE Design and Costing Study	506
5.19.4	Content of SENE Design and Costing Study	508
5.19.5	Co-operation of other Network Service Providers	509
5.19.6	Publication of SENE Design and Costing Study report	509
5.19.7	Provision and use of information	509
5.20	National transmission planning	510
5.20.1	Preliminary consultation	510
5.20.2	Publication of NTNDP	511
5.20.3	Development strategies for national transmission flow paths	513
5.20.4	NTNDP database	514
5.20.5	Jurisdictional planning bodies and jurisdictional planning representatives	515
5.20.6	NTP Functions	515
5.21	AEMO's obligation to publish information and guidelines and provide advice	515
5.22	Last resort planning power	517
Schedule 5.1a	System standards	520
S5.1a.1	Purpose	520
S5.1a.2	Frequency	521
S5.1a.3	System stability	521
S5.1a.4	Power frequency voltage	521
S5.1a.5	Voltage fluctuations	522
S5.1a.6	Voltage waveform distortion	523
S5.1a.7	Voltage unbalance	523
S5.1a.8	Fault clearance times	524
Schedule 5.1	Network Performance Requirements to be Provided or Co-ordinated by Network Service Providers	525
S5.1.1	Introduction	525
S5.1.2	Network reliability	526
S5.1.2.1	Credible contingency events	526
S5.1.2.2	Network service within a region	527
S5.1.2.3	Network service between regions	528
S5.1.3	Frequency variations	529
S5.1.4	Magnitude of power frequency voltage	529
S5.1.5	Voltage fluctuations	530
S5.1.6	Voltage harmonic or voltage notching distortion	531
S5.1.7	Voltage unbalance	532
S5.1.8	Stability	533
S5.1.9	Protection systems and fault clearance times	534
S5.1.10	Load and network control facilities	538
S5.1.10.1	General	538
S5.1.10.2	Distribution Network Service Providers	538
S5.1.10.3	Transmission Network Service Providers	539
S5.1.11	Automatic reclosure of transmission or distribution lines	539
S5.1.12	Rating of transmission lines and equipment	539
S5.1.13	Information to be provided	540
Schedule 5.2	Conditions for Connection of Generators	540
S5.2.1	Outline of requirements	540
S5.2.2	Application of Settings	541
S5.2.3	Technical matters to be coordinated	542
S5.2.4	Provision of information	543
S5.2.5	Technical requirements	545
S5.2.5.1	Reactive power capability	545
S5.2.5.2	Quality of electricity generated	547
S5.2.5.3	Generating unit response to frequency disturbances	548
S5.2.5.4	Generating system response to voltage disturbances	551
S5.2.5.5	Generating system response to disturbances following contingency events	553
S5.2.5.6	Quality of electricity generated and continuous uninterrupted operation	556
S5.2.5.7	Partial load rejection	556
S5.2.5.8	Protection of generating systems from power system disturbances	557
S5.2.5.9	Protection systems that impact on power system security	559
S5.2.5.10	Protection to trip plant for unstable operation	560
S5.2.5.11	Frequency control	561
S5.2.5.12	Impact on network capability	564
S5.2.5.13	Voltage and reactive power control	565
S5.2.5.14	Active power control	571
S5.2.6	Monitoring and control requirements	573
S5.2.6.1	Remote Monitoring	573
S5.2.6.2	Communications equipment	575
S5.2.7	Power station auxiliary supplies	576
S5.2.8	Fault current	576
Schedule 5.3	Conditions for Connection of Customers	578
S5.3.1a	Introduction to the schedule	578
S5.3.1	Information	579
S5.3.2	Design standards	580
S5.3.3	Protection systems and settings	580
S5.3.4	Settings of protection and control systems	581
S5.3.5	Power factor requirements	582
S5.3.6	Balancing of load currents	583
S5.3.7	Voltage fluctuations	584
S5.3.8	Harmonics and voltage notching	584
S5.3.9	Design requirements for Network Users' substations	585
S5.3.10	Load shedding facilities	585
Schedule 5.3a	Conditions for connection of Market Network Services	586
S5.3a.1a	Introduction to the schedule	586
S5.3a.1	Provision of Information	587
S5.3a.2	Application of settings	588
S5.3a.3	Technical matters to be co-ordinated	589
S5.3a.4	Monitoring and control requirements	589
S5.3a.4.1	Remote Monitoring	589
S5.3a.4.2	[Deleted]	590
S5.3a.4.3	Communications equipment	590
S5.3a.5	Design standards	591
S5.3a.6	Protection systems and settings	591
S5.3a.7	[Deleted]	593
S5.3a.8	Reactive power capability	593
S5.3a.9	Balancing of load currents	593
S5.3a.10	Voltage fluctuations	594
S5.3a.11	Harmonics and voltage notching	594
S5.3a.12	Design requirements for Market Network Service Providers’ substations	595
S5.3a.13	Market network service response to disturbances in the power system	595
S5.3a.14	Protection of market network services from power system disturbances	596
Schedule 5.4	Information to be Provided with Preliminary Enquiry	597
Schedule 5.4A	Preliminary Response	597
Schedule 5.4B	Detailed Response to Enquiry	600
Schedule 5.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	602
S5.5.1	Introduction to the schedule	602
S5.5.2	Categories of data	602
S5.5.3	Review, change and supply of data	603
S5.5.4	Data Requirements	603
S5.5.5	Asynchronous generating unit data	604
S5.5.6	Generating units equal to or smaller than 30MW data	604
S5.5.7	Generating System Design Data Sheet, Generating System Setting Data Sheet and Generating System Model Guidelines	604
Schedule 5.5.1	[Deleted]	606
Schedule 5.5.2	[Deleted]	606
Schedule 5.5.3	Network and plant technical data of equipment at or near connection point	606
Schedule 5.5.4	Network Plant and Apparatus Setting Data	609
Schedule 5.5.5	Load Characteristics at Connection Point	611
Schedule 5.6	Terms and Conditions of Connection agreements	612
Schedule 5.7	Annual Forecast Information for Planning Purposes	613
Schedule 5.8	Distribution Annual Planning Report	615
Schedule 5.9	Demand side engagement document (clause 5.13.1(h))	621
Chapter 5A	Electricity connection for retail customers	625
Part A	Preliminary	625
5A.A.1	Definitions	625
5A.A.2	Application of this Chapter	628
5A.A.3	Small Generation Aggregator deemed to be agent of a retail customer	629
Part B	Standardised offers to provide basic and standard connection services	629
Division 1	Basic connection services	629
5A.B.1	Obligation to have model standing offer to provide basic connection services	629
5A.B.2	Proposed model standing offer for basic connection services	630
Division 2	Standard connection services	632
5A.B.4	Standard connection services	632
5A.B.5	Approval of model standing offer to provide standard connection services	633
Division 3	Miscellaneous	633
5A.B.6	Amendment etc of model standing offer	633
5A.B.7	Publication of model standing offers	634
Part C	Negotiated connection	634
5A.C.1	Negotiation of connection	634
5A.C.2	Process of negotiation	635
5A.C.3	Negotiation framework	635
5A.C.4	Fee to cover cost of negotiation	637
Part D	Application for connection service	638
Division 1	Information	638
5A.D.1	Publication of information	638
5A.D.1A	Register of completed embedded generation projects	638
Division 2	Preliminary enquiry	640
5A.D.2	Preliminary enquiry	640
Division 3	Applications	641
5A.D.3	Application process	641
5A.D.4	Site inspection	642
Part E	Connection charges	642
5A.E.1	Connection charge principles	642
5A.E.2	Itemised statement of connection charges	644
5A.E.3	Connection charge guidelines	644
5A.E.4	Payment of connection charges	646
Part F	Formation and integration of connection contracts	647
Division 1	Offer and acceptance – basic and standard connection services	647
5A.F.1	Distribution Network Service Provider’s response to application	647
5A.F.2	Acceptance of connection offer	647
5A.F.3	Offer and acceptance—application for expedited connection	647
Division 2	Offer and acceptance – negotiated connection	648
5A.F.4	Negotiated connection offer	648
Division 3	Formation of contract	649
5A.F.5	Acceptance of connection offer	649
Division 4	Contractual performance	649
5A.F.6	Carrying out connection work	649
5A.F.7	Retailer required for energisation where new connection	650
Part G	Dispute resolution between Distribution Network Service Providers and customers	650
5A.G.1	Relevant disputes	650
5A.G.2	Determination of dispute	650
5A.G.3	Termination of proceedings	651
SCHEDULE 5A.1 – Minimum content requirements for connection contract	651
Part A	Connection offer not involving embedded generation	651
Part B	Connection offer involving embedded generation	652
6	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	657
Part A	Introduction	657
6.1	Introduction to Chapter 6	657
6.1.1	AER's regulatory responsibility	657
6.1.1A	[Deleted]	657
6.1.2	Structure of this Chapter	657
6.1.3	Access to direct control services and negotiated distribution services	658
6.1.4	Prohibition of DUOS charges for the export of energy	658
Part B	Classification of Distribution Services and Distribution Determinations	659
6.2	Classification	659
6.2.1	Classification of distribution services	659
6.2.2	Classification of direct control services as standard control services or alternative control services	660
6.2.3	Term for which classification operates	661
6.2.4	Duty of AER to make distribution determinations	661
6.2.5	Control mechanisms for direct control services	661
6.2.6	Basis of control mechanisms for direct control services	662
6.2.7	Negotiated distribution services	663
6.2.8	Guidelines	663
Part C	Building Block Determinations for standard control services	664
6.3	Building block determinations	664
6.3.1	Introduction	664
6.3.2	Contents of building block determination	664
6.4	Post-tax revenue model	665
6.4.1	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	665
6.4.2	Contents of post-tax revenue model	665
6.4.3	Building block approach	665
6.4.4	Shared assets	667
6.4.5	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	668
6.4A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	668
6.5	Matters relevant to the making of building block determinations	669
6.5.1	Regulatory asset base	669
6.5.2	Return on capital	670
6.5.3	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	673
6.5.4	[Deleted]	674
6.5.5	Depreciation	674
6.5.6	Forecast operating expenditure	674
6.5.7	Forecast capital expenditure	677
6.5.8	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	681
6.5.8A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	682
6.5.9	The X factor	683
6.5.10	Pass through events	684
6.6	Adjustments after making of building block determination.	684
6.6.1	Cost pass through	684
6.6.1A	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	691
6.6.2	Service target performance incentive scheme	692
6.6.3	Demand management incentive scheme	693
6.6.3A	Demand management innovation allowance mechanism	694
6.6.4	Small-scale incentive scheme	695
6.6.5	Reopening of distribution determination for capital expenditure	697
6.6A	Contingent Projects	700
6.6A.1	Acceptance of a contingent project in a distribution determination	700
6.6A.2	Amendment of distribution determination for contingent project	701
Part D	Negotiated distribution services	706
6.7	Negotiated distribution services	706
6.7.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated distribution services	706
6.7.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated distribution services	708
6.7.3	Negotiating framework determination	709
6.7.4	Negotiated Distribution Service Criteria determination	709
6.7.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework for negotiated distribution services	709
6.7.6	Confidential information	711
Part DA	Connection policies	712
6.7A	Connection policy requirements	712
6.7A.1	Preparation of, and requirements for, connection policy	712
Part E	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	713
6.8	Regulatory proposal and proposed tariff structure statement	713
6.8.1	AER's framework and approach paper	713
6.8.1A	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	716
6.8.2	Submission of regulatory proposal and tariff structure statement	716
6.9	Preliminary examination and consultation	718
6.9.1	Preliminary examination	718
6.9.2	Resubmission of proposal	719
6.9.2A	Confidential information	719
6.9.3	Consultation	719
6.10	Draft distribution determination and further consultation	720
6.10.1	Making of draft distribution determination	720
6.10.2	Publication of draft determination and consultation	721
6.10.3	Submission of revised proposal	721
6.10.4	Submissions on specified matters	722
6.11	Distribution determination	722
6.11.1	Making of distribution determination	722
6.11.1A	Out of scope revised regulatory proposal or late submissions	723
6.11.2	Notice of distribution determination	724
6.11.3	Commencement of distribution determination	724
6.12	Requirements relating to draft and final distribution determinations	724
6.12.1	Constituent decisions	724
6.12.2	Reasons for decisions	727
6.12.3	Extent of AER's discretion in making distribution determinations	728
6.13	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for wrong information or error	729
6.14	Miscellaneous	730
6.14A	Distribution Confidentiality Guidelines	731
Part F	Cost Allocation	731
6.15	Cost allocation	731
6.15.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Method	731
6.15.2	Cost Allocation Principles	731
6.15.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	732
6.15.4	Cost Allocation Method	733
Part G	Distribution consultation procedures	734
6.16	Distribution consultation procedures	734
Part H	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Distribution Network Service Providers	736
6.17	Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	736
6.17.1	Compliance with Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	736
6.17.2	Development of Distribution Ring-Fencing Guidelines	736
Part I	Distribution Pricing Rules	737
6.18	Distribution Pricing Rules	737
6.18.1	Application of this Part	737
6.18.1A	Tariff structure statement	737
6.18.1B	Amending a tariff structure statement with the AER's approval	738
6.18.1C	Sub-threshold tariffs	739
6.18.2	Pricing proposals	740
6.18.3	Tariff classes	742
6.18.4	Principles governing assignment or re-assignment of retail customers to tariff classes and assessment and review of basis of charging	742
6.18.5	Pricing principles	743
6.18.6	Side constraints on tariffs for standard control services	745
6.18.7	Recovery of designated pricing proposal charges	746
6.18.7A	Recovery of jurisdictional scheme amounts	747
6.18.8	Approval of pricing proposal	750
6.18.9	Publication of information about tariffs and tariff classes	752
6.19.	Data Required for Distribution Service Pricing	752
6.19.1	Forecast use of networks by Distribution Customers and Embedded Generators	752
6.19.2	Confidentiality of distribution network pricing information	752
Part J	Billing and Settlements	753
6.20	Billing and Settlements Process	753
6.20.1	Billing for distribution services	753
6.20.2	Minimum information to be provided in distribution network service bills	755
6.20.3	Settlement between Distribution Network Service Providers	755
6.20.4	Obligation to pay	755
Part K	Prudential requirements, capital contributions and prepayments	756
6.21	Distribution Network Service Provider Prudential Requirements	756
6.21.1	Prudential requirements for distribution network service	756
6.21.2	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	757
6.21.3	Treatment of past prepayments and capital contributions	757
Part L	Dispute resolution	757
6.22	Dispute Resolution	757
6.22.1	Dispute Resolution by the AER	757
6.22.2	Determination of dispute	758
6.22.3	Termination of access dispute without access determination	759
Part M	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	760
6.23	Separate disclosure of transmission and distribution charges	760
Part N	Dual Function Assets	761
6.24	Dual Function Assets	761
6.24.1	Application of this Part	761
6.24.2	Dual Function Assets	761
6.25	AER determination of applicable pricing regime for Dual Function Assets	761
6.26	Division of Distribution Network Service Provider's revenue	762
Part O	Annual Benchmarking Report	764
6.27	Annual Benchmarking Report	764
Part P	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	764
6.28	Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines	764
Schedule 6.1	Contents of building block proposals	764
S6.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	764
S6.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	766
S6.1.3	Additional information and matters	766
Schedule 6.2	Regulatory Asset Base	769
S6.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	769
S6.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	774
S6.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	774
S6.2.2B	Depreciation	777
S6.2.3	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	777
6A.	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services	781
Part A	Introduction	781
6A.1	Introduction to Chapter 6A	781
6A.1.1	Economic regulation of transmission services generally	781
6A.1.2	Meaning of terms and conditions of access for transmission services	782
6A.1.3	Access to prescribed and negotiated transmission services	782
6A.1.4	National regulatory arrangements	783
6A.1.5	Application of Chapter 6A to Market Network Service Providers	783
6A.1.6	Application of Chapter 6A to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	784
Part B	Transmission Determinations Generally	784
6A.2	Transmission determinations	784
6A.2.1	Duty of AER to make transmission determinations	784
6A.2.2	Components of transmission determinations	784
6A.2.3	Guidelines	784
Part C	Regulation of Revenue - Prescribed Transmission Services	785
6A.3	Allowed revenue from prescribed transmission services	785
6A.3.1	Allowed revenue for regulatory year	785
6A.3.2	Adjustment of maximum allowed revenue	786
6A.4	Revenue determinations	786
6A.4.1	Introduction	786
6A.4.2	Contents of revenue determination	786
6A.5	Post-tax revenue model	787
6A.5.1	Introduction	787
6A.5.2	Preparation, publication and amendment of post-tax revenue model	788
6A.5.3	Contents of post-tax revenue model	788
6A.5.4	Building blocks approach	789
6A.5.5	Shared assets	790
6A.5.6	Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guidelines	791
6A.5A	Capital expenditure incentive mechanisms	792
6A.6	Matters relevant to the making of revenue determinations	792
6A.6.1	Regulatory asset base	792
6A.6.2	Return on capital	794
6A.6.3	Depreciation	796
6A.6.4	Estimated cost of corporate income tax	798
6A.6.5	Efficiency benefit sharing scheme	798
6A.6.5A	Capital expenditure sharing scheme	799
6A.6.6	Forecast operating expenditure	800
6A.6.7	Forecast capital expenditure	803
6A.6.8	The X factor	807
6A.6.9	Pass through events	808
6A.7	Matters relevant to the adjustment of revenue cap after making of revenue determination	808
6A.7.1	Reopening of revenue determination for capital expenditure	808
6A.7.2	Network support pass through	811
6A.7.3	Cost pass through	813
6A.7.4	Service target performance incentive scheme	819
6A.7.5	Small-scale incentive scheme	821
6A.8	Contingent Projects	822
6A.8.1	Acceptance of a Contingent Project in a revenue determination	822
6A.8.2	Amendment of revenue determination for contingent project	823
Part D	Negotiated Transmission Services	828
6A.9	Negotiated transmission services	828
6A.9.1	Principles relating to access to negotiated transmission services	828
6A.9.2	Determination of terms and conditions of access for negotiated transmission services	830
6A.9.3	Negotiating framework determination	830
6A.9.4	Negotiated transmission criteria determination	830
6A.9.5	Preparation of and requirements for negotiating framework	831
6A.9.6	Confidential information	833
6A.9.7	Commercial arbitration for negotiated transmission services	833
Part E	Procedure – Revenue determinations, negotiating frameworks and pricing methodologies	833
6A.10	Revenue Proposal, proposed negotiating framework and proposed pricing methodology	833
6A.10.1A	AER's framework and approach paper	833
6A.10.1B	Notification of approach to forecasting expenditure	835
6A.10.1	Submission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology and information	836
6A.10.2	[Deleted]	837
6A.11	Preliminary examination and consultation	837
6A.11.1	Preliminary examination and determination of non-compliance with relevant requirements	837
6A.11.2	Resubmission of proposal, framework, pricing methodology or information	838
6A.11.2A	Confidential information	838
6A.11.3	Consultation	839
6A.12	Draft decision and further consultation	840
6A.12.1	Making of draft decision	840
6A.12.2	Publication of draft decision and consultation	840
6A.12.3	Submission of revised proposal, framework or pricing methodology	841
6A.12.4	Submissions on specified matters	842
6A.13	Final decision	843
6A.13.1	Making of final decision	843
6A.13.2	Refusal to approve amounts, values, framework or pricing methodology	843
6A.13.2A	Out of scope revised documents or late submissions	844
6A.13.3	Notice of final decision	845
6A.13.4	Making of transmission determination	845
6A.14	Requirements relating to draft and final decisions	845
6A.14.1	Contents of decisions	845
6A.14.2	Reasons for decisions	848
6A.14.3	Circumstances in which matters must be approved or accepted	848
6A.15	Revocation of revenue determination or amendment of pricing methodology for wrong information or error	851
6A.16	Miscellaneous	852
6A.16A	Transmission Confidentiality Guidelines	852
Part F	Information Disclosure	853
6A.17	Information disclosure by Transmission Network Service Providers	853
6A.17.1	Information to be provided to AER	853
6A.17.2	Information Guidelines	854
6A.18	[Deleted]	856
Part G	Cost Allocation	856
6A.19	Cost allocation	856
6A.19.1	Duty to comply with Cost Allocation Methodology	856
6A.19.2	Cost Allocation Principles	856
6A.19.3	Cost Allocation Guidelines	857
6A.19.4	Cost Allocation Methodology	858
Part H	Transmission Consultation Procedures	859
6A.20	Transmission consultation procedures	859
Part I	Ring-Fencing Arrangements for Transmission Network Service Providers	860
6A.21	Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	860
6A.21.1	Compliance with Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	860
6A.21.2	Development of Transmission Ring-Fencing Guidelines	861
Part J	Prescribed Transmission Services - Regulation of Pricing	862
6A.22	Terms used in Part J	862
6A.22.1	Aggregate annual revenue requirement (AARR)	862
6A.22.2	Annual service revenue requirement (ASRR)	862
6A.22.3	Meaning of attributable cost share	862
6A.22.4	Meaning of attributable connection point cost share	863
6A.23	Pricing Principles for Prescribed Transmission Services	863
6A.23.1	Introduction	863
6A.23.2	Principles for the allocation of the aggregate annual revenue requirement	863
6A.23.3	Principles for the allocation of the annual service revenue requirement to connection points	864
6A.23.4	Principles for the recovery of the Annual Service Revenue Requirement as prices	867
6A.24	Pricing methodology	869
6A.24.1	Pricing methodologies generally	869
6A.24.2	Publication of pricing methodology and transmission network prices	870
6A.24.3	Basis for setting prices pending approval of pricing methodology	871
6A.24.4	Basis for setting prices pending approval of maximum allowed revenue	871
6A.25	Pricing methodology guidelines for prescribed transmission services	872
6A.25.1	Making and amending of pricing methodology guidelines	872
6A.25.2	Contents of pricing methodology guidelines	873
6A.26	Prudent discounts	874
6A.26.1	Agreements for prudent discounts for prescribed transmission services	874
6A.26.2	Application to AER for approval of proposed prudent discount amounts	875
6A.27	Billing Process	877
6A.27.1	Billing for prescribed transmission services	877
6A.27.1A	Billing of modified load export charges	877
6A.27.2	Minimum information to be provided in network service bills	877
6A.27.3	Obligation to pay charges for prescribed transmission services	878
6A.27.4	Payments between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	878
6A.27.5	Calculation of financial transfers between Transmission Network Service Providers in the same region	879
6A.28	Prudential Requirements	879
6A.28.1	Prudential Requirements for prescribed transmission services	879
6A.28.2	Capital contribution or prepayment for a specific asset	879
6A.28.3	Treatment of past capital contributions	879
6A.29	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers	880
6A.29.1	Multiple Transmission Network Service Providers within a region	880
6A.29.2	Single Transmission Network Service Provider within a region	881
6A.29.3	Allocation over several regions	881
6A.29A	Modified load export charges	881
6A.29A.1	Single Transmission Network Service Provider in a Region	881
6A.29A.2 	Calculation of the modified load export charges	881
6A.29A.3	Calculation of adjustments to the modified load export charge	882
6A.29A.4	Billing the modified load export charge	882
6A.29A.5	Allocation and billing process where multiple Transmission Network Service Providers in a Region	883
Part K	Commercial arbitration for disputes about terms and conditions of access for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	883
6A.30	Commercial arbitration for prescribed and negotiated transmission services	883
6A.30.1	Notification of transmission services dispute	884
6A.30.2	Appointment of commercial arbitrator	884
6A.30.3	Procedures of commercial arbitrator	885
6A.30.4	Powers of commercial arbitrator in determining transmission services access disputes	885
6A.30.5	Determination of transmission services access disputes	887
6A.30.6	Costs of dispute	887
6A.30.7	Enforcement of agreement or determination and requirement for reasons	888
6A.30.8	Miscellaneous	888
Part L	Annual Benchmarking Report	889
6A.31	Annual Benchmarking Report	889
Schedule 6A.1	Contents of Revenue Proposals	889
S6A.1.1	Information and matters relating to capital expenditure	889
S6A.1.2	Information and matters relating to operating expenditure	890
S6A.1.3	Additional information and matters	891
Schedule 6A.2	Regulatory Asset Base	894
S6A.2.1	Establishment of opening regulatory asset base for a regulatory control period	894
S6A.2.2	Prudency and efficiency of capital expenditure	899
S6A.2.2A	Reduction for inefficient past capital expenditure	900
S6A.2.2B	Depreciation	902
S6A.2.3	Removal of assets from regulatory asset base	902
S6A.2.4	Roll forward of regulatory asset base within the same regulatory control period	904
Schedule 6A.3	CRNP methodology and modified CRNP methodology	905
S6A.3.1	Meaning of optimised replacement cost	905
S6A.3.2	CRNP methodology	905
S6A.3.3	Modified CRNP methodology	906
Schedule 6A.4	Application of this Chapter to AEMO and declared transmission system operators	906
S6A.4.1	Application of this Chapter to AEMO etc	906
S6A.4.2	Exclusions, qualifications and modifications	906
Chapter 6B	Retail markets	917
Part A	Retail support	917
Division 1 – Application and definitions	917
6B.A1.1	Application of this Part	917
Division 2	Billing and payment rules	918
6B.A2.1	Obligation to pay	918
6B.A2.2	Direct customer billing and energy-only contracts	918
6B.A2.3	Calculating network charges	918
6B.A2.4	Statement of charges	918
6B.A2.5	Time and manner of payment	919
Division 3	Matters incidental to billing and payment	919
6B.A3.1 	Adjustment of network charges	919
6B.A3.2	Tariff reassignment	920
6B.A3.3	Disputed statements of charges	921
6B.A3.4	Interest	922
6B.A3.5	Notification of changes to charges	922
Part B	Credit support regime	922
Division 1	Application and definitions	923
6B.B1.1	Application of Part B	923
6B.B1.2	Definitions	923
Division 2	Requirements for credit support	923
6B.B2.1	Distribution Network Service Provider may require credit support	923
6B.B2.2	Determining required credit support amount	923
Division 3	Determining credit allowance for a retailer	925
6B.B3.1	Calculating retailer credit allowance	925
6B.B3.2	Distribution Network Service Provider's maximum credit allowance	925
6B.B3.3	Credit rating for retailer	925
6B.B3.4	Calculating credit allowance where guarantor	926
6B.B3.5	When no credit allowance will be extended to a retailer	927
Division 4	Provision of credit support by retailers	927
6B.B4.1	Retailer to provide credit support	927
6B.B4.2	Acceptable form of credit support	928
6B.B4.3	Provision of credit support where dispute arises	928
Division 5	Other Rules relating to credit support	928
6B.B5.1	Top up of credit support	928
6B.B5.2	Reduction of credit support	929
6B.B5.3	Application of credit support	929
6B.B5.4	Return of credit support	929
6B.B5.5	Other retailer obligations	929
Schedule 6B.1	930
7.	Metering	935
7.1	Introduction to the Metering Chapter	935
7.1.1	Contents	935
7.1.2	Obligations of Market Participants to establish metering installations	935
7.1.3	Obligation to establish, maintain and publish procedures	936
7.1.4	Amendment of procedures in the Metering Chapter	936
7.2	Responsibility for Metering Installation, Metering Data and Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	937
7.2.1	Responsibility of the responsible person	937
7.2.1A	Responsibility of AEMO for the collection, processing and delivery of metering data	938
7.2.1B	Responsibility for interconnectors	939
7.2.2	Responsibility of the Market Participant	939
7.2.3	Responsibility of the Local Network Service Provider	939
7.2.4	Joint metering installations	941
7.2.4A	Special site or technology related conditions	941
7.2.5	Role of the responsible person	943
7.2.6	[Deleted]	945
7.2.7	Registration of metering installations	945
7.2.8	Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	946
7.2A	B2B Arrangements	946
7.2A.1	B2B e-Hub	946
7.2A.2	B2B Procedures	947
7.2A.3	Cost Recovery	947
7.3	Metering Installation Arrangements	947
7.3.1A	Metering Installation Requirements	947
7.3.1	Metering installation components	947
7.3.2	Connection and metering point	952
7.3.3	[Deleted]	952
7.3.4	Metering installation types, accuracy and meter churn	952
7.3.5	[Deleted]	954
7.3.6	[Deleted]	954
7.3.7	Meter installation malfunctions	954
7.3A	Payment for Metering Provision and Metering Data Services	955
7.4	Metering Providers and Metering Data Providers	956
7.4.1	Role of Metering Providers	956
7.4.1A	Role of Metering Data Providers	956
7.4.2	Qualifications and registration of Metering Providers	956
7.4.2A	Qualifications and registration of Metering Data Providers	957
7.4.3	Deregistration of Metering Providers and Metering Data Providers	958
7.5	Register of Metering Information	959
7.5.1	Metering register	959
7.5.2	Metering register discrepancy	959
7.5A	Disclosure of NMI information	960
7.5A.1	Application of this Rule	960
7.5A.2	NMI and NMI checksum	960
7.5A.3	NMI Standing Data	960
7.6	Inspection, Testing and Audit of Metering Installations	960
7.6.1	Responsibility for testing	960
7.6.2	Actions in event of non-compliance	962
7.6.3	Audits of information held in metering installations	963
7.6.4	Retention of test records and documents	964
7.7	Entitlement to metering data and access to metering installation	965
7.8	Security of Metering Installations and Data	967
7.8.1	Security of metering installations	967
7.8.2	Security controls	968
7.8.3	Changes to metering equipment, parameters and settings within a metering installation	969
7.8.4	Changes to energy data or to metering data	970
7.9	Processing of Metering Data for Settlements Purposes	971
7.9.1	Metering databases	971
7.9.2	[Deleted]	971
7.9.3	[Deleted]	971
7.9.4	Data validation, substitution and estimation	971
7.9.5	Errors found in metering tests, inspections or audits	972
7.10	Confidentiality	973
7.11	Metering Data Arrangements	973
7.11.1	Metering data performance standards	973
7.11.2	Metering Data Services	974
7.11.3	Data management and storage	975
7.11.4	Use of check metering data	976
7.11.5	Periodic energy metering	976
7.12	Time settings	977
7.13	Evolving Technologies and Processes and Development of the Market	978
7.14	Metrology and service level procedures	980
7.14.1	Requirements of the metrology procedure	980
7.14.1A	Requirements of the service level procedures	981
7.14.2	Jurisdictional metrology material in metrology procedure	982
7.14.3	Additional metrology procedure matters	984
7.14.4	[Deleted]	985
7.15	Miscellaneous	985
7.16	Metering data provision to retail customers	985
Schedule 7.1	Responsibility for metering installation and metering data	987
Schedule 7.2	Types and Accuracy of Metering Installations	987
S7.2.1	General requirements	987
S7.2.2	Metering installations commissioned prior to 13 December 1998	987
S7.2.3	Accuracy requirements for metering installations	988
S7.2.4.	Check metering	994
S7.2.5.	Resolution and accuracy of displayed or captured data	995
S7.2.6.	General design standards	995
S7.2.6.1	Design requirements	995
S7.2.6.2	Design guidelines	996
Schedule 7.3	Inspection and Testing Requirements	996
S7.3.1.	General	996
S7.3.2.	Technical Guidelines	999
Schedule 7.4	Metering Provider	999
S7.4.1	General	999
S7.4.2	Categories of registration	1000
S7.4.3	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 1, 2, 3 and 4	1001
S7.4.4	Capabilities of Metering Providers for metering installations types 5 and 6	1004
S7.4.5	Capabilities of the Accredited Service Provider category	1004
Schedule 7.5	Metering Register	1004
S7.5.1.	General	1004
S7.5.2.	Metering register information	1005
Schedule 7.6	Metering Data Provider	1006
S7.6.1	General	1006
S7.6.2	Categories of registration	1007
S7.6.3	Capabilities of Metering Data Providers	1007
8.	Administrative Functions	1013
Part A	Introductory	1013
8.1	Administrative functions	1013
8.1.1	[Deleted]	1013
8.1.2	[Deleted]	1013
8.1.3	Structure of this Chapter	1013
Part B	Disputes	1014
8.2	Dispute Resolution	1014
8.2.1	Application and guiding principles	1014
8.2.2	The Dispute Resolution Adviser	1017
8.2.3	Dispute management systems of Registered Participants and AEMO	1018
8.2.4	Stage 1 - dispute resolution through Registered Participants’ DMS	1018
8.2.5	Stage 2 - dispute resolution process	1021
8.2.6A	Establishment of Dispute Resolution Panel	1021
8.2.6B	Parties to DRP Proceedings	1023
8.2.6C	Proceedings of the DRP	1024
8.2.6D	Decisions of the DRP	1024
8.2.6	[Deleted]	1025
8.2.7	Legal representation	1025
8.2.8	Cost of dispute resolution	1025
8.2.9	Effect of resolution	1026
8.2.10	Recording and publication	1027
8.2.11	Appeals on questions of law	1027
8.2.12	[Deleted]	1027
8.2A	[Deleted]	1027
8.3	Power to make Electricity Procedures	1027
8.4	[Deleted]	1027
8.5	[Deleted]	1027
Part C	Registered Participants' confidentiality obligations	1027
8.6	Confidentiality	1027
8.6.1	Confidentiality	1027
8.6.2	Exceptions	1029
8.6.3	Conditions	1030
8.6.4	[Deleted]	1031
8.6.5	Indemnity to AER, AEMC and AEMO	1031
8.6.6	AEMO information	1031
8.6.7	Information on Rules Bodies	1031
Part D	Monitoring and reporting	1031
8.7	Monitoring and Reporting	1031
8.7.1	Monitoring	1031
8.7.2	Reporting requirements and monitoring standards for Registered Participants and AEMO	1032
8.7.3	Consultation required for making general regulatory information order (Section 28H of the NEL)	1034
8.7.4	Preparation of network service provider performance report (Section 28V of the NEL)	1035
8.7.5	[Deleted]	1036
8.7.6	Recovery of reporting costs	1036
Part E	Reliability panel	1036
8.8	Reliability Panel	1036
8.8.1	Purpose of Reliability Panel	1036
8.8.2	Constitution of the Reliability Panel	1038
8.8.3	Reliability Panel review process	1040
Part F	Rules consultation procedures	1042
8.9	Rules Consultation Procedures	1042
Part G	Consumer advocacy funding	1045
8.10	Consumer advocacy funding obligation	1045
Part H	Augmentations	1045
8.11	Augmentations	1045
8.11.1	Application	1045
8.11.2	Object	1045
8.11.3	Definitions	1046
8.11.4	Planning criteria	1047
8.11.5	Construction of augmentation that is not a contestable augmentation	1047
8.11.6	Contestable augmentations	1048
8.11.7	Construction and operation of contestable augmentation	1048
8.11.8	Funded augmentations that are not subject to the tender process	1050
8.11.9	Contractual requirements and principles	1051
8.11.10	Annual planning review	1051
Schedule 8.11	Principles to be reflected in agreements relating to contestable augmentations	1052
S8.11.1	Risk allocation	1052
S8.11.2	Minimum requirements for agreements relating to contestable augmentation	1053
S8.11.3	Matters to be dealt with in relevant agreements	1054
8A.	Participant Derogations	1057
Part 1	Derogations Granted to TransGrid	1057
8A.1	[Deleted]	1057
Part 2	Derogations Granted to EnergyAustralia	1057
8A.2	[Deleted]	1057
8A.2A	[Deleted]	1057
Part 3	[Deleted]	1057
Part 4	[Deleted]	1057
Part 5	[Deleted]	1057
Part 6	Derogations Granted to Victorian Market Participants	1057
Part 7	[Deleted]	1057
Part 8	[Deleted]	1057
Part 9	[Deleted]	1057
Part 10	[Deleted]	1057
Part 11	[Deleted]	1057
Part 12	[Deleted]	1057
Part 13	Derogation granted to Aurora Energy (Tamar Valley) Pty Ltd	1057
8A.13	[Deleted]	1057
9.	Jurisdictional Derogations and Transitional Arrangements	1061
9.1	Purpose and Application	1061
9.1.1	Purpose	1061
9.1.2	Jurisdictional Derogations	1061
Part A	Jurisdictional Derogations for Victoria	1061
9.2	[Deleted]	1061
9.3	Definitions	1061
9.3.1	General Definitions	1061
9.3.2	[Deleted]	1063
9.3A	Fault levels	1063
9.4	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1064
9.4.1	[Deleted]	1064
9.4.2	Smelter Trader	1064
9.4.3	Smelter Trader: compliance	1065
9.4.4	Report from AER	1067
9.4.5	Cross Border Networks	1068
9.5	[Deleted]	1068
9.6	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1068
9.6.1	Operating Procedures (clause 4.10.1)	1068
9.6.2	Nomenclature Standards (clause 4.12)	1068
9.7	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1069
9.7.1	[Deleted]	1069
9.7.2	[Deleted]	1069
9.7.3	[Deleted]	1069
9.7.4	Regulation of Distribution Network Connection	1069
9.7.5	[Deleted]	1070
9.7.6	[Deleted]	1070
9.7.7	[Deleted]	1070
9.8	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1070
9.8.1	[Deleted]	1070
9.8.2	[Deleted]	1070
9.8.3	[Deleted]	1070
9.8.4	Transmission Network Pricing	1070
9.8.4A	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.4B	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.4C	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.4D	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.4E	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.4F	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.4G	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.5	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.6	[Deleted]	1072
9.8.7	Distribution network pricing – transitional application of former Chapter 6	1072
9.8.8	Exclusion of AER's power to aggregate distribution systems and parts of distribution systems	1073
9.9	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1074
9.9.1	Metering Installations To Which This Schedule Applies	1074
9.9.2	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.3	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.4	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.5	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.6	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.7	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.8	[Deleted]	1074
9.9.9	Periodic Energy Metering (clause 7.9.3)	1074
9.9.10	Use of Alternate Technologies (clause 7.13)	1074
9.9A	[Deleted]	1075
9.9B	[Deleted]	1075
9.9C	Metering services for residential and small business customers	1075
9.9C.1	Definitions	1075
9.9C.2	Expiry Date	1076
9.9C.3	Designation as responsible person	1076
9.9C.4	Classification of relevant metering installations	1076
9.9C.5	Cost recovery of AMI rollout	1076
9.9C.6	Capability for remote acquisition of metering data	1076
Schedule 9A1.1	[Deleted]	1076
Schedule 9A1.2	[Deleted]	1076
Schedule 9A1.3	[Deleted]	1076
Schedule 9A2	[Deleted]	1076
Schedule 9A3	Jurisdictional Derogations Granted to Generators	1076
1.	Interpretation of tables	1076
2.	Continuing effect	1077
3.	Subsequent agreement	1077
4.	[Deleted]	1078
5.	Reactive Power Capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1078
6.	[Deleted]	1079
7.	[Deleted]	1079
8.	[Deleted]	1079
9.	[Deleted]	1079
10.	[Deleted]	1079
11.	[Deleted	1079
12.	[Deleted]	1079
13.	Governor Systems (load control) (clause S5.2.5.11 of schedule 5.2)	1079
14.	[Deleted]	1079
15.	[Deleted]	1079
16.	Excitation Control System (clause S5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1079
Part B	Jurisdictional Derogations for New South Wales	1080
9.10	[Deleted]	1080
9.11	Definitions	1080
9.11.1	Definitions used in this Part B	1080
9.12	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Generators, Registered Participants, Registration and Cross Border Networks	1081
9.12.1	[Deleted]	1081
9.12.2	Customers	1081
9.12.3	Power Traders	1081
9.12.4	Cross Border Networks	1084
9.13	[Deleted]	1085
9.14	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 4 - System Security	1085
9.14.1	Power System Operating Procedures	1085
9.15	NSW contestable services for Chapter 5A	1085
9.15.1	Definitions	1085
9.15.2	Chapter 5A not to apply to certain contestable services	1086
9.16	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1086
9.16.1	NSW contestable services	1086
9.16.2	[Deleted]	1086
9.16.3	Jurisdictional Regulator	1086
9.16.4	Deemed Regulated Interconnector	1086
9.16.5	[Deleted]	1086
9.17	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1086
9.17.1	Extent of Derogations	1086
9.17.2	Initial Registration (clause 7.1.2)	1087
9.17.3	Amendments to Schedule 9G1	1087
9.17.4	Compliance with AS/NZ ISO 9002 (clause S7.4.3(f) of schedule 7.4)	1087
9.17A	[Deleted]	1088
9.18	[Deleted]	1088
Part C	Jurisdictional Derogations for the Australian Capital Territory	1088
9.19	[Deleted]	1088
9.20	Definitions and Transitional Arrangements for Cross-Border Networks	1088
9.20.1	Definitions	1088
9.20.2	Cross Border Networks	1088
9.21	[Deleted]	1089
9.22	[Deleted]	1089
9.23	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1089
9.23.1	[Deleted]	1089
9.23.2	[Deleted]	1089
9.23.3	[Deleted	1089
9.23.4	[Deleted]	1089
9.24	Transitional Arrangements	1089
9.24.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1089
9.24.2	[Deleted]	1089
9.24A	[Deleted]	1089
Part D	Jurisdictional Derogations for South Australia	1089
9.25	Definitions	1089
9.25.1	[Deleted]	1089
9.25.2	Definitions	1089
9.26	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants, Registration And Cross Border Networks	1092
9.26.1	Registration as a Generator	1092
9.26.2	Registration as a Customer	1093
9.26.3	Cross Border Networks	1093
9.26.4	[Deleted]	1094
9.26.5	Registration as a Network Service Provider	1094
9.27	[Deleted]	1094
9.28	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1094
9.28.1	Application of clause 5.2	1094
9.28.2	[Deleted]	1095
9.29	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Economic Regulation of Distribution Services	1095
9.29.1	[Deleted]	1095
9.29.2	[Deleted]	1095
9.29.3	[Deleted]	1095
9.29.4	[Deleted]	1095
9.29.5	Distribution Network Pricing – South Australia	1095
9.29.6	Capital contributions, prepayments and financial guarantees	1096
9.29.7	Ring fencing	1097
9.29A	Monitoring and reporting	1097
9.30	Transitional Provisions	1098
9.30.1	Chapter 7 - Metering	1098
Part E	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1098
9.31	[Deleted]	1098
9.32	Definitions and Interpretation	1098
9.32.1	Definitions	1098
9.32.2	Interpretation	1100
9.33	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 1	1101
9.33.1	[Deleted]	1101
9.34	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 2 - Registered Participants and Registration	1101
9.34.1	Application of the Rules in Queensland (clauses 2.2 and 2.5)	1101
9.34.2	Stanwell Cross Border Leases (clause 2.2)	1101
9.34.3	[Deleted]	1101
9.34.4	Registration as a Customer (clause 2.3.1)	1101
9.34.5	There is no clause 9.34.5	1102
9.34.6	Exempted generation agreements (clause 2.2)	1102
9.35	[Deleted]	1107
9.36	[Deleted]	1107
9.37	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 5 - Network Connection	1107
9.37.1	[Deleted]	1107
9.37.2	Existing connection and access agreements (clause 5.2)	1107
9.37.3	[Deleted]	1108
9.37.4	[Deleted]	1108
9.37.5	Forecasts for connection points to transmission network (clause 5.11.1)	1108
9.37.6	There is no clause 9.37.6	1108
9.37.7	Cross Border Networks	1108
9.37.8	[Deleted]	1108
9.37.9	Credible contingency events (clause S5.1.2.1 of schedule 5.1)	1108
9.37.10	Reactive power capability (clause S5.2.5.1 of schedule 5.2)	1109
9.37.11	[Deleted]	1109
9.37.12	Voltage fluctuations (clause S5.1.5 of schedule 5.1)	1109
9.37.13	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.14	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.15	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.16	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.17	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.18	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.19	Generating unit response to disturbances (clause S5.2.5.3 of schedule 5.2)	1112
9.37.20	[Deleted]	1112
9.37.21	Excitation control system (clause S.5.2.5.13 of schedule 5.2)	1112
9.37.22	[Deleted]	1113
9.37.23	Annual forecast information for planning purposes (schedule 5.7)	1113
9.38	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 6 - Network Pricing	1113
9.38.1	[Deleted]	1113
9.38.2	[Deleted]	1113
9.38.3	[Deleted]	1113
9.38.4	Interconnectors between regions	1113
9.38.5	Transmission pricing for exempted generation agreements	1114
9.39	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 7 - Metering	1114
9.39.1	Metering installations to which this clause applies	1114
9.39.2	[Deleted]	1115
9.39.3	[Deleted]	1115
9.39.4	[Deleted]	1115
9.39.5	[Deleted]	1115
9.40	Transitional Arrangements for Chapter 8 - Administration Functions	1115
9.40.1	[Deleted]	1115
9.40.2	[Deleted]	1115
9.40.3	[Deleted]	1115
9.41	[Deleted]	1115
Schedule 9E1	Exempted Generation Agreements	1115
Part F	Jurisdictional Derogations for Tasmania	1116
9.42	Definitions and interpretation	1116
9.42.1	Definitions	1116
9.42.2	Interpretation	1117
9.42.3	National grid, power system and related expressions	1118
9.43	[Deleted]	1118
9.44	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 2 – Registered Participants and Registration - Customers (clause 2.3.1(e))	1118
9.45	Tasmanian Region (clause 3.5)	1118
9.47	Transitional arrangements for Chapter 5- Network Connection	1118
9.47.1	Existing Connection Agreements	1118
9.48	Transitional arrangements - Transmission and Distribution Pricing	1119
9.48.4A	Ring fencing	1119
9.48.4B	Uniformity of tariffs for small customers	1119
9.48.5	Transmission network	1119
9.48.6	Deemed regulated interconnector	1119
Part G	Schedules to Chapter 9	1120
Schedule 9G1	Metering Transitional Arrangements	1120
1.	Introduction	1120
2.	[Deleted]	1120
3.	General Principle	1120
4.	[Deleted]	1120
5.	Accuracy Requirements	1120
6.	[Deleted]	1121
7.	[Deleted]	1121
8.	[Deleted]	1121
9.	[Deleted]	1121
10.	[Deleted]	1121
10.	Glossary	1125
11.	Savings and Transitional Rules	1237
Part A	Definitions	1237
Part B	System Restart Ancillary Services (2006 amendments)	1237
11.2	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services and pricing under market suspension) Rule 2006	1237
11.2.1	Transitional provision for acquisition of non-market ancillary services	1237
11.3	[Deleted]	1238
Part C	Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test (2006 amendments)	1238
11.4	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Dispute Resolution for Regulatory Test) Rule 2006	1238
11.4.1	Continuation of things done under old clause 5.6.6	1238
Part D	Metrology (2006 amendments)	1239
11.5	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Metrology) Rule 2006	1239
11.5.1	Definitions	1239
11.5.2	Metrology procedures continues to apply until 31 December 2006	1239
11.5.3	Responsible person	1239
11.5.4	NEMMCO’s responsibility to develop a metrology procedure	1239
11.5.5	Jurisdictional metrology material in the metrology procedure	1240
Part E	Economic Regulation of Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1241
11.6	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Economic Regulation of Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1241
11.6.1	Definitions	1241
11.6.2	New Chapter 6A does not affect existing revenue determinations	1242
11.6.3	Old Part C and Schedules 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.7 and 6.8 of old Chapter 6	1243
11.6.4	Old Part F of Chapter 6	1243
11.6.5	Application of new Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1243
11.6.6	Application of Chapter 6 to old distribution matters	1243
11.6.7	References to the old Chapter 6	1243
11.6.8	References to provisions of the old Chapter 6	1244
11.6.9	Roll forward of regulatory asset base for first regulatory control period	1244
11.6.10	Other adjustment carry-over mechanisms from current to first regulatory control period	1244
11.6.11	Clause consequent upon making National Electricity Amendment (Cost Allocation Arrangements for Transmission Services) Rule No 2009 No 3 - Transition to new Chapter 6A: existing prescribed connection services	1244
11.6.12	Powerlink transitional provisions	1247
11.6.13	ElectraNet easements transitional provisions	1251
11.6.14	TransGrid contingent projects	1251
11.6.15	Transmission determination includes existing revenue determinations	1252
11.6.16	References to regulatory control period	1252
11.6.17	Consultation procedure for first proposed guidelines	1252
11.6.18	Reliance on proposed guidelines for SP AusNet, VENCorp and ElectraNet	1253
11.6.19	EnergyAustralia transitional provisions	1253
11.6.20	Basslink transitional provisions	1256
11.6.21	SPI Powernet savings and transitional provision	1257
11.6.22	Interim arrangements pricing-related information	1259
Part F	Reform of Regulatory Test Principles (2006 amendments)	1259
11.7	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reform of the Regulatory Test Principles) Rule 2006	1259
11.7.1	Definitions	1259
11.7.2	Amending Rule does not affect old clause 5.6.5A	1260
Part G	Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services (2006 amendments)	1260
11.8	Rules consequent on making the National Electricity Amendment (Pricing of Prescribed Transmission Services) Rule 2006	1260
11.8.1	Definitions	1260
11.8.2	Regulated interconnectors	1261
11.8.3	Application of new Part J of Chapter 6A to Transmission Network Service Providers	1261
11.8.4	Reliance on agreed interim guideline for ElectraNet, SPAusNet, and VenCorp	1261
11.8.5	Prudent discounts under existing agreements	1262
11.8.6	Application of prudent discounts regime under rule 6A.26	1262
11.8.7	Prudent discounts pending approval of pricing methodology	1262
Part H	Reallocations (2007 amendments)	1263
11.9	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Reallocations) Rule 2007	1263
11.9.1	Definitions	1263
11.9.2	Existing and transitional reallocations	1264
Part I	Technical Standards for Wind Generation (2007 amendments)	1264
11.10	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Technical Standards for Wind Generation and other Generator Connections) Rule 2007	1264
11.10.1	Definitions	1264
11.10.2	Provision of information under S5.2.4 in registration application	1264
11.10.3	Access standards made under the old Chapter 5	1265
11.10.4	Modifications to plant by Generators	1265
11.10.5	Technical Details to Support Application for Connection and Connection Agreement	1265
11.10.6	Transitional arrangements for establishment of performance standards	1266
11.10.7	Jurisdictional Derogations for Queensland	1266
11.10A	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Central Dispatch and Integration of Wind and Other Intermittent Generation) Rule 2008	1266
11.10A.1	Definitions	1266
11.10A.2	Registration and reclassification of classified generating units	1267
11.10A.3	Registered generating unit	1268
11.10A.4	Classification of potential semi-scheduled generating unit	1268
11.10A.5	Participant fees	1268
11.10A.6	Timetable	1269
11.10A.7	Procedure for contribution factors for ancillary service transactions	1269
11.10A.8	Guidelines for energy conversion model information	1269
Part J	Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services (2007 amendments)	1270
11.11	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery of Localised Regulation Services) Rule 2007	1270
11.11.1	Definitions	1270
11.11.2	Action taken by NEMMCO for the purposes of Amending Rule	1270
11.12	[Deleted]	1270
Part L	[Deleted]	1270
Division 1	General Provisions	1274
11.14	General provisions	1274
11.14.1	Application of this Division	1274
11.14.2	Definitions	1274
11.14.3	Preservation of old regulatory regime	1275
11.14.4	Transfer of regulatory responsibility	1276
11.14.5	Special requirements with regard to ring fencing	1276
11.14.6	Additional requirements with regard to cost allocation	1277
11.14.7	Construction of documents	1277
Part M	Economic Regulation of Distribution Services (2007 amendments)	1274
Division 1	General Provisions	1274
11.14	General provisions	1274
Division 2	[Deleted]	1278
Division 3	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1278
11.16	Transitional arrangements for first distribution determination for Queensland Distribution Network Service Providers	1278
Division 4	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1281
11.17	Transitional provisions of specific application to Victoria	1281
Part N	Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants (2007 amendments)	1284
11.18	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Registration of Foreign Based Persons and Corporations as Trader Class Participants) Rule 2007	1284
11.18.1	Definitions	1284
11.18.2	Auction rules	1284
Part O	Process for Region Change (2007 amendments)	1284
11.19	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Process for Region Change) Rule 2007	1284
11.19.1	Definitions	1284
11.19.2	Regions Publication	1284
Part P	Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements	1285
11.20	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Integration of NEM Metrology Requirements) Rule 2008	1285
11.20.1	Definitions	1285
11.20.2	Metering installations for non-market generating units immediately prior to 30 June 2008	1285
11.20.3	First-tier load metering installations	1286
11.20.4	First-tier load metering installations in Victoria	1286
11.20.5	Minimalist Transitioning Approach in Queensland	1286
11.20.6	First-tier jurisdictional requirements publication	1286
11.20.7	Metrology procedure	1287
Part PA	Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions	1287
11.21	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (NEM Reliability Settings: Information Safety Net and Directions) Rule 2008	1287
Part Q	Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements	1288
11.22	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Test Thresholds and Information Disclosure on Network Replacements) Rule 2008	1288
11.22.1	Definitions	1288
11.22.2	Amending Rule does not affect existing regulatory test	1289
Part R	Performance Standard Compliance of Generators	1289
11.23	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Performance Standards Compliance of Generators) Rule 2008	1289
11.23.1	Definitions	1289
11.23.2	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately after the commencement of the Amending Rule	1289
11.23.3	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1290
11.23.4	Application of rule 11.23 for compliance programs not implemented immediately prior to the commencement of the Amending Rule	1290
Part S	[Deleted]	1290
Part U	Confidentiality Arrangements concerning Information required for Power System Studies	1290
11.25	Rule consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Confidentiality Arrangements in Respect of Information Required for Power System Studies) Rule 2009	1290
11.25.1	Definitions	1290
11.25.2	Transitional arrangements for the provision of information	1290
Part V	WACC Reviews: Extension of Time	1292
11.26	Rule consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (WACC Reviews: Extension of Time) Rule 2009	1292
11.26.1	Definitions	1292
11.26.2	Extension of time to submit a regulatory proposal for the regulatory control period 2010-2015	1292
Part W	National Transmission Statement	1292
11.27	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (National Transmission Statement) Rule 2009	1292
11.27.1	Definitions	1292
11.27.2	Purpose	1293
11.27.3	Application of rule 11.27	1293
11.27.4	National Transmission Statement	1293
11.27.5	Scope and Content of National Transmission Network Development Plan	1295
11.27.6	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1295
11.27.7	Amendment to Last Resort Power	1296
11.27.8	Actions taken prior to commencement of Rule	1296
Part X	National Transmission Planning	1296
11.28	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (Australian Energy Market Operator) Amendment Rules 2009	1296
11.28.1	Definitions	1296
11.28.2	Jurisdictional planning bodies and representatives	1296
11.28.3	Criteria and guidelines published by Inter-regional Planning Committee	1297
11.28.4	Augmentation technical reports	1297
11.28.5	Last Resort Planning Power	1297
11.28.6	Inter-network power system tests	1298
11.28.7	Control and protection settings for equipment	1298
11.28.8	Revenue Proposals	1298
Part Y	Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission	1298
11.29	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Regulatory Investment Test for Transmission) Rule 2009	1298
11.29.1	Definitions	1298
11.29.2	Period when Amending Rule applies to transmission investment	1299
Part Z	Congestion Information Resource	1300
11.30	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Congestion Information Resource) Rule 2009	1300
11.30.1	Definitions	1300
11.30.2	Interim congestion Information resource	1300
Part ZA	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2009 amendments)	1302
11.31	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improved RERT Flexibility and Short-notice Reserve Contracts) Rule 2009	1302
Part ZB	Early Application of Market Impact Parameters	1304
11.32	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Early Implementation of Market Impact Parameters) Rule 2010	1304
11.32.1	Definitions	1304
11.32.2	Purpose	1305
11.32.3	Early application of the market impact component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1305
Part ZC	Transparency of operating data	1308
11.33	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Transparency of Operating Data) Rule 2010	1308
11.33.1	Definitions	1308
11.33.2	Spot market operations timetable	1308
Part ZD	Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions	1310
11.34	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Cost Recovery for Other Services Directions) Rule 2010	1310
11.34.1	Definitions	1310
11.34.2	Period when Amending Rules applies to funding of compensation	1311
Part ZE	Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds	1311
11.35	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Payments under Feed-in Schemes and Climate Change Funds) Rule 2010	1311
11.35.1	Definitions	1311
11.35.2	Application of recovery of jurisdictional scheme Rules	1312
11.35.3	Reporting on jurisdictional schemes	1313
11.35.4	Revocation and substitution of distribution determination for jurisdictional scheme recovery	1314
Part ZF	Transitional Arrangements for Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1315
11.36	Ministerial Smart Meter Roll Out Determinations	1315
11.36.1	Definitions	1315
11.36.2	Meaning of relevant metering installation	1315
11.36.3	Period of application of rule to relevant metering installation	1316
11.36.4	Designation of responsible person	1316
11.36.5	[Deleted]	1316
11.36.6	[Deleted]	1316
Part ZG	Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements	1316
11.37	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Provision of Metering Data Services and Clarification of Existing Metrology Requirements) Rule 2010	1316
11.37.1	Definitions	1316
11.37.2	Commencement of special site or technology related conditions	1316
11.37.3	Initial service level procedures	1317
Part ZH	Spot Market Operations Timetable	1317
11.38	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Amendments to PASA-related Rules) Rule 2010	1317
11.38.1	Definitions	1317
11.38.2	Spot market operations timetable	1318
Part ZI	DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges	1318
11.39	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (DNSP Recovery of Transmission-related Charges) Rule 2011	1318
11.39.1	Definitions	1318
11.39.2	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers during current regulatory control period	1319
11.39.3	Recovery by Victorian distribution network service providers for shared network augmentations	1320
11.39.4	Bairnsdale network support agreement	1320
11.39.5	Approval of pricing proposal	1320
11.39.6	Ergon Energy transitional charges	1320
11.39.7	Energex transitional charges	1320
Part ZJ	Network Support and Control Ancillary Services	1320
11.40	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Support and Control Ancillary Services) Rule 2011	1320
11.40.1	Definitions	1320
11.40.2	Purpose	1321
11.40.3	Existing NCAS contracts to continue	1321
11.40.4	Amendments to existing guidelines	1321
11.40.5	New procedures	1322
11.40.6	Decisions and actions taken prior to Amending Rule	1322
Part ZK	Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors	1322
11.41	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Dual Marginal Loss Factors) Rule 2011	1322
11.41.1	Definitions	1322
11.41.2	Amendments to loss factor methodology	1323
11.41.3	Procedure applying dual intra-regional loss factors in central dispatch and spot market transactions	1323
11.41.4	Publication of intra-regional loss factors	1323
Part ZL	Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes	1323
11.42	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Tasmania Tranche 5a Procedure Changes) Rule 2011	1323
11.42.1	Definitions	1323
11.42.2	AEMO may amend Relevant Procedures	1324
Part ZM	Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods	1324
11.43	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Application and Operation of Administered Price Periods) Rule 2011	1324
11.43.1	Definitions	1324
11.43.2	Administered Price Cap Schedule	1325
Part ZO	Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue	1325
11.45	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Negative Intra-regional Settlements Residue) Rule 2012	1325
11.45.1	Definitions	1325
11.45.2	Recovery of negative settlements residue prior to consultation under the Amending Rule	1326
11.45.3	First consultation on negative intra-regional settlements residue procedure	1326
Part ZP	Interim Connection Charging Rules	1327
11.46	Rules consequential to the insertion of Chapter 5A by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1327
Division 1	Preliminary	1327
Division 2	Jurisdictional differences	1329
Division 3	General provisions	1337
Part ZQ	NSW transitional retail support and credit support rules	1337
11.47	Rules consequential on the insertion of Chapter 6B by the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1337
Division 1	Preliminary	1337
Part ZR	Miscellaneous transitional rules—NERL	1343
11.48	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity (National Energy Retail Law) Amendment Rule 2012	1343
11.48.1	Extension of time period for AER to consider certain pass through applications	1343
Part ZS	Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers	1344
11.49	Rules consequential on the making of National Electricity Amendment (Cost pass through arrangements for Network Service Providers) Rule 2012	1344
11.49.1	Definitions	1344
11.49.2	Terrorism event is a cost pass through event in the current regulatory control period	1344
11.49.3	Transitional arrangement for Powerlink	1344
11.49.4	Transitional arrangements for ElectraNet and Murraylink	1345
Part ZT	Distribution Network Planning and Expansion	1345
11.50	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Planning and Expansion) Rule 2012	1345
11.50.1	Interpretation	1345
11.50.2	Definitions	1346
11.50.3	Timing for first Distribution Annual Planning Report	1346
11.50.4	Contents of Distribution Annual Planning Report	1346
11.50.5	Transition from the regulatory test to the regulatory investment test for distribution	1348
Part ZU	New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM	1349
11.51	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (New Prudential Standard and Framework in the NEM) Rule 2012	1349
11.51.1	Definitions	1349
11.51.2	AEMO's responsibility to develop and publish the credit limit procedures	1349
11.51.3	Transition to the framework for determining prudential settings	1349
11.51.4	Prior consultation, step, decision or action taken by AEMO	1350
Part ZV	Small Generation Aggregator Framework	1350
11.52	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Small Generation Aggregator Framework) Rule 2012	1350
11.52.1	Definitions	1350
11.52.2	Commencement of participant fees as well as transactions, funding and settlements under Chapter 3 for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1351
11.52.3	Participant fees for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1351
11.52.4	Ancillary service transactions, funding of compensation for directions and intervention settlements for directions for Market Small Generation Aggregators	1352
11.52.5	Amendments to the carbon dioxide equivalent intensity index procedures	1352
11.52.6	Amendments of the metrology procedures	1353
11.52.7	Amendments to the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1353
Part ZW	Economic Regulation of Network Service Providers (2012 amendments)	1354
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1354
11.53	Publication of Chapter 6 Guidelines	1354
11.54	Publication of Chapter 6A Guidelines	1355
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT Distribution Network Service Providers	1357
11.55	General provisions	1357
11.56	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1360
Division 3	Transitional provisions for NSW and Tasmanian Transmission Network Service Providers and Directlink	1372
11.57	General provisions	1372
11.58	Special provisions applying to affected TNSPs	1375
Division 4	Transitional provisions for the Victorian TNSP	1384
11.59	Special provisions applying to the Victorian TNSP	1384
Division 5	Transitional provisions for Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1386
11.60	Special provisions applying to the Qld/SA and Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1386
Division 6	Review of past capital expenditure	1392
11.61	Definitions and application	1392
11.62	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6	1392
11.63	Review of past capital expenditure under Chapter 6A	1393
Part ZX	Inter-regional Transmission Charging	1393
11.64	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Inter-regional Transmission Charging) Rule 2013	1393
11.64.1	Definitions	1393
11.64.2	Amendments to the pricing methodology guidelines	1394
11.64.3	Amendments to the pricing methodologies of Transmission Network Service Providers	1394
11.64.4	Commencement of clause 6A.23.3(f) for further adjustments	1395
Part ZY	Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives	1395
11.65	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Network Service Provider Expenditure Objectives) Rule 2013	1395
11.65.1	Definitions	1395
11.65.2	Application of rule 11.65	1396
Part ZZ	Access to NMI Standing Data	1396
11.66	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Access to NMI Standing Data) Rule 2013	1396
11.66.1	Definitions	1396
11.66.2	Minor amendment of the Market Settlement and Transfer Solution Procedures	1396
Part ZZA	Publication of Zone Substation Data	1397
11.67	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Publication of Zone Substation Data) Rule 2014	1397
11.67.1	Definitions	1397
11.67.2	Distribution Network Service Providers' obligations to commence on the next DAPR date	1397
Part ZZB	Connecting Embedded Generators	1397
11.68	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Connecting embedded generators) Rule 2014	1397
11.68.1	Definitions	1397
11.68.2	Continuation of enquiries lodged	1398
Part ZZC	Customer access to information about their energy consumption	1398
11.69	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Customer access to information about their energy consumption) Rule 2014	1398
11.69.1	Definitions	1398
11.69.2	AEMO to develop and publish the metering data provision procedure	1398
Part ZZD	National Electricity Amendment (Distribution Network Pricing Arrangements) Rule 2014	1398
Division 1	Miscellaneous transitional provisions	1398
11.70	General provisions	1398
11.70.1	Definitions	1398
Division 2	Transitional provisions for NSW/ACT and Qld/SA Distribution Network Service Providers	1401
11.72	General provisions	1401
11.772.1	Definitions	1401
Division 3	Transitional provisions for Tasmanian Distribution Network Service Provider	1408
11.74	Application of former Chapter 6	1408
Division 4	Transitional provisions for Victorian Distribution Network Service Providers	1408
11.75	General provisions	1408
11.75.1	Definitions	1408
11.76	Special provisions applying to affected DNSPs	1408
11.76.1	Distribution determination and pricing proposals	1408
11.76.2	Tariff structure statement	1409
Part ZZE	Early Application of Network Capability Component (STPIS)	1415
11.77	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Early Application of Service Target Performance Incentive Scheme (STPIS) Components for Transmission Businesses) Rule 2015	1415
11. 77.1	Definitions	1415
11.77.2	Purpose	1416
11.77.3	Earlier application of the network capability component of the service target performance incentive scheme	1416
Part ZZF	National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standard and settings) Rule 2015	1418
11.78	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Governance arrangements and implementation of the reliability standards and settings) Rule 2015	1418
11.78.1	Definitions	1418
11.78.2	Existing power system security and reliability standards	1419
11.78.3	Reliability standard and settings guidelines	1419
11.78.4	Reliability standard implementation guidelines	1419
Part ZZG	Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants	1422
11.79	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Improving demand side participation information provided to AEMO by registered participants) Rule 2015	1422
11.79.1	AEMO to develop and publish the demand side participation information guidelines	1422
Part ZZH	Transitional Arrangements for Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods	1422
11.80	National Electricity Amendment (Aligning TasNetworks' regulatory control periods) Rule 2015	1422
11.80.1	Definitions	1422
11.80.2	Application of rule 11.80	1423
11.80.3	Next regulatory control period	1423
11.80.4	Subsequent regulatory control period	1423
Part ZZI	System Restart Ancillary Services	1423
11.81	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (System Restart Ancillary Services) Rule 2015	1423
11.81.1	Definitions	1423
11.81.2	System restart standard	1424
11.81.3	SRAS Guideline	1424
11.81.4	Regional Benefit Ancillary Services Procedures	1424
11.81.5	Consultation prior to the Commencement Date	1424
11.81.6	Existing SRAS Contract	1424
Part ZZJ	Demand management incentive scheme	1425
11.82	Rules consequential on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Demand management incentive scheme) Rule 2015	1425
11.82.1	Definitions	1425
11.82.2	AER to develop and publish the demand management incentive scheme and demand management innovation allowance mechanism	1425
Part ZZK	AEMO access to demand forecasting information	1425
11.83	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (AEMO access to demand forecasting information) Rule 2015	1425
11.83.1	AEMO to include supporting information in NTNDP database	1425
Part ZZL	Compensation arrangements following application of an Administered Price Cap or Administered Floor Price	1426
11.84	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Compensation Arrangements following application of an Administered Price Cap and Administered Floor Price) Rule 2016	1426
11.84.1	Definitions	1426
11.84.2	Compensation Guidelines	1426
Part ZZM	Common definitions of distribution reliability measures	1426
11.85	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Common definitions of distribution reliability measures) Rule 2015	1426
11.85.1	Definitions	1426
11.85.2	Distribution reliability measures guidelines	1427
11.85.3	Amended STPIS	1427
Part ZZN	Expanding competition in metering and metering related services	1427
11.86	Rules consequent on making of the National Electricity Amendment (Expanding competition in metering and related services) Rule 2015	1427
11.86.1	Definitions	1427
11.86.2	References to old Chapter 7	1427
11.86.3	References to provisions of the old Chapter 7	1428
11.86.4	References to responsible person	1428
11.86.5	Continued operation of old Rules until the effective date	1428
11.86.6	New and amended procedures	1428
11.86.7	Metering Coordinator for type 5 or 6 metering installation from effective date	1429
11.86.8	Distribution Ring Fencing Guidelines	1431
11.86.9	[Deleted]	1432
Part ZZO	Embedded Networks	1432
11.87	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Embedded Networks) Rule 2015	1432
11.87.1	Definitions	1432
11.87.2	Amended Procedures and NMI Standing Data Schedule	1432
11.87.3	ENM service level procedures and guide to embedded networks and list of Embedded Network Managers	1433
11.87.4	Exemptions under section 13 of the National Electricity Law	1433
Part ZZP	Meter Replacement Processes	1433
11.88	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Meter Replacement Processes) Rule 2016	1433
11.88.1	Definitions	1433
11.88.2	Amended Procedures	1433
Part ZZQ	Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection	1434
11.89	Rules consequential to the National Electricity Amendment (Energy Adequacy Assessment Projection timeframes) Rule 2016	1434
11.89.1	Amended guideline and timetable	1434
Part ZZR	Reliability and emergency reserve trader (2016 amendments)	1434
11.90	Rules consequent on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Extension of the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader) Rule 2016	1434
11.90.1	Definitions	1434
11.90.2	Amendments to Reliability Panel's RERT Guidelines	1435
11.90.3	Amendments to AEMO's RERT procedures	1435
11.90.4	Reserve contracts entered into before Schedule 2 commencement date	1435
Part ZZS	Updating the electricity B2B framework	1435
11.91	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Updating the electricity B2B framework) rule 2016	1435
11.91.1	Definitions	1435
11.91.2	B2B Procedures	1436
11.91.3	Information Exchange Committee Election Procedures and Information Exchange Committee Operating Manual	1436
11.91.4	The New IEC	1437
11.91.5	Amended Procedures	1438
11.91.6	B2B e-Hub Participant accreditation process	1439
11.91.7	New IEC Budget and 2016 Annual Report	1439
11.91.8	Cost recovery	1440
Part ZZT	Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation	1440
11.92	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Application of Offsets in the Prudential Margin Calculation) Rule 2016	1440
11.92.1	Definitions	1440
11.92.2	Amended procedures	1441
Part ZZU	Rate of Return Guidelines Review	1441
11.93	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Rate of Return Guidelines Review) Rule 2016	1441
11.93.1	Definitions	1441
11.93.2	Application of current rate of return guidelines to making of a distribution determination for the subsequent regulatory control period	1442
Part ZZW	Local Generation Network Credits	1443
11.95	Rules consequential on the making of the National Electricity Amendment (Local Generation Network Credits) Rule 2016	1443
11.95.1	Definitions	1443
11.95.2	System initiation template	1443