On 24 February, Ministers agreed a way forward on the complex issue of transmission access reform. Ministers agreed to immediately implement ‘enhanced information’ reforms to provide east-coast market participants with better information on the optimal location for new generation and storage. Ministers requested the Energy Security Board (ESB) to work with Senior Officials and stakeholders to develop the voluntary Congestion Relief Market (CRM) and the priority access model and to bring forward a detailed design for consideration by Ministers in mid-2023. Ministers decided not to further develop or consider the congestion management model and congestion fee options.
The Energy Security Board (ESB) has published a Consultation Paper seeking stakeholder feedback on key design choices that will inform the ESB’s final policy recommendations to Ministers.
This webinar will provide stakeholders with an overview of the paper and key design questions, and provide an opportunity to participate in a Q&A.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Friday, 5 May 2023 1pm (AEST)
On 24 February, Ministers agreed a way forward on the complex issue of transmission access reform. Ministers agreed to immediately implement ‘enhanced information’ reforms to provide east-coast market participants with better information on the optimal location for new generation and storage. Ministers requested the Energy Security Board (ESB) to work with Senior Officials and stakeholders to develop the voluntary Congestion Relief Market (CRM) and the priority access model and to bring forward a detailed design for consideration by Ministers in mid-2023. Ministers decided not to further develop or consider the congestion management model and congestion fee options.
The project update summarises submissions to the Directions Paper and further modelling undertaken by the ESB, and sets out the proposed process going forward. Accompanying documents include the cost benefit analysis and detailed modelling which identify a substantial net benefit associated with transmission access reform, and show the complexity and risks to the efficient operation of the market under the current design as we transition to a low carbon future.
The ESB will continue to engage with stakeholders on the detailed design of the hybrid model, with a view of submitting final policy recommendations to Ministers in mid-2023.
This joint public forum will provide stakeholders with an update on next steps for the project, an overview of the modelling and cost benefit analysis, and provide an opportunity to participate in a Q&A.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Wednesday, 22 March 2023 1pm (AEDT)
At the 28 October Energy Ministers’ meeting, Ministers committed to resolving congestion management as a key near term priority. Ministers tasked Senior Officials to jointly undertake stakeholder consultations with the ESB on the full range of options, with recommendations to be considered at the first Energy Ministers’ Meeting in 2023.
View moreAt the 28 October Energy Ministers’ meeting, Ministers committed to resolving congestion management as a key near term priority. Ministers tasked Senior Officials to jointly undertake stakeholder consultations with the ESB on the full range of options, with recommendations to be considered at the first Energy Ministers’ Meeting in 2023.
On 10 November 2022, the ESB published a directions paper that sets out the ESB’s preliminary thinking on the model design that we could ultimately recommend to Ministers. The model is designed to incorporate stakeholders’ ideas in a way that best promotes the access reform objectives, in the overall interests of consumers. There are two key variants, which reflect two different ways of signalling efficient investment locations to prospective investors:
Stakeholder feedback in response to the directions paper will inform the ESB as it develops a draft preferred model.
The joint public forum will provide stakeholders with an overview of initial feedback from submissions, and the opportunity to ask clarifying questions and discuss the design choices associated with the hybrid model.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Monday, 23 January 2023 – 5pm AEDT
The Energy Security Board (ESB) was tasked by Ministers in late 2021 to deliver the Data Strategy. Designed to unlock data to meet changing needs in the energy transition and support the long-term interests of energy consumers in a digitalised future, the Data Strategy seeks to address a wide range of regulatory, technical, and organisational challenges, targeting access to a range of datasets, across several workstreams.
The ESB has released a Data Services Delivery Model Consultation Paper seeking stakeholder views on a range of service delivery models to facilitate better access to data, already held by the energy market bodies (particularly AEMO), that policy makers, planners, and researchers need to improve consumer outcomes in the energy transition.
The webinar will provide an overview of the material explored in the consultation paper, and provide stakeholders with an opportunity to participate in an open Q&A.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Monday 6 February 2023, 12 noon AEDT
Electric vehicle (EV) charging is set to transform our electricity systems. There is broad consensus that EV integration presents both major opportunities and challenges for the electricity grid. Currently, networks and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) do not have access to reliable data on the size, location, and characteristics of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) to enable them to determine and manage these opportunities and challenges effectively.
This webinar will provide an overview of the rationale and options for capturing ‘standing data’ for new EVSE installations presented within the consultation paper, and provide an opportunity for stakeholders to participate in an open Q&A.
Please note: log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Tuesday 13 December 2022, 5 pm AEDT
The energy transition can be delivered more cheaply and quickly if new generators and storage connect in places that facilitate the full benefit of all these resources coming into the national power system. To achieve this, Energy Ministers have asked the ESB to develop a detailed design for a reformed transmission access regime that delivers coordinated transmission and generation investment.
On 10 November 2022, the ESB published a directions paper that sets out the ESB’s preliminary thinking on the model design that we could ultimately recommend to Ministers. The model is designed to incorporate stakeholders’ ideas in a way that best promotes the access reform objectives, in the overall interests of consumers. There are two key variants, which reflect two different ways of signalling efficient investment locations to prospective investors:
The choice between priority access and congestion fees represents a fork in the road for the development of the model. In addition, the ESB seeks stakeholder views on a range of detailed design choices to be included within our recommendations to Ministers.
Stakeholder feedback in response to the directions paper will inform the ESB as it develops a draft preferred model. The purpose of this technical forum is to give stakeholders the opportunity to ask clarifying questions and to discuss the design choices associated with the hybrid model.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Friday 2 December 2022, 12 noon AEDT.
Three consultation papers are being released in September-October 2022 as part of the Energy Security Board’s CER Implementation Plan, including:
We are aware of the interlinked nature of these issues and the importance of considering how they work together as a package for consumers. We are also very mindful of the considerable time commitment required of multiple consultations on stakeholders and interested parties.
This webinar will provide an overview of each of the three papers – including outlining the respective scopes – and provide an opportunity for interested stakeholders to participate in an open Q&A.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Friday 21 October 2022, 10 am AEDT
The Energy Security Board (ESB) is progressing a recommendation from its Post 2025 Market Design final advice to implement a T-3 Ministerial lever for the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO) for all regions in the National Electricity Market (NEM), as is currently in place in South Australia.
The RRO amendment is one element in the ESB’s broader reform programme addressing challenges of resource adequacy and ageing thermal generation retirement.
The proposed amendments are designed to deliver the following policy outcomes:
This webinar will provide an overview of the consultation paper for interested stakeholders.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Monday 8 August 2022,1pm AEST
The ESB has been tasked with developing policy advice regarding what technical foundations are necessary to support the effective integration of smart charging for EVs into the National Electricity Market (NEM), as part of the DER Implementation Plan.
The ESB’s Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Issues Paper seeks stakeholder views on a range of issues relating to the development of effective arrangements for EV smart charging in both domestic and public settings, including the need for:
This webinar will provide an overview of the issues paper for interested stakeholders.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: Friday 29 July 2022, COB
Digitalisation and data are critical foundations to the energy transition. Coordinating a secure and affordable energy system of diverse renewable and distributed technologies, with consumer services at the centre, is achievable - but depends on the opportunities that digital technologies and data bring.
The ESB has released a consultation paper on Initial Reforms recommended in the Data Strategy. These reforms are proposed to unlock benefits for consumers from data in the near-term, through better planning, policy and research.
They focus on reducing regulatory barriers to effective use of data held by market bodies and supporting greater safe, timely and appropriate access for public-good benefits, including:
This webinar will provide an overview of the consultation paper for interested stakeholders.
Please note log-in details for the webinar will be circulated via email once registration is closed.
Registration closes: 5pm AEST , Monday 25 July 2022