On 31 January 2014, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) approved an application from Demand Manager Pty Ltd (Demand Manager) for an exemption from the requirement to hold a retailer authorisation under the National Energy Retail Law.
On 14 July the AER proposed to vary Demand Manager's retail exemption to include a further condition. Submissions closed on 15 August 2014. No submissions were received. On 14 January 2015 the AER varied Demand Manager's retail exemption to include a new condition.