In September 2016 the AEMC received a rule change request from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council in relation to the contestability of energy services. The AEMC is also conducting concurrent consultation on a related rule change request submitted by the Australian Energy Council. The Australian Energy Council’s rule change request also seeks to promote greater contestability for a range of energy services, but proposes different solutions.
Consultation paper
On 15 December 2016 the AEMC commenced consultation on both rule change requests by releasing a single consultation paper and calling for submissions. The AER provided its submission to the AEMC on 1 March 2017.
Draft determination and transitional rule
On 29 August 2017, the AEMC published a draft rule and draft determination on the Contestability of energy services rule change requests and invited submissions from interested parties. The AEMC also published a proposed savings and transitional rule consultation paper. The AER provided a submission to the AEMC regarding both of those publications.
More information
More information on the AEMC's review into the two contestability of energy services rule change requests can be found at the AEMC website.