Consultation paper
On 8 December 2022, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released a consultation paper on the Australian Energy Market Operator's (AEMO) rule change request that aims to unlock consumer energy resources (CER) benefits through flexible trading. The proposed rule change request builds on the work and recommendations from the final advice of the Energy Security Board's (ESB) post-2025 market design.
The purpose of the consultation paper is to seek stakeholder feedback on the opportunities presented by CER, barriers and solutions for flexible trading, and AEMO's specific proposal to introduce secondary settlement points.
The AER made a submission to the consultation paper on 16 February 2023.
Directions paper
On 3 August 2023, the AEMC released a Directions Paper, which builds on and responds to stakeholder input to the consultation paper.
The AER made a submission to the Directions paper on 14 September 2023.
Draft determination
On 29 February 2024, the AEMC made a draft determination for more preferable draft electricity and retail rules for unlocking CER through flexible trading.
The AER made a submission to the draft determination on 26 April 2024.