EUAA Submission: For Consultation - Draft Interim Contracts and Firmness Guidelines
EUAA Submission: For Consultation – Draft Interim Contracts and Firmness Guidelines
We welcome this opportunity to make a submission to the Draft interim Contracts and Firmness Guidelines (the Guidelines) and we are supportive of the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO) as a market-based solution to ensuring system reliability and achievement of the existing reliability standard. This submission makes some general observations on the issues raised. While supporting […]
EUAA Submission: National Electricity Amendment (transparency of new projects) Rule ERC 0257
The EUAA is broadly supportive of the intentions of all three rule change proposals. The energy transition to lower carbon generation is happening quickly and networks and AEMO need to have the necessary levers to ensure efficient investment decision making to minimise the costs passed on to consumers. See attached for full details.
EUAA Submission: AEMC Draft Determination – Northern Gas Pipeline – Derogation from Part 23
‘… We continue to support the AEMC decision in the Draft Rule Determination of 21 February 2019, to not make a draft rule to remove an exemption that is applicable to the Northern Gas Pipeline.’ See attached for full submission
EUAA Submission: Reliability Forecasting Methodology Issues Paper
The EUAA supports the implementation of the Retailer Reliability Obligation. While we appreciate engagement undertaken by AEMO on this and other issues, it is unfortunate from consumers’ perspectives that it is happening at such a pace that we are unable to fully evaluate the different components. This is not unique to AEMO as all energy […]
EUAA Submission: Draft Interim Market Liquidity Obligation Guideine Consultation
The EUAA welcomes the opportunity to make some brief comments on the Draft Market Liquidity Obligation (MLO) Guideline and are mindful of the urgency to ensure these and other measures are implemented in a timely way. We are also mindful of the significant demands on the ESB and the desire of policy makers and regulatory […]
EUAA Submission: COGATI Implementation – Access and Charging Consultation Paper
We welcome the opportunity to make a submission to the COGATI Implementation – Access and Charging Discussion Paper. We appreciate the AEMC allowing additional time for stakeholders to provide input into this important consultation and the clarification it has provided in the Supplementary Information Paper released on 4 April. The EUAA made a submission to […]
EUAA Submission: Draft Interim Reliability Instrument Guideline
We are broadly supportive of the process outlined for the AER to enable it to make a reliability instrument but please see attached for our full comment.
EUAA Submission: National Electricity Rules Amendment – Retailer Reliability Obligation
The EUAA has consistently highlighted the cost to consumers of the continued energy policy uncertainty. We support the Retailer Reliability Obligation (RRO) as an important step in bringing more certainty to all stakeholders in the National Electricity Market. We congratulate the ESB on its thorough approach to developing the detail behind the RRO and the […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC Draft Rule Determination on RERT
‘We have taken a close interest in the recent debate around the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT). This came to prominence when some of our members received large, unexpected invoices in the first half of 2018 to cover over $52m in RERT costs in 2017/18. Unfortunately, there was no transparency around how the particular […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC Draft Determination – Draft National Gas Amendment Rule
‘EUAA believe that not only is more domestic gas required but more domestic gas suppliers with access to multiple, economically viable forms of transportation. We welcome moves to increase competition and encourage additional investment in all aspects of the domestic gas supply chain. With this in mind, we welcomed the construction by Jemena of the […]
EUAA Submission: ACCC Framework for Consistent Reporting of Natural Gas Reserve
‘Information asymmetry is a major hurdle faced by industrial gas customers as they seek to negotiate affordable gas supply. Therefore, the EUAA welcomes the ACCC moves towards greater transparency in all parts of the gas supply chain. In the case of reserves, the lack of publicly available and clearly understood reserves numbers is another part […]
EUAA Submission: Treasury Laws Amendment Bill (Divestiture)
‘The EUAA is extremely concerned about the impact of the proposed legislation, particularly its potential unintended consequences. Our members need policies that act as a coherent whole to address the need for policy stability to create both a positive investment climate for players all along the electricity supply chain and a competitive market for consumers. […]