EUAA Submission: AEMC National Electricity Amendment (Inter-Regional Settlements Residue Arrangements For Transmission Loops) Rule 2025 - Directions Paper
EUAA Submission: AEMC National Electricity Amendment (Inter-Regional Settlements Residue Arrangements For Transmission Loops) Rule 2025 – Directions Paper
While AEMC has listened to our earlier recommendations and gone with netting off net positive loops and collecting net negative loops residues from consumers based on per capita collection, the market participants (ie generators) and NSW consumers are pushing back. We will also recommend a review in 2-3 years once the loop is operating and […]
EUAA Submission: Gas Distribution Networks – Connection & Permanent Abolishment Charges Rule Change
With declining gas connections due to electrification, this proposed rule change looks at new connections funding 100% up front and disconnections being charged real disconnection costs. Without these, there is the potential that exiting consumers leave residual costs that remaining consumers will need to pay. Submission excerpt: ‘…We agree with the way the Commission has […]
EUAA Submission: AER Draft Capital Expenditure Incentive Guidelines 2025
The Capital Expenditure Sharing Scheme for which these Guidelines apply is critical to consumers maintaining some form of level ground in network capital projects that have cost overruns. While this is a “scheduled” review, networks are pushing for more of the cost overrun to be passed through to consumers, reducing their risk and incentive to […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Draft 2025 Electricity Network Options Report Consultation
The EUAA made this submission to continue to raise the critical issue of transparency of costs particularly for large energy users to have the most accurate picture of the true cost of the transition. ‘….While we acknowledge AEMO’s revised approach to longer-term cost pressures from building ISP projects that will give a better cost […]
EUAA Submission: VicGrid Draft 2025 Victorian Transmission Plan
State-based transmission plans will ultimately be delivered through political pressure and funded through network charges to consumers. The EUAA advocates that it will be better for consumers if we can push costs down, transparency up and set realistic goals. ‘We broadly support the VTP in its current form. Of particular note, we are pleased to […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Draft 2025 Gas Infrastructure Options Report Consultation
The 2026 ISP will consider constraints in the gas networks as an input to the ability of gas powered generation to contribute to supply during dunkelflaute and system security generally. The draft report is the first consultation on this matter. Getting the options right will reduce costs to consumers. ‘Thank you for the opportunity to […]
EUAA Submission: AEMC Improving The NEM Access Standards – Package 2 Consultation Paper
AEMO consulted in 2023 on changing access standards for large loads to mirror those of generators. While EUAA has achieved a reduced impact to large loads, the Rule Change request submitted to AEMC has some impacts for future large consumers connecting to transmission and distribution networks as well as impacts for site expansions requiring a […]
EUAA Submission: AEMO Price Responsive Reporting Guidelines – Draft For Consultation
As part of the Integrating Price Responsive Resources into the NEM rule change, EUAA was successful in including a reporting requirement for AEMO to compare PRR forecasts against actual dispatch including price, volume and underlying demand to establish a positive feedback loop to improve AEMO’s forecasting and therefore reduce AEMO market interventions. AEMO has now […]
EUAA Submission: AER Ring-Fencing Waiver Application For An EV Charging Infrastructure Trial From CitiPower, Powercor & United Energy – Consultation Paper
CPU “could” monopolise the public EV charger market through it’s monopoly control of poles it owns. While this may be good for lower EV charging, it might undermine competition and ultimately cost consumers more. We make this submission to ensure our position is on the table and to minimise this risk. ‘… While we […]
EUAA Submission: National Gas Amendment (Extension Of The DWGM Dandenong LNG Interim Arrangements) Rule 2025
‘… We support an extension of current Dandenong LNG Interim Arrangements to cover the period between the end of the current arrangements in December 2025 and the commencement of the permanent gas reliability and supply adequacy (RSA) rules in the East Coast Gas System (ECGS). Without this extension, we can foresee the predicted southern regions peak […]
EUAA Submission: NSW Transmission Planning Review – Option Paper
‘… The transition to a low carbon energy system is proving to be exponentially more challenging than was first anticipated, even more so in NSW as the Roadmap seeks to accelerate the largest transformation in the NEM. From our experience, the planning and coordination of multiple entities involved in the transition is difficult to engage […]
EUAA Submission: Allowing AEMO To Accept Cash As Credit Support – Draft Rule
‘…Thank you for the opportunity to make this brief submission to the Allowing AEMO to accept cash as credit support, Draft Rule. The EUAA are supportive of the draft rule. In our submission to the Consultation paper (ERC 0403) we stated our support for this rule change because: • If this rule did not proceed […]