EUAA Submission: Updating Short Term PASA Rule Change
Emily Wood | September 23, 2021
‘This submission supports all of the issues raised on the rule change request in a submissions on this matter made by Shell Energy and Major Energy Users. We wish to highlight one particular issue to focus on – we do not support the move from a rules based framework to a principles based framework for the STPASA reliability assessment framework.
There has been considerable debate in recent years around the appropriate reliability standard to apply in the NEM and the Reliability Panel is about to start its regular review again. While there is the long standing 0.002% USE standard which has enjoyed wide consumer support, we now have an interim 0.0006% USE reliability measure (standard) until 2025 which was imposed on the NEM.
The EUAA is a strong supporter of the 0.002% USE standard as an appropriate balance between the costs and benefits. It does not support the interim reliability measure as it was not set through a proper public consultation process to asses the relative costs and benefits…’
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