Smart meter with hot water system

Endeavour Energy - Trial Waiver 

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) granted its first trial waiver through the Energy Innovation Toolkit to upgrade around 5,600 smart meters in parts of Greater Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands and the Illawarra region of NSW. Endeavour Energy has been granted the waiver to implement a trial that is expected to improve the delivery of load management services that reduce electricity consumption at peak periods and lower electricity network costs for consumers. 

This trial is now complete and a report of outcomes and learnings is available below.

 

 

Type:Regulatory Sandboxing Trial Waiver 
Sector:Electricity 
Segment:Distribution 
Status:Trial Completed. Final report published.   
Trial Period30 Months
Region:New South Wales 
Service provider:Endeavour Energy
Contact:regulatorysandbox@aer.gov.au

Overview

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has granted its first trial waiver through the Energy Innovation Toolkit to upgrade around 5,600 smart meters in parts of Greater Western Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands and the Illawarra region of NSW. 

This trial is now completed. The final report, as well as the final decision and other documents are available below. 

Final Trial Report

AER EIT Endeavour Energy trial - final report.pdf (pdf 845.36 KB)
AER - Trial Waiver Final Decision - Endeavour Energy - September 2023.pdf (pdf 414.19 KB)
Consultation Notice - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application May 2023.pdf (pdf 1.2 MB)
Addendum - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application - 9 June 2023.pdf (pdf 164.74 KB)

Submissions (09 May 2023 - 19 June 2023) 

Submissions closed on 19 June 2023. In total we received six written submissions. One of these was an accepted late submission. 

Ergon Energy and Energex - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application 2023 - Submission - June 2023.pdf (pdf 88.43 KB)
AGL - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application - Submission - June 2023.pdf (pdf 48.79 KB)
Intellihub - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application - Submission - June 2023.pdf (pdf 227.2 KB)
PLUS ES - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application - Submission - June 2023.pdf (pdf 171.97 KB)
Vector Metering - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application - Submission - June 2023.pdf (pdf 133.75 KB)
Red Energy and Lumo Energy - Endeavour Energy Trial Waiver Application - Submission - June 2023.pdf (pdf 234.53 KB)