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Case studies and regulatory explainers

We aim to help the entire market by translating what we learn into easy-to-understand case studies and explainers. On this page we will share both aggregated and de-identified guidance as well as case studies developed in partnership with real innovators who have received assistance through our service. We also share regulatory explainers geared to common questions our users would like to understand. 

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Unlocking CER Benefits Rule Change Draft Determination

A new draft determination from the AEMC proposes to introduce two new meter types and new provisions for the establishment of additional settlement points behind NEM connection points for small and large customers. Under the proposed rule change, large customers would be able to choose multiple energy service providers for their premises.
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Very Fast Frequency Control Ancillary Services

Two new frequency control ancillary service markets have been introduced into the National Electricity Market. Very Fast Raise and Very Fast Lower contingency services harness the power of new and emerging energy infrastructure to maintain power system security and safety.
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NEO Update: Emissions Reduction and Trials

Find out more about the new National Energy Objectives (NEO) relating to emissions reduction and how this will impact the ways in which we assess trials. 

Click here to read the changes to the NEO.
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Market Ancillary Services and Small Generation Aggregators – Rule Change

The landscape of the energy industry is experiencing rapid changes as work continues towards achieving Australia’s renewable energy targets. The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has finalised a rule change that will facilitate this transition by integrating energy storage and hybrid systems into the National Electricity Market (NEM) and the first changes have just come into effect.
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Battery systems in the National Electricity Market

The Energy Innovation Toolkit receives many enquiries about batteries and the information in this article provides a basic overview of information that innovators should consider when planning a new energy project that includes a battery system.
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Islandable Microgrids in Cobargo

The Energy Innovation Toolkit periodically publishes case studies of real projects for which it has provided regulatory guidance to share learnings and highlight innovations happening in the industry right now. This case study concerns the township of Cobargo, its distributor Essential Energy and a novel microgrid proposal. 
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Network tariffs and network tariff trials

The Energy Innovation Toolkit receives a number of enquiries relating to network tariffs and how they work. This article has been drafted to provide immediate guidance to those seeking to understand this issue better. 
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Introduction to selling energy

Many of the questions received by the Energy Innovation Toolkit involve selling energy in one form or another. Providing energy to another entity (whether for profit or not) attracts a variety of regulations and involves a fair amount of complexity. We have designed this regulatory explainer to help demystify what selling energy involves and to address common questions.
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Introduction to Virtual Power Plants

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a collection of power-generating units spread over different parts of the same energy grid, connected by a central software platform to collectively make up a larger power plant. VPPs can be made up of combined heat and power assets, renewable generation through wind and solar farms, as well as battery storage. This regulatory explainer concerns how VPPs operate under current regulations. 
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