Case studies and regulatory explainers

The final determination for the Unlocking CER Benefits Through Flexible Trading rule change was released on 15 August 2024. 

On 3 June 2024, a new registration category was introduced through the Integrating Energy Storage Systems rule change. This new category will make it easier for newer technologies, like batteries, to register to trade in the National Electricity Market.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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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