Breadcrumb Home Latest updates Latest updates Updates on Energy Innovation Toolkit news, publications, and trial projects. Subscribe to receive latest updates via email. All Reporting Success stories Updates 11 Oct 2023 Read about our first year of the Energy Innovation Toolkit! Find out more about what we did during our first year of operating the Energy Innovation Toolkit. The team has compiled a Year in Review report which outlines what has been achieved, what learnings have been gained and what our plans are for the future. You can access information including statistics, commonly-asked questions, reviews of the service and much more. Updates 11 Oct 2023 First trial waiver granted to Endeavour Energy! - 11 October 2023 The Australian Energy Regulator The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) regulates electricity networks and covered gas pipelines in all jurisdictions except Western Australia. The AER sets the amount of revenue that network businesses can recover from customers for using these networks. The AER also enforces the laws for the National Electricity Market (NEM) and spot gas markets in southern and eastern Australia, as well as monitoring and reporting on the conduct of market participants and the effectiveness of competition. (AER) has granted its first trial waiver The Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to grant a time limited trial waiver for eligible trial projects, exempting an innovator from having to comply with specified rules for a period of time to allow a trial to proceed. The Victorian Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows Essential Services Commission (ESC) to issue trial waivers providing time limited relief from Victorian energy frameworks. For more information, please see our trials page and the AER's Trial Projects Guidelines. 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. The trial should also enable trial participants to access new and innovative energy services. Updates 27 Sep 2023 NEW - Regulatory explainer on battery systems in the NEM Lower costs and expanding opportunities for battery technology have seen a significant increase in battery investment. 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. Updates 27 Jun 2023 Submissions close on Endeavour Energy trial waiver consultation - 27 June 2023 On 9 May 2023 the AER published a consultation notice seeking views on the Energy Innovation Toolkit's first trial waiver The Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to grant a time limited trial waiver for eligible trial projects, exempting an innovator from having to comply with specified rules for a period of time to allow a trial to proceed. The Victorian Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows Essential Services Commission (ESC) to issue trial waivers providing time limited relief from Victorian energy frameworks. For more information, please see our trials page and the AER's Trial Projects Guidelines. application from Endeavour Energy. Submissions on Endeavour Energy's trial waiver application closed on June 19 2023. In total we received six submissions, one of which was an accepted late submission. Submissions are available to view on Endeavour Energy's trial waiver consultation page. Updates 07 Jun 2023 Addendum to Endeavour Energy trial waiver application and extension of consultation period – 09 June 2023 The Australian Energy Regulator The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) regulates electricity networks and covered gas pipelines in all jurisdictions except Western Australia. The AER sets the amount of revenue that network businesses can recover from customers for using these networks. The AER also enforces the laws for the National Electricity Market (NEM) and spot gas markets in southern and eastern Australia, as well as monitoring and reporting on the conduct of market participants and the effectiveness of competition. (AER) has received additional information from Endeavour Energy further to questions posed as part of our consultation process. We have provided this new information as an addendum to the Endeavour Energy trial waiver The Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to grant a time limited trial waiver for eligible trial projects, exempting an innovator from having to comply with specified rules for a period of time to allow a trial to proceed. The Victorian Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows Essential Services Commission (ESC) to issue trial waivers providing time limited relief from Victorian energy frameworks. For more information, please see our trials page and the AER's Trial Projects Guidelines. consultation notice. To accommodate responses, we have decided to extend our consultation process. We welcome submissions from interested parties on Endeavour Energy’s trial waiver application by close of business, 19 June 2023. Updates 05 Jun 2023 NEW - Regulatory Explainer on IRP Category 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 The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is an independent statutory body that works for Australia's future productivity and living standards by contributing to a decarbonising, affordable and reliable energy system for consumers. The AEMC makes and amends the National Electricity Rules (NER), the National Gas Rules (NGR), and the National Energy Retail Rules (NERR), and manages the rule change process. The AEMC does this in accordance with the national energy objectives, the central focus of which is the long-term interests of consumers. They also provide market development advice to governments. (AEMC) has finalised a rule change that will facilitate this transition by integrating energy storage and hybrid systems into the National Electricity Market The National Electricity Market (NEM) spans Australia’s eastern and south-eastern coasts and comprises of five interconnected states that also act as price regions: Queensland, New South Wales (including the Australian Capital Territory), South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania. Western Australia and the Northern Territory are not connected to the NEM, primarily due to the distance between networks. The NEM’s transmission network carries power from electricity generators to large industrial energy users and local electricity distributors across the five regions. These assets are owned and operated by state governments, or private businesses. (NEM) and the first changes have just come into effect. Updates 09 May 2023 First trial waiver application opens for consultation! The AER today has released a Consultation Notice for its first trial waiver The Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) to grant a time limited trial waiver for eligible trial projects, exempting an innovator from having to comply with specified rules for a period of time to allow a trial to proceed. The Victorian Regulatory Sandboxing trial waiver function allows Essential Services Commission (ESC) to issue trial waivers providing time limited relief from Victorian energy frameworks. For more information, please see our trials page and the AER's Trial Projects Guidelines. application from Endeavour Energy. Updates 23 Mar 2023 NEW - Regulatory Explainer on Virtual Power Plants The Energy Innovation Toolkit receives a lot of enquiries concerning virtual power plants and peer-to-peer transactions. To make things easier for innovators we have published a regulatory explainer on these kinds of technology, including information about how they work and what regulations apply. If you want to know more about VPPs or P2P trading see our article here. Updates 23 Mar 2023 New - Regulatory Explainer on Selling Energy The Energy Innovation Toolkit receives a lot of enquiries concerning selling energy. To make things easier for innovators we have published a regulatory explainer on how energy is sold and purchased and the kinds of regulations that apply. If you want to know more about selling energy see our article here. Updates Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
