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Navigating energy regulation

This page contains information and resources designed to make understanding energy regulation easy. We’ve targeted this information to the most common regulatory questions we expect our users to have. If your question or idea isn’t covered by these resources, we can still help, and we encourage you to get in touch. 

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About the Australian energy market

Learn about the different players and regulatory bodies who administer the Australian energy market, so you can understand who you may need to contact, and why. 

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Regulation Navigator

An interactive tool that provides a high-level summary of licensing, registration and authorisation requirements which could apply to electricity services, and natural gas services in jurisdictions covered by the National Energy Market and the Northern Territory. The summary also includes information potential exemptions from those requirements, and links to the websites of the relevant market bodies and jurisdictional regulators for further information. The Regulation Navigator is not intended as a substitute for obtaining legal or regulatory advice or engaging with the relevant regulator. 

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Regulatory Changes

Energy regulation is changing quickly. It's important to stay informed so you know whether your project is compliant, and you know what you need to do. This page links you to regulatory resources and email subscription services to help keep you up-to-date. 

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Regulatory use cases

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Regulatory use cases use hypothetical scenarios and business models to help you identify regulatory obligations and issues, so you can adjust your business model, or approach the Energy Innovation Toolkit for informal guidance or regulatory relief. 

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Microgrids

Hypothetical case study mapping the coordination of wind generation, residential solar PV , a battery energy storage system , and information and communication systems, to create a 100% renewable energy supply servicing a coastal community with a population of 1,500, including infrastructure to enable EV charging stations.

Particularly relevant for: microgrid operators, local governments, community groups, universities, embedded network operators, developers, strata owners’ corporations, owners of commercial precincts or shopping centres

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Community Batteries

Hypothetical case study exploring a shared community battery established by a local energy cooperative, providing electricity to a population of 5,000, offering revenue to community investors, storage services, peer-to-peer trading , network support services, and energy and wholesale market ancillary services . Particularly relevant for: battery operators, battery providers, community groups, local governments, private investors.

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Electric Vehicle Charging

Hypothetical case study exploring a web-based analytics service to help businesses to better manage and track their EVs, including installation and operation of EV charge points at a business’ premise and the sale of electricity from the charge points to the fleet owner.

Particularly relevant for: charge point operators, charge point infrastructure providers, local governments, electric vehicle (EV) users, fleet operators, trade associations

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