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- February 26, 2025
The AER yesterday released the final updated Transmission Ring-fencing Guideline. The final guideline largely adopts positions from the consultation draft and requires TNSPs to comply with ring-fencing obligations for both…
- February 19, 2025
On 13 February 2025 the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) published its “Policy-led Sandboxing Accelerating access, deployment and orchestration of distributed energy resources through the regulatory sandbox” paper – Innovative trials welcomed…
- December 4, 2024
On 6 November 2024, the AER published proposed amendments to the transmission service target performance incentive scheme (STPIS) framework for consultation. STPIS has been under increasing scrutiny from across the…
- August 14, 2023
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced new draft requirements aimed at enhancing community engagement in the process of approving major transmission projects, as part of an effort to…
- August 2, 2023
Queensland’s Wind Farm Code (State Code 23) for the planning assessment of wind farms is being reviewed from 7 August – 4 September. The review aims to establish clearer benchmarks…
- July 31, 2023
In March 2023, the AER released the new Transmission Ring-fencing Guideline (Guideline) which ringfences TNSPs’ provision of prescribed transmission services from other services it provides. As part of the consultation…