Reliability Panel Chairman and AEMC Commissioner, Mr Ian Woodward, today invited Registered Participants in the National Electricity Market (NEM) and consumer groups to nominate candidates for appointment to the Reliability Panel from 1 January 2009.
Many existing members of the current Reliability Panel have terms which conclude on 31 December 2008.
"The Reliability Panel is established by the AEMC under the National Electricity Law to monitor, review and report on the safety, security and reliability of the national electricity system in accordance with the market's Rules," Commissioner Woodward said.
"We rely on Panel members to provide expert advice to the Commission and in recent times they have been responsible for historic, market-shaping reviews for both the Commission and the Ministerial Council on Energy.
"The Panel's Comprehensive Review of Reliability, released in December 2007, was the first review of reliability since the NEM started in 1998. It contained extensive information on key high level NEM standards and parameters and was also a plan for action - containing recommendations on improvements to NEM reliability information; the form, level and scope of the Reliability Standard itself; the future of the Reliability Safety Net; medium term settings for VoLL; the Cumulative Price Threshold and Market Floor Price.
"I would like to thank current members of the Reliability Panel for their invaluable contributions and hope that organisations with a vital interest in the development of the NEM put forward their best candidates to continue this vital service in the best interests of electricity consumers," Commissioner Woodward said.
As required by the National Electricity Rules, the AEMC is seeking nominations to appoint at least five, but not more than eight persons as Members of the Panel to commence operations from 1 January 2009 for terms of up to three years. The National Electricity Rules also allow existing members of the Reliability Panel to be reappointed.
We are also calling on all interested parties to provide the AEMC with the contact details for an authorised person inside your organisation to work with the AEMC on the appointment and selection process, Commissioner Woodward said.
Panel members must include:
- a person representing Generators;
- a person representing Market Customers;
- a person representing Transmission Network Service Providers;
- a person representing Distribution Network Service Providers; and
- a person representing the interests of end use customers for electricity
For information contact
AEMC Associate Senior Director, Rory Campbell (02) 8296 7800 or
AEMC Director, Julian Eggleston (02) 8296 7800