It is impossible to overstate the scale and pace of change in Australia’s electricity sector. The new renewable based energy doesn’t fit well in the old system design. The design must change. This is the best chance we have of setting up Australia’s energy system for the future.
In the two years since energy ministers requested this work, we have consulted broadly, deeply and transparently across the sector with countless hours of meetings and hundreds of submissions. Your feedback throughout has informed our thinking and built on additional engagement on specific proposals carried out by the market bodies AEMO, AER and the AEMC.
The range of reforms we are now consulting on will enable us to better prepare for the retirement of coal, back-up power system security to keep the lights on, unlock the benefits of solar, batteries and smart appliances for consumers, and open up the grid to cheaper large-scale renewables.
The Energy Security Board finalises recommendations for the post 2025 energy market design for consideration by energy ministers mid-year.
This online session will be repeated at another online session on Friday 7 May 2021, 1.30pm to 2.30pm - there is no requirement to attend both online sessions as the same material will be covered.
Registrations close 5pm Tuesday 29 September 2020
To all those interested in the future design for the NEM.
The Energy Security Board released the Post-2025 Market Design Consultation Paper last week.
There is no doubt that that developing a roadmap for the transformation of how we generate, transmit, distribute and use energy is needed. This consultation paper covering seven market design initiatives is testament to that. These are complex and technical issues that require analysis and at the end of the day need to hang together in a coherent NEM market design.
The changes require bold thinking, collaboration and acknowledgment that no one person holds the answers. And that’s what we are seeking through consultation on this 7 September paper. We are asking everyone across the sector to contribute your ideas in coming up with the right solutions.
Just as the power system is greater than the individual components, so too are the collective contributions of those who have an interest in getting things right.
We welcome feedback towards delivering the results of this consultation and recommendations to energy ministers next year, and as part of this, I invite you to this session on Thursday 1 October 10-11am (or the session on Wednesday 30 September 10-11am) where myself and David Swift (Deputy Chair, Energy Security Board) will talk through the thinking we have shared for consultation and welcome your feedback and questions.
Kerry Schott AO
For more information about this forum please contact:
Registrations close 5pm Tuesday 29 September 2020
To all those interested in the future design for the NEM.
The Energy Security Board released the Post-2025 Market Design Consultation Paper last week.
There is no doubt that that developing a roadmap for the transformation of how we generate, transmit, distribute and use energy is needed. This consultation paper covering seven market design initiatives is testament to that. These are complex and technical issues that require analysis and at the end of the day need to hang together in a coherent NEM market design.
The changes require bold thinking, collaboration and acknowledgment that no one person holds the answers. And that’s what we are seeking through consultation on this 7 September paper. We are asking everyone across the sector to contribute your ideas in coming up with the right solutions.
Just as the power system is greater than the individual components, so too are the collective contributions of those who have an interest in getting things right.
We welcome feedback towards delivering the results of this consultation and recommendations to energy ministers next year, and as part of this, I invite you to this session on Wednesday 30 September 10-11am (or the session on Thursday 1 October 10-11am) where myself and David Swift (Deputy Chair, Energy Security Board) will talk through the thinking we have shared for consultation and welcome your feedback and questions.
Kerry Schott AO
For more information about this forum please contact:
This forum will help explain to stakeholders how the model will work and what its benefits are. Before attending please check out the:
The Australian Energy Market Commission will hold a public forum by webinar from 10am to 12pm (AEST) on 29 May 2020 to discuss the Coordination of generation and transmission investment (COGATI) implementation - access and charging review.
View moreThe Australian Energy Market Commission will hold a public forum by webinar from 10am to 12pm (AEST) on 29 May 2020 to discuss the Coordination of generation and transmission investment (COGATI) implementation - access and charging review.
The forum will provide stakeholders with the opportunity to discuss and present on their experiences of grid access arrangements in overseas markets, based on their experiences of these markets.
Interested stakeholders can register for the forum here before 26 May 2020.
Further details and an agenda will be available shortly.
For information contact:
Forum participants: Russell Pendlebury at Russell.pendlebury@aemc.gov.au
Media: Kellie Bisset, Media and Content Manager, 0438 490 041 or (02) 8296 7813
The AEMC is holding a workshop in Melbourne on 18 October 2019 from 10am to 3pm to discuss the 2019 Coordination of generation and transmission investment (COGATI) implementation - access and charging review.
View moreThe AEMC is holding a workshop in Melbourne on 18 October 2019 from 10am to 3pm to discuss the 2019 Coordination of generation and transmission investment (COGATI) implementation - access and charging review.
The workshop will provide an overview of our proposed access reform model, which would introduce dynamic regional pricing and financial transmission rights. There will also be a discussion of ways to facilitate renewable energy zones.
Stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide initial feedback on the proposed reforms.
Please find agenda here.
This is the registration page to attend the forum in person.
To listen to a webcast, please register here.
View lessThe AEMC is holding a public forum from 10am-3pm on 8 July 2019 at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne to discuss the Commission’s proposed transmission access reforms and gather feedback from stakeholders on the COGATI directions paper published on 27 June 2019.
View moreThe AEMC invites stakeholders to provide input into proposed reforms to the transmission access framework. A workshop will be held from 10am-3pm on 8 May 2019 at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne (registration from 9:30am).
The proposed reforms are set out in the COGATI directions paper, published on 27 June 2019. Interested stakeholders can choose to:
If you have any questions about the workshop logistics, please contact Jess Boddington (jess.boddington@aemc.gov.au).
| Time | Item | Presenter |
| 9:30am | Registration and tea/coffee | |
| 10:00am | Welcome | Suzanne Falvi |
| 10:10am | The need for transmission access reform | Charles Popple |
| 10:30am | International perspectives | Guest speaker |
| 11:00am | Our proposal for access reform | Victoria Mollard |
| 11:20am | Panel discussion | |
| 12:30pm | Lunch | |
| 1:15pm | Designing an access regime | Jess Boddington |
| 1:30pm | Panel discussion | |
| 1:50pm | Roundtable discussion | |
| 2:55pm | Closing remarks and next steps | Victoria Mollard |
The first half of the workshop will be audio-webcast. Webcast participants will have the opportunity to send through questions which the panel will endeavour to answer during question time.
Please follow this link to register your attendance for the webcast.