AEMC Archives

Electrification

Households to pay full cost for their own new gas connections under proposed new rule
The AEMC’s new draft rule will see east coast households be charged up front for new gas connections.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 26, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Consumers to see energy use in real time under new rules that also make it easier to switch utilities
New rule to require all new smart meters to be able to give households real-time energy data, while another new rule promises to make it easier to switch utilities.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 11, 2025

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Markets

Regulator outlines fears of AIs and battery trading collusion, but home batteries could save the day
A just-published paper from AEMC reveals its concerns about potential AI collusion in battery trading, but says home batteries could offset some of the impacts.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 9, 2025

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$Demand response is saving money, but is still a tiny fraction of the 1GW market it could and should be$

Markets

Demand response is saving money, but is still a tiny fraction of the 1GW market it could and should be
The demand response mechanism is cutting electricity costs on the rare occasions it is deployed, but it is still being allowed to offer only a fraction of its potential.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 10, 2025

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Electrification

“Not fair” to force consumers to pay for gas death spiral, says advocate
Pressure is building on the AEMC to reign in accelerated depreciation requests by gas networks to cover the cost of future stranded assets.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 3, 2025

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Commentary

Gold-plating is out, network resilience is in – and it’s urgently required
Building climate resilience and strengthening the electricity distribution network are now inseparable priorities that recent extreme weather events have brought sharply into focus.
Yogendra Vashishtha

Jul 2, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Major reforms ease grid access for big wind, solar and batteries, and lay down rules for big data centres
Grid access reforms are the most significant since 2018, and finally recognise the different needs of wind, solar and battery projects and the arrival of big data loads.
Rachel Williamson

May 22, 2025

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Policy & Planning

New rule to encourage networks to make poles and wires resistant to storms and climate risk
A new AEMC rule explicitly factors potential climate change risks into network resilience, allowing DNSPs to spend on preventing major blackouts.
Rachel Williamson

May 8, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Gas network death spiral: Pressure mounts to protect consumers from cost of stranded assets
Energy Consumers Australia is proposing four rule changes to make gas networks justify capital spending and new customers pay up front to connect to the diminishing fossil network.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 12, 2025

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Policy & Planning

New rules will allow consumer energy to compete with coal and gas, make solar visible and power cheaper
Virtual power plants, community batteries and flexible industrial loads could soon compete directly with coal and gas plants and big batteries, as part of proposed rule change that promises to slash energy costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Smart meters for all? New reforms could put 2030 target in reach
AEMC makes good on promise to fast-track universal smart meter uptake, with draft determination it says will help put consumers at the forefront of the shift to net zero.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 4, 2024

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Policy & Planning

AEMC seeks to loosen monopoly grip on grid connection for solar, wind and batteries
Market rule maker proposes tightening ring-fencing rules to improve the efficiency of the grid connection process as Australia scrambles to meet its renewables targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2024

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Households to pay full cost for their own new gas connections under proposed new rule

Consumers to see energy use in real time under new rules that also make it easier to switch utilities

Regulator outlines fears of AIs and battery trading collusion, but home batteries could save the day

Demand response is saving money, but is still a tiny fraction of the 1GW market it could and should be

“Not fair” to force consumers to pay for gas death spiral, says advocate

Gold-plating is out, network resilience is in – and it’s urgently required

Major reforms ease grid access for big wind, solar and batteries, and lay down rules for big data centres

New rule to encourage networks to make poles and wires resistant to storms and climate risk

Gas network death spiral: Pressure mounts to protect consumers from cost of stranded assets

New rules will allow consumer energy to compete with coal and gas, make solar visible and power cheaper

Smart meters for all? New reforms could put 2030 target in reach

AEMC seeks to loosen monopoly grip on grid connection for solar, wind and batteries

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