Energy Policy WA has published the Exposure Draft of Electricity System and Market Amending Rules (Tranche 8). Amongst other amendments, this includes proposed Electricity System and Market Amending Rules to:
- implement a new method for calculation of the Availability Duration Gap, including to;
- increase the Reserve Capacity Target to account for the need for additional Reserve Capacity arising as a result the ESR Duration Requirement protection provisions;
- increase the protection for ESR against an increase in ESR Duration Requirement from five years to ten years; and
- prioritise new Capability Class 1 and Capability Class 3 facilities in the Network Access Quantity framework, if AEMO has determined that further Capability Class 1 and Capability Class 3 capacity would be required to make up a Reserve Capacity shortfall
- ensure that costs associated with the provision of RoCoF Control Service are appropriately allocated;
- reflect recent changes to the Electricity Industry Act 2004 such as incorporation of the new State Electricity Objectives and replace Wholesale Electricity Market Rules with Electricity System and Market Rules;
- implement the policy that only Synergy (or an intermediary acting through Synergy) can associate non-contestable customers with a Demand Side Programme or Interruptible Load;
To see a summary of all other changes, please refer to the Tranche 8 Exposure Draft which can be found by clicking the link below.
Energy Policy WA will be holding a Transformation Design and Operation Working Group meeting on 10 April 2025 to discuss the Tranche 8 Exposure Draft.
Stakeholders are invited to provide written feedback on the Exposure Draft before 5:00 PM (WST) on 24 April 2025 by submitting comments to energymarkets@demirs.wa.gov.au.
