limits consumers’ proceed with the rollout in defined understanding of the situations, such as new connections or relationship between electricity replacements. use and costs, and the Make detailed electricity consumption data potential benefits of reducing more readily available: or changing their use constrains policy Give consumers access to their load design profile data, including to share with third makes it difficult for parties. Amend the National Electricity proponents of demand-side Rules as suggested by AEMC (2012, p. 57) management to identify and to make this process easy and timely. communicate potential Distribution network businesses to paybacks from specific provide historical electricity load data at demand-side investments substation upon request, for a impedes efficient reasonable cost (as being considered by of electricity market AEMC). participants. Undertake a cost-benefit analysis of a potential new market information role for AEMO in aggregating consumer data from electricity retailers and distributors, as considered by AEMC 2012. Electricity prices are inflexible and Deploy interval meters to facilitate efficient do not reflect costs of supply network pricing. Most consumers do not pay Accelerate assessments of retail competition, electricity prices that accurately as agreed by the Council of Australian reflect the cost of supply at the Governments, to allow the removal of retail time of use. Also, pricing does not price caps where effective retail competition reflect of supplying electricity exists (Standing Council on Energy and to a particular location. Current Resources 2012). This has already occurred network pricing can in Victoria and South Australia. ‘average’ encourage higher consumption at Adopt critical peak pricing, as recommended peak times and increase electricity by the PC (2013, p. 335). Phase in flexible and bills over the long term. efficient pricing more broadly, including a distribution network usage charge that varies by time of day. Allow consumers to opt in to cost-reflective tariffs as recommended by the AEMC (PC 2013, p. 427).
limits consumers’ understanding of the relationship between electricity use and costs, and the potential benefits of reducing or changing their use constrains policy design makes it difficult for proponents of demand-side management to identify and communicate potential paybacks from specific demand-side investments impedes efficient of electricity market participants. proceed with the rollout in defined situations, such as new connections or replacements. Make detailed electricity consumption data more readily available: Give consumers access to their load profile data, including to share with third parties. Amend the National Electricity Rules as suggested by AEMC (2012, p. 57) to make this process easy and timely. Distribution network businesses to provide historical electricity load data at substation upon request, for a reasonable cost (as being considered by AEMC). Undertake a cost-benefit analysis of a potential new market information role for AEMO in aggregating consumer data from electricity retailers and distributors, as considered by AEMC 2012. Electricity prices are inflexible and do not reflect costs of supply Most consumers do not pay electricity prices that accurately reflect the cost of supply at the time of use. Also, pricing does not reflect of supplying electricity to a particular location. Current ‘average’ network pricing can encourage higher consumption at peak times and increase electricity bills over the long term. Deploy interval meters to facilitate efficient network pricing. Accelerate assessments of retail competition, as agreed by the Council of Australian Governments, to allow the removal of retail price caps where effective retail competition exists (Standing Council on Energy and Resources 2012). This has already occurred in Victoria and South Australia. Adopt critical peak pricing, as recommended by the PC (2013, p. 335). Phase in flexible and efficient pricing more broadly, including a distribution network usage charge that varies by time of day. Allow consumers to opt in to cost-reflective tariffs as recommended by the AEMC (PC 2013, p. 427).