and the NT 8.7) Task the AEMC to enhance its AEMC reporting on SCER to task By end of 2013 Completed SCER resourcing – AEMC’s annual pricing reports from 2013 with electricity prices more AEMC and the issued revised Terms capacity better information on actual prices paid closely represents AEMC to adopt of Reference (ToR) by consumers (covering both standing actual household to the AEMC on 19 Relevant to WA and market offers). prices December 2012. and the NT Discussions ongoing between AEMC and jurisdictions over data requirements and clarification of matters contained in ToR. Micro-generation 9.1) That the National Principles for None required Jurisdictions December Completed SCER COAG agreement – Feed-in Tariff Schemes be amended to beyond December 2012 recommended, and to publish the – Ensuring that payment for provide for all forms of micro generation COAG decision by COAG agreed, that amended principles electricity exported to the technologies to be offered a fair and COAG COAG adopt the is pending grid from embedded reasonable tariff and to close premium revised principles as (principles were micro-generation more schemes to new participants by 2014. part of its package of agreed, but not accurately reflects the true 2014 - recommendations on published, in value of that electricity, 9.2) SCER to recommend that COAG Premium a new energy reform December 2012, regardless of the form of adopt these new principles. schemes to agenda. and are not part of micro-generation close to new AEMA) technology deployed participants Each jurisdiction is to consider the new Relevant to WA principles during the and the NT course of any reviews of feed-in
and the NT 8.7) Task the AEMC to enhance its annual pricing reports from 2013 with better information on actual prices paid by consumers (covering both standing and market offers). AEMC reporting on electricity prices more closely represents actual household prices SCER to task AEMC and the AEMC to adopt By end of 2013 Completed – SCER issued revised Terms of Reference (ToR) to the AEMC on 19 December 2012. Discussions ongoing between AEMC and jurisdictions over data requirements and clarification of matters contained in ToR. AEMC’s resourcing capacity Relevant to WA and the NT Micro-generation Ensuring that payment for electricity exported to the grid from embedded micro-generation more accurately reflects the true value of that electricity, regardless of the form of micro-generation technology deployed 9.1) That the National Principles for Feed-in Tariff Schemes be amended to provide for all forms of micro generation technologies to be offered a fair and reasonable tariff and to close premium schemes to new participants by 2014. 9.2) SCER to recommend that COAG adopt these new principles. None required beyond December COAG Jurisdictions December 2012 – decision by COAG 2014 - Premium schemes to close to new participants Completed – SCER recommended, and COAG agreed, that COAG adopt the revised principles as part of its package of recommendations on a new energy reform agenda. Each jurisdiction is to consider the new principles during the course of any reviews of feed-in COAG agreement to publish the amended principles is pending (principles were agreed, but not published, in December 2012, and are not part of AEMA) Relevant to WA and the NT
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