to encourage the market-driven (business-led) competitive roll-out of smart meters and other advanced metering. Demand side 5.1) SCER to implement a Report to COAG on SCER June 2013 5.1) SCER has Limited relevance participation comprehensive demand side implementation to agreed in principle to to WA and the NT participation (DSP) package, which date and forward plan a package of reforms although some of Ensure that consumers includes supply-side changes to to facilitate DSP, the principles may are supported by energy facilitate DSP, based on the based on the be relevant (less in supply businesses to recommendations of the recommendations of WA with capacity AEMC’s make consumption Power of Choice review, including: the of market) AEMC’s Power decisions that control bills Choice review and and provide long term 5.1.1) The phasing in of efficient AEMC advice on benefits to the market and cost-reflective retail energy NT to consider electric and natural prices through the application of implementation of gas vehicles. SCER time varying network tariffs, reform initiatives has agreed this including suitable protections for where net benefit package should be vulnerable customers, with such can be implemented through network tariffs to be available no demonstrated a combination of later than July 2014; legislative change, 5.1.2) Appropriate consumer rule-change engagement and education, and proposals, and work protections for vulnerable by AEMO. The AEMC's final, consumers, during a pricing detailed structure transition; recommendations on 5.1.3, and 5.1.3) a new mechanism for subsequent advice demand side resources to 5.2) SCER adopted from the Australian participate in the wholesale key reforms from the Energy Market National Electricity Market (NEM), Power of Choice Operator, set out a to be in place by July 2014; review at its series of steps that December 2012 5.1.4) arrangements that will allow need to be meeting, and
to encourage the market-driven (business-led) competitive roll-out of smart meters and other advanced metering. Demand side participation Ensure that consumers are supported by energy supply businesses to make consumption decisions that control bills and provide long term benefits to the market 5.1) SCER to implement a comprehensive demand side participation (DSP) package, which includes supply-side changes to facilitate DSP, based on the recommendations of the AEMC’s Power of Choice review, including: 5.1.1) The phasing in of efficient and cost-reflective retail energy prices through the application of time varying network tariffs, including suitable protections for vulnerable customers, with such network tariffs to be available no later than July 2014; 5.1.2) Appropriate consumer engagement and education, and protections for vulnerable consumers, during a pricing structure transition; 5.1.3) a new mechanism for demand side resources to participate in the wholesale National Electricity Market (NEM), to be in place by July 2014; 5.1.4) arrangements that will allow Report to COAG on implementation to date and forward plan SCER June 2013 5.1) SCER has agreed in principle to a package of reforms to facilitate DSP, based on the recommendations of the AEMC’s Power of Choice review and AEMC advice on electric and natural gas vehicles. SCER has agreed this package should be implemented through a combination of legislative change, rule-change proposals, and work by AEMO. 5.2) SCER adopted key reforms from the Power of Choice review at its December 2012 meeting, and Limited relevance to WA and the NT although some of the principles may be relevant (less in WA with capacity market) NT to consider implementation of reform initiatives where net benefit can be demonstrated The AEMC's final, detailed recommendations on 5.1.3, and subsequent advice from the Australian Energy Market Operator, set out a series of steps that need to be
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