Feedback received from RoLR Plan participants on the exercise The AER received feedback on the exercise and documents from each category of RoLR Plan participant: energy departments, energy Ombudsmen, registered RoLRs, electricity distributors and AEMO. The key feedback on the RoLR exercise was: Participant feedback AER Response Gas retailers of last resort The AER notes that load noted the importance of information is confidential receiving up-to-date load information, and is unlikely to information of the failing be released by AEMO directly retailer (in de-identified form) to designated RoLRs until the as early as possible, in order failed retailer has been to advise the AER on suspended from the whether or not they would wholesale gas need the AER to issue gas market. However, Division 3 directions under section 137 of Part 8 of the Retail Law of the Retail Law, and to enables the AER to disclose assist them in planning and confidential information in forecasting. They indicated certain circumstances. In an that this information would impending gas RoLR event, need to be more current the AER will seek up-to-date than the validated data (ie, unvalidated) load data available to the AER from from AEMO to provide to gas the Market Information retailers of last resort. Any Bulletin Board, which is well disclosures that the AER over a month old by the time makes will be subject to the AER receives it. conditions of confidentiality Participants noted that which retailers will need to load data will not agree to prior to receiving any have been validated by load information. These AEMO. conditions would include conditions limiting the retailer's use of the information to the anticipated RoLR event, and requiring the destruction of the information if a RoLR event does not eventuate. When the AER first contacts The AER has amended its registered RoLRs with templates to ensure that offers to seek their section 137 gas direction advice on whether they are issues are addressed in the willing to be designated as AER's initial contact with RoLR for any customers of additional and default RoLRs.
Feedback received from RoLR Plan participants on the exercise The AER received feedback on the exercise and documents from each category of RoLR Plan participant: energy departments, energy Ombudsmen, registered RoLRs, electricity distributors and AEMO. The key feedback on the RoLR exercise was: Participant feedback AER Response Gas retailers of last resort noted the importance of receiving up-to-date load information of the failing retailer (in de-identified form) as early as possible, in order to advise the AER on whether or not they would need the AER to issue gas directions under section 137 of the Retail Law, and to assist them in planning and forecasting. They indicated that this information would need to be more current than the validated data available to the AER from the Market Information Bulletin Board, which is well over a month old by the time the AER receives it. Participants noted that load data will not have been validated by AEMO. The AER notes that load information is confidential information, and is unlikely to be released by AEMO directly to designated RoLRs until the failed retailer has been suspended from the wholesale gas market. However, Division 3 of Part 8 of the Retail Law enables the AER to disclose confidential information in certain circumstances. In an impending gas RoLR event, the AER will seek up-to-date (ie, unvalidated) load data from AEMO to provide to gas retailers of last resort. Any disclosures that the AER makes will be subject to conditions of confidentiality which retailers will need to agree to prior to receiving any load information. These conditions would include conditions limiting the retailer's use of the information to the anticipated RoLR event, and requiring the destruction of the information if a RoLR event does not eventuate. When the AER first contacts registered RoLRs with offers to seek their advice on whether they are willing to be designated as RoLR for any customers of The AER has amended its templates to ensure that section 137 gas direction issues are addressed in the AER's initial contact with additional and default RoLRs.
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