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List of policy and regulatory alerts produced by Cornwall Insight Australia (2020-present)

2023 policy and regulatory Alerts produced by Cornwall Insight Australia
AEMO Engineering Roadmap to 100 percent renewables
AEMC Efficient reactive current access standards to inverter-based resources
AEMC Frequency Operating Standard draft determination
AEMC Efficient provision of inertia
AEMC Revenue determination for intending TNSPs
Energy Ministers Communique
Energy Ministers Emission reduction into National Electricity Objectives
Review of interim reliability measure
DISER National Battery Strategy Issues paper
ESB Transmission access reform modelling the CRM
CER Guarantee of origin consultation
Green power program review
AEMC Efficient reactive current access standards for inverter-based resources
AEMC Frequency Operating Standard final determination
DCCEEW Gas Mandatory Code of Conduct consultation paper
Fed Govt Budget 2023
VIC Govt Offshore Wind transmission development and engagement roadmap
Energy Ministers Communique
ESB Transmission access reform consultation paper
AEMC market price cap changes
AEMC_Review of Interim Reliability Measure (Final Report)
2022 policy and regulatory Alerts produced by Cornwall Insight Australia
Victorian interim LNG storage measures Sep 2022
Changes to MTPASA process (final determination)
ESB Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Issues Paper
Victorian Transmission Investment Framework consultation
TNSPs recovery of AEMO participant fees
NSW renewable draft tender pack
ESB T-3 State ministerial trigger for RRO (Consultation and initial rules)
ERC0347 Amending the administered price cap (Consultation paper)
NSW Electricity Roadmap (Tender round 1 draft guidelines)
Energy Ministers’ meeting communique (reform agenda)
Victoria’s Gas Substitution Roadmap (Final)
AEMC Transmission planning and investment (Contestability)​
AEMO 2022 Integrated System Plan​
ESB Transmission Access Reform (Consultation paper)​
Amendments to the Interim Reliability Reserve (Consultation paper )
Efficient reactive current access standards for inverter-based resources (Consultation paper)
Availability in MT PASA (Draft determination)
Energy Ministers (Communique)
AEMC REL0084 Frequency Operating Standard (Review paper)
Amendments to AEMO instruments for Efficient Management of System Strength Rule (Request for feedback)
AEMO NEM2025 Implementation Roadmap (Information paper)
EMO0042 Review into extending the regulatory frameworks to hydrogen and renewable gases
Central West Orana (CWO) REZ Access Standards (Draft paper)
Vic Gov Offshore wind (Policy direction paper)
AEMC ERC0338 Enhancing information on availability in MT PASA (Initiation)
ESB Capacity Mechanism (Project Initiation Paper)
NSW Gov Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Rights & Design scheme: Central West Orana (CWO) (design)
Infrastructure Investment Objectives (IIO Report)
AEMC ERC0280 Integrating storage into the NEM (Final determination) 
AEMC ERC0300 Efficient management of system strength (Final determination)
ESB Capacity Mechanism Consultation paper
Reliability setting and standard review draft
Securing Australia’s domestic gas supply
Victorian Transmission Investment Framework Preliminary Design
AEMC Primary Frequency response incentive arrangements
AEMC Reliability Standards and Setting Review
Transmission Planning and Investment Review
Treasury Options to ensure the domestic wholesale gas market delivers for Australians
ESB Transmission Access Reform Directions Paper
Vic Gov Offshore Wind Implementation Statement 1
2021 policy and regulatory Alerts produced by Cornwall Insight Australia
ESB Transmission Access Reform (Initiation)
QLDgov QLD REZ development model (Technical paper)
AEMC ERC0256 Generator registrations and connections (Final determination)
Fed Gov Long Term Emission Reduction Plan
EMO0042 GRC0062 Review into extending regulatory frameworks to hydrogen and renewable gases
NSW Gov Electricity Infrastructure Safeguard Policy paper
AEMC ERC0263 PFR incentive arrangements (Draft determination)
AEMC ERC0306 ERC090 CCM and SSM (Directions paper)
AEMC EPR0087 & ERC0325 Transmission Planning and Investment Review (Consultation paper)
ERC0311 Access pricing and incentive arrangements for DER (Final determination)
ESB Post 2025 Market Design (Final determination)
NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap: Long Term Energy Service Agreements (Consultation)
AEMC ERC0280 Integrating storage into the NEM (Draft determination)
AEMC ERC0296 Fast Frequency Response (Final determination)
AEMC ERC0294 Connection to dedicated connection assets (Final determination)
AEMC ERC0256 (consolidated with ERC0318) Generator registrations and connections (Draft determination)
AEMC ERC0326 ERC0327 NEM Settlement under low, zero, and negative demand conditions (Determination)
ESB Post 2025 Market Design April 2021 (Options paper)
AEMC ERC0296 Fast Frequency Response (Draft determination)
AEMC ERC0300 Efficient management of system strength (Draft determination)
ERC0311 Access pricing and incentive arrangements for distributed energy resources
NSW Gov Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone Access Scheme (Issues paper)
AEMC RRC0036 Bill contents and billing requirements (Final determination)
VicGovt REZ Development Plan (Directions paper)
AEMC ERC0313 Semi-scheduled generator dispatch obligations (Final determination)
AEMC ERC0325 Material change in network infrastructure project cost (Rule change request)
AEMC ERC0326 & ERC0327 NEM settlement under low, zero, and negative demand conditions
AEMC ERC0295 ERC0307  Reserve services in the NEM (Directions paper)
AEMC ERC0263 Primary Frequency Response Incentive Arrangements (Directions paper)
AEMC ERC0296 Fast Frequency Response (Directions paper)
AEMC ERC0280 Integrating storage into the NEM (Options paper)
AEMC ERC0313 Semi-scheduled generator dispatch obligations (Draft determination)
2020 policy and regulatory Alerts produced by Cornwall Insight Australia
AEMC ERC0320 Participant derogation financeability of ISP projects (Initiation)
AEMC ERC0256 Generator registrations and connections (Initiation)
AEMC ERC0287 Compensation following directions for services other than energy and market ancillary services (Draft determination)
AEMC RRC0036 Bill contents and billing requirements (Draft determination)
AEMC GRC0058 DWGM maintenance planning (Initiation)
AEMC RPR0015 RoLR scheme Consultation paper (Review)
ERC0291 Removal of intervention hierarchy (Final determination)
ERC0289 Changes to intervention mechanisms (Final determination)
ERC0280 Integrating storage into the NEM (Initiation)
ERC0312 Simplification of NER definitions (Initiation)
EPR00682 Simplification of NER definitions (Initiation)
ERC0316 Reallocation of national transmission planner costs
ERC0309 DER integration, updating regulatory  arrangements (ERC0309, ERC0310, ERC0311)
ERC0306 Capacity commitment mechanism for system security and reliability services (Initiation)
ERC0307 Introduction to ramping services (Initiation)
ERC0296 Fast frequency response market ancillary service
ERC0290 Synchronous Services Markets (Initiation)
ERC0295 Operating Reserve Market (Initiation)
ERC0300 Efficient management system strength on the power system (Initiation)
ERC0291 Removal of intervention hierarchy (Draft determination)
ERC0284 Compensation for market participants affected by intervention events (Initiation)
ERC0287 Compensation following directions services other energy and ancillary services (Initiation)
ERC0289 Changes to intervention mechanisms (Draft determination)
ERC0298 Delayed implementation of five-minute and global settlement
ERC0247 Wholesale demand response mechanism (Final determination)
ERC0300 Efficient management of system strength (Rule change request)
ESB Two-Sided Market (Consultation paper)
ESB System services and Ahead Markets (Consultation paper)
ERC0296 Fast frequency response market ancillary service
ERC0278 System restart services (Final determination)
EPR0076 System strength framework review (Discussion paper)
ERC0295 Operating Reserve Market (Rule change request)
ERC0283 Victorian RERT derogation (Final determination)
ERC0274 Mandatory Primary Frequency Response (Final determination)
Legislation National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment Bill 2020
ERC0247 Wholesale demand response mechanism (Draft determination)
ERC0251 Transmission loss factors (Final determination)
ERC0270 Improving transparency and extending duration of MT PASA (Final determination)
ERC0274 Mandatory Primary Frequency Response (Draft determination)

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