AEPC 2019 01

Procedure Change Proposal

Wholesale Electricity Market Rules – Clause 2.10

Date of Notice: 22 February 2019

This notice informs all Rule Participants and interested parties (Consulted Persons) that AEMO has published a Procedure Change Proposal in respect of the revised Power System Operating Procedure: Short Term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy and is conducting a consultation process in respect of this proposal.

This consultation is being carried out in accordance with the Procedure Change Process detailed in clause 2.10 of the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) Rules.

Matter under Consultation

The matters are related to clause 3.17.10 of the WEM Rules, which requires AEMO to document the process that AEMO must follow when conducting a Short Term PASA study.

Further details are provided in the Procedure Change Proposal and the proposed Power System Operation Procedure published with this notice.

The Consultation Process

The consultation process is outlined below. Dates in italics are indicative only and subject to change.

Process Stage	Date
Closing date for submissions in response to the Procedure Change Proposal	25 March 2019
Publication of Procedure Change Report	31 May 2019
Proposed commencement of revised Power System Operating Procedure	1 June 2019

Invitation to Make Submissions

AEMO invites written submissions on this Procedure Change Proposal, including any alternative or additional proposals you consider may improve the procedure or better meet the Wholesale Market Objectives in section 122(2) of the Electricity Industry Act 2004 (and clause 1.2.1 of the WEM Rules).

Please identify any parts of your submission that you wish to remain confidential, and explain why. AEMO may still publish that information if it does not consider it to be confidential, but will consult with you before doing so.

Please note that material identified as confidential may be given less weight in the decision-making process than material that is published.

Meetings

In your submission, you may request a meeting with AEMO to discuss the Procedure Change Proposal, stating why you consider a meeting is necessary or desirable.

If appropriate, meetings may be held jointly with other Consulted Persons. Subject to confidentiality restrictions, AEMO will generally make details of matters discussed at a meeting available to other Consulted Persons, and may publish them.

Closing Date and Time

Submissions in response to this Procedure Change Proposal should be sent by email to wa@aemo.com.au, to reach AEMO by 5.00 pm (AWST) on 25 March 2019.

All submissions must be forwarded in electronic format (both pdf and Word). Further, all emails relating to this Procedure Change Proposal must be entitled “AEPC_2019_01 ST PASA - [Name of the submitting company or individual]”. Submissions should use the Procedure Change Submission form available at:
http://aemo.com.au/Electricity/Wholesale-Electricity-Market-WEM/Procedures/Procedure-changes.

AEMO is not obliged to consider submissions received after the closing date and time. Any late submissions should explain the reason for delay and the detriment to you if AEMO does not consider your submission.

Procedure Change Proposal Documents

Call for submissions on Procedure Change Proposal AEPC_2019_01 (101 KB, pdf)
Procedure Change Proposal AEPC_2019_01 (392 KB, pdf)
Proposed revised Power System Operation Procedure: Short Term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (clean) (494 KB, pdf)
Proposed revised Power System Operation Procedure: Short Term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (marked up version) (633 KB, pdf)

Submissions

Synergy (22 KB, pdf)

AEPC_2019_01: Short Term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy