February 2023 Update
Welcome to our February 2023 update! We’ve pulled together this month's key highlights from some of the events we've attended and some of our most recent regulatory submissions.?
In this newsletter:
SwitchDin Attend Distributech International
The San Diego based conference, DISTRIBUTECH , aims to address future advancements and challenges in electricity delivery, automation, control, communication, demand response, resilience and metering operations.?
?Both our CEO, Dr Andrew M. and Head of BD & Sales, Marcelo Carvalho , attended the event and noted the event’s spotlight on software-oriented value propositions for the DER market.?
You can learn more about how SwitchDin is enabling a clean, distributed energy system with our validated, secure and scalable technology here.
ECA Foresighting Forum
SwitchDin attended Energy Consumers Australia ’s (ECA) Foresighting Forum this month, where the energy sector comes together to work collaboratively on key issues affecting the long-term interests of consumers.?
We think it’s important to communicate and advocate for a more informed and better-equipped energy regulatory system. Our Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Darren G. voiced that “our presence ensured focus on some of the key issues for which we are advocating policies, especially regarding the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) review of metering and the Energy Security Board (ESB) development of its interoperability policy.”
You can find more information on consumer-centric policies that were highlighted at the ECA Forum here.
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AEMC's Review of the Regulatory Framework for Metering Services
We recently proposed a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) ’s Review of the Regulatory Framework for Metering Services where we had the opportunity to share recommendations that we believe will improve customer support and social license for the smart meter rollout.?
We advocate that consumers should hold the right to access their electricity data, in real-time, free of charge from their ‘smart’ meter. This action would further enable consumers to engage with demand-based tariffs, dynamic operating envelopes, and other reforms that facilitate a two-way electricity network.
SwitchDin welcomes the proposed target of universal uptake of smart meters by 2030 in the @National Electricity Market (NEM).
Read our full submission with all of our recommendations to the AEMC here.
AEMC Consultation Paper on Flexible Trading Arrangements
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Consultation Paper on the proposed National Electricity Amendment (Unlocking CER Benefits Through Flexible Trading) Rule has the potential to create significant challenges for the implementation of reforms such as dynamic operating envelopes, network charges, export pricing, and demand-based tariffs.?
SwitchDin believes that this case has not been adequately established at this moment in time. The ongoing AEMC review of the framework for metering services (to which SwitchDin has also recently submitted recommendations) may cause this rule to remain completely avoidable allowing for simpler actions to be taken.?
We responded and provided some recommendations to AEMC’s consultation which you can read in full here.
Kind regards,
The SwitchDin Team