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Rules and reform

Rule changes and reviews that affect your batteries, explained.

Rules and reform

15 Sep 2026

From invisibility cloak to Marauder’s Map: AEMO’s market visibility framework

Where AEMO’s market visibility framework is up to, what to expect next, and how it might affect behind-the-meter batteries.

2 Feb 2026

Turn a blind eye or change course? Nelson’s demand-side reckoning.

The less talked-about recommendations in the NEM review’s 277-page final report: demand-side resources and behind-the-meter batteries.

10 Jan 2026

FTA? More like WTF. Flexible Trading Arrangements explained.

How sub-5MW batteries access the wholesale market today, and what the November 2026 flexible trading rule changes for everyone.

21 Sep 2025

The history of demand-side participation in the NEM

From the SGA framework to the WDRM: a timeline of demand-side participation in the NEM and what comes next for customer-sited batteries.

1 Apr 2025

Wholesale market access for unscheduled BESS

How an unscheduled BESS can access wholesale spot revenue in the NEM: via a retailer, a Small Resource Aggregator or a Demand Response Service Provider.

20 Mar 2025

Will VPPs be able to bid against big generators in the wholesale market?

What scheduled lite means for VPPs and non-scheduled BESS portfolios, how the rule change works, and what happens to the 5 MW threshold.

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