Tag Archives: AEMC

AEMC shirks its duty to ensure safety of accelerated smart meter rollout

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) made a draft rule in April that would accelerate the deployment of smart meters in much of Australia. Stakeholders were encouraged to ‘help shape the solution’ by lodging submissions on the draft rule by … Continue reading →

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AEMC moves to accelerate the roll out of smart meters in Australia

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a draft rule designed to turbocharge the deployment of smart meters. The draft rule determination states that the rule would achieve ‘universal uptake of smart meters in the NEM [National Energy Market] … Continue reading →

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NSW, QLD, SA, Tas and ACT electricity customers allowed to have communications on ALREADY-INSTALLED smart meters TURNED OFF

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a final rule to allow metering coordinators to deactivate the communications on already-installed smart meters. The AEMC’s Competition in Metering Rule, which started in December 2017, stipulates that all new and replacement … Continue reading →

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Tasmania’s new electricity smart metering roll-out: Why opting out may be your wisest, and healthiest choice

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

On December 1, 2017, the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) final rule determination, titled: “Expanding competition in metering and related services” came into force in Tasmania, SA, NSW, the ACT and QLD. The rule states that this is a framework … Continue reading →

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