Tag Archives: Australian Energy Market Commission

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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Outsmarted | The Canberra Times

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

The decision to implement SMART Meter technology across Australia has been made by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and the ability to opt out of having a SM installed at your house will apparently be limited as of December … Continue reading →

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Is the Tasmanian Government telling us the real facts about a Tasmanian smart meter rollout? – Tasmanian Times

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

On 26 May 2013, an inaugural public information meeting was held in Hobart about the proposed Tasmanian Government’s introduction of a smart electricity grid throughout the state. Ref: http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/pr-article/public-meeting-on-smart-meters/ Central to the government’s proposal is the replacement of the existing analogue … Continue reading →

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Power switch may mean smart meter cost unless ‘metering competition’ is delayed | Herald Sun

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Stop Smart Meters Australia

VICTORIAN households and small businesses risk being charged up to $140 for a new smart meter if they switch retailers. Rules allowing only distributors, rather than retailers, from installing or replacing meters are due to expire at the end of … Continue reading →

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