- DEED recently consulted on the draft AES Regulations to prescribe these services and setting of registration fees.
- Consultation on the draft AES Code of Practice for OPS services is now open. Registration for OPS services providers under the AES framework will commence in early 2027
- Consultation on the draft AES Code of Practice for SPN services is expected in the second half of 2026. SPN registration under the AES framework is being delayed to mid-2027, giving providers additional time to prepare.
Most electricity customers have electricity rights. Most isn’t good enough.
The Cook Government has announced the decision to extend protections to electricity customers in embedded networks and subject to OPS services under the AES regulation framework.
The framework can be used to regulate many different types of electricity services, as and when it is needed. When a service is regulated under the framework, providers will need to register with a regulator (the Economic Regulation Authority), and comply with a code of practice, the AES Code. Small-use customers of registered providers will be able to access the Energy and Water Ombudsman for help in resolving disputes.
The first two services to be regulated under the AES framework are on-site power supply (OPS) services and embedded networks (single-property networks (SPNs)).
OPS service providers will need to register under the framework in February 2027, with registration for SPN providers commencing in mid-2027. This will give providers enough time after publication of the exposure draft of the AES Code – SPN to prepare.
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