- Following consultation, the Cook Government has announced the decision to extend protections to electricity customers in embedded networks or under OPS arrangements.
- Consultation on draft Regulations to prescribe these services is now open.
- Further information on the Registration Fees and the AES Code of Practice will be provided in the first half of 2026.
Consultation on the regulation of embedded networks closed on 19 April 2024. Energy Policy WA received 32 submissions, with four identified as confidential.
Consultation feedback has informed the Cook Government’s decision to regulate embedded networks under the AES registration framework.
Further consultation on the AES draft Prescribing Regulations is now open, and further information on the AES Registration Fees and Code of Practice is expected to be provided in 2026.
Consultation documents
| Confidential submissions received: |
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McDonald’s Australia |
McDonald’s Australia franchisee |
Residential customer (caravan park) |
Residential customer 2 (retirement village) |
| Non-confidential submissions received: |
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Anonymous residential customers and Council of Owners member |
Information forum
We held an information forum on embedded network regulation on 5 March 2024. Watch the recording.