Electricity guidelines, standards and schedules

The AEMC and the Reliability Panel have obligations under the National Electricity Rules to make determinations, guidelines, standards and settings on a range of matters.

The AEMC has obligations for:

  • certain reliability settings
  • the AEMC’s last resort planning powers
  • guidelines for and determinations of, compensation following the application of the administered price cap

The Reliability Panel has obligations for:

  • power system security
  • reliability standards and guidelines
  • generator compliance templates.

Below are guidelines, standards and schedules made by the AEMC and the Reliability Panel under the National Electricity Law.

Documents under review can be found on the related project page.

View historical guidelines and standards.

Name Type Published By Commenced Next Review Reference
Guidelines for Management of Electricity Supply Shortfall Events Guideline Reliability Panel 2009-12-21 REL0035
Template for generator compliance programs Guideline Reliability Panel 2019-12-19 2024-12-19 REL0070
Reliability Standard and Settings Guidelines Guideline Reliability Panel 2021-07-01 REL0080
Frequency Operating Standard Standard Reliability Panel 2023-10-09 REL0084
System Restart Standard Standard Reliability Panel 2021-01-28 REL0077
Reliability Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT) Guidelines Guideline Reliability Panel 2020-08-21 REL0078
Guidelines for identifying reviewable operating incidents Guideline Reliability Panel 2022-06-30 REL0048
Compensation Guidelines Guideline AEMC 2022-12-01 ERC0347
Schedule of reliability settings (MPC and CPT for 2023-24) Schedule AEMC 2023-07-01 2024-02-28
Schedule of reliability settings (MPC and CPT for 2024-25) Schedule AEMC 2024-07-01 2025-02-28
Guide to applying the emissions reduction component of the National Electricity Objective Guideline Reliability Panel 2024-04-04
Schedule of reliability settings (MPC and CPT for 2025-26) - current Schedule AEMC 2025-07-01 2026-02-28
Schedule of reliability settings (MPC and CPT for 2026-27) Schedule AEMC 2026-07-01 2027-06-30

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