Update (9 Dec 2015)

EMA has received further feedback from the industry  that for solar consumers who do not sell any electricity to the grid, the compliance cost of the M1 metering requirements is onerous. EMA has carefully considered the feedback and decided that this group of consumers will have two options as set out in the addendum. For consumers with embedded IGS who will be selling excess electricity nto the grid, the current requirement to install meter at each generation point still applies. Other relevant requirements such as application to the EMA for wholesaler license and application to EMC to register as a Market Participant still apply. Further, consumers with embedded IGS of 1 MWac and above, and are interested to use alternative arrangements to determine the IGS output for the purpose of settlement of relevant market charges, should contact EMA for more information.

Update (24 Feb 2015)

Following the issuance of the final determination paper, EMA has received requests for clarification on some of the enhancements highlighted in the final determination paper. This paper provides clarifications on the extension of deadline for non-residential consumers with IGS to opt out of the new pricing mechanism for IGS, working examples to illustrate the options for market participation and settlement for consumers with embedded IGS, as well as clarification of the definition of an embedded IGS.

Update (1 Jul 2014)

A total of 19 parties provided responses. After careful consideration of the feedback received from solar industry players, electricity market licensees, companies and the public, the EMA is implementing the key enhancements set out in the final determination paper. EMA will adopt a “dynamic pathway” framework to ensure that there is sufficient reserves (or back-up) capacity in tandem with the growth in IGS capacity. There will also be a further study on the reserves charging mechanism to recognise the intermittent nature of IGS, as there are trade-offs which need to be carefully considered. To this end, EMA will issue a second public consultation paper in Q4 2014 to seek industry feedback on the framework.

The consultation has closed for comments.