Consultation on ST PASA Replacement Project Procedures

AEMO is consulting on the ST PASA replacement project in two stages, Consultation 1 and Consultation 2, to ensure relevant parties have adequate opportunity to engage on the extensive changes to the ST PASA process and the ST PASA procedures.

This consultation (Consultation 1) is completed with the publication of the final consultation report, the ST PASA Procedure and minor amendments to the Reliability Standard Implementation Guidelines (RSIG).

The second consultation (Consultation 2) is targeted to commence in Quarter 4 2025 after Consultation 1 has finished, and will consider proposed forecasting processing and aggregation of outputs to support supply reliability assessments and declaration of reserve levels. Consultation 2 will also cover consolidation of the reliability standard implementation in the ST PASA period to the Reserve Level Declaration Guidelines (RLDG) document. Minor consequential amendments to the spot market operations timetable will also be a part of Consultation 2.

Scope

This consultation sets out AEMO’s proposal on the content of the ST PASA Procedure and the reliability standard implementation guidelines, in accordance with NER 3.7.3 as replaced by National Electricity Amendment (Updating Short Term PASA) Rule 2022.

AEMO has established the ST PASA Replacement Project under AEMO’s Operations Technology Program to implement system and procedure changes collaboratively with industry.