Draft PDRS Method Guide consultation

Consultation on the draft Method Guide for the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) ended on 4 July 2024. Thank you for your submissions. We received 19 non-confidential submissions (published below) and 10 confidential submissions.

We considered all feedback in finalising our PDRS Method Guide. Our What we heard document summarises stakeholder feedback and our response.

Consultation documents

What we heard
PDRS Method Guide
Consultation paper
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – 1komma5
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – AGL
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Bay.wa-re
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Electric Future Sustainability Service
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – ENGIE
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Energy Savings Industry Association
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Inner West Community Energy Inc
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Light Touch Solar
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – MAC Trade Services 
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – National Renewable Network
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – National Carbon Bank of Australia
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Perfect Solar Power
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Reposit Power
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Smart Energy Council
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – SmartGreen Sustainability
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Solar Pro
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – SolarEdge
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Sonnen
Submission – PDRS Method Guide consultation – Zenaji

Changes to implementation data 

Thank you for your submissions. We have used this feedback to finalise the consultation outcomes. 

As a result of feedback, we have removed the requirement to provide refrigerant data for hot water heaters.  All other data requirements will remain the same as originally proposed. 

The changes to implementation data to require products data will go live in TESSA on 1 August 2024. Refer to the updated CSV Specification GuideESS Examples template and PDRS Examples template for further details.

We will be collecting product data at the time of certificate registration for the following activities under the ESS and PDRS: 

  • Hot water heaters
  • Air conditioning units
  • Refrigerated display cabinets
  • Pool pumps.

Our What we heard document summarises the consultation outcomes, stakeholder feedback and our response.

What we heard - changes to implementation data - 14 June 2024
Change to implementation data - Consultation paper - 18 April 2024
Example ESS Implementation Data - Draft for consultation - 18 April 2024
Example PDRS implementation Data - Draft for consultation - 18 April 2024

Operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes

Consultation on proposed operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes has ended.

Thank you for your submissions. We have used this feedback to finalise the consultation outcomes.

For the 2023 ESS and 2023-24 PDRS reporting periods we will implement the proposed approaches to:

  • provide scheme participants with gross electricity market purchase data for use in calculating their market purchases
  • amend ESS and PDRS audit requirements.

We have also removed the PDRS obligation for scheme participants to notify us of exemptions and liable acquisitions by 31 May. This requirement will now be met when you lodge your Individual Liable Demand in TESSA in November.

Our What we heard document summarises the consultation outcomes, stakeholder feedback and our response. We have also published non-confidential submissions below.

Consultation Documents

Operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – What we heard
Operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – Consultation paper
Submission on operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – AGL Energy Limited
Submission on operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – Origin Energy
Submission on operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – Shell Energy
Submission on operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – Stanwell Corporation Limited
Submission on operational changes to scheme participant compliance processes – ESIA

 

Changing audit conditions and increasing certificate creation limits

Consultation on changes to how ACPs apply to change audit and certificate creation limit conditions and the typical approach to increasing certificate creation limits ended on 28 March 2024. 

Thank you for your submissions. We have published the non-confidential submissions below and used the feedback to finalise our approach and Guide for amending audit and certificate creation limit conditions

Our What we heard document summarises the consultation outcomes, stakeholder feedback and our response.

Documents

What we heard
Guide for amending audit and certificate creation limit conditions
Consultation Paper
Pivot Data submission
Shell Energy submission
National Carbon Bank of Australia and Green Energy Trading submission
Demand Manager submission
ESIA submission
Submission 1 – name suppressed
Submission 2 – name suppressed

Other consultations

Documents from earlier consultations can be found using the Document search function at the top of the page and selecting the document type ‘Consultation’. You can also filter results by scheme and calculation method.