Overview
With the growing penetration of Consumer Energy Resources (CER) across Australia, effective data access and sharing arrangements among network and system operators, market participants and consumers and their representatives is critical to support system security and emergency management, network visibility and the effective orchestration of CER.
Australia has not yet implemented an integrated and common set of arrangements for data availability, access, sharing, and the standards applicable to CER-related devices and coordination. Divergent approaches risk leading to higher costs, creating barriers to the development of future services, and increased data security concerns than would otherwise be necessary.
To tackle the challenges of effectively integrating CER into the power system and energy markets, the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECMC) released its National CER Roadmap in July 2024, outlining national reform priorities. This project—Data Sharing Arrangements to inform planning and enable future markets (M2)—in parallel with the Redefine roles for market and power systems operations workstream (M3/P5) aligns with, and identifies the key capabilities and associated gaps, in relation to data and data sharing across the power system and energy markets.
Explanatory video
For guidance on understanding the framework used to analyse and assess the capabilities required to effectively integrate CER into our power system and energy markets, please see this explanatory video.
Webinar 1 – Information Session on Data Sharing Arrangements (M2) and Redefine Roles (M3-P5)
Date: 23 July 2025, 3:00pm - 4:30pm AEST
Following the release of the CER Taskforce's consultation papers relating to data sharing arrangements, and redefining roles for market and power system operations, this public forum provides an information session on their contents and supporting documents.
Register now.
Webinar 2 - Q&As on Data Sharing Arrangements (M2) and Redefine Roles (M3-P5)
Date: 5 August 2025, 10.30am - 12.00pm AEST
As part of the release of the CER Taskforce's consultation papers relating to data sharing arrangements, and redefining roles for market and power system operations, this public forum provides an opportunity for Q&As on their contents and supporting documents.
Register now.
The public information session held on 23 July included a presentation by the project stream leads. A document containing the Questions-and-Answers from the public Q&A session has been prepared. To request a copy of either or both these items, please contact the CER Taskforce Secretariat at certaskforceg@dcceew.gov.au.
Have Your Say
To have your say:
Submit your feedback by 11:59pm, Wednesday, 20 August 2025.
This feedback will help shape recommendations to improve data access and sharing arrangements nationally that are required to support a high CER future.
