Electricity Supply Amendment Regulation - How Do The Amendments Affect You?

Recent amendments to regulatory requirements in New South Wales afford greater protection to small customers (being customers which consume less than 160 MWh each year of electricity) facing financial difficulty from having their electricity supply discontinued. The amendments also change the way in which small customers can elect to be supplied with electricity under regulated rates in New South Wales, as well as changing or clarifying various other obligations imposed on electricity distributors and retailers who are licensed in New South Wales.

1 July 2007 marked the commencement of the Electricity Supply (General) Amendment Regulation 2007 (NSW) (Amending Regulation) which amends the Electricity Supply (General) Regulation 2001 (NSW) (General Regulation). Summarised below are eight areas of change to the regulatory environment for NSW-licensed electricity retail suppliers (Retailers) and distribution network service providers (DNSPs) effected by the Amending Regulation. While