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		<title>STTM to start on 1st September 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 2 May 2010, AEMO announced that the Gas Short Term Trading Market (STTM). This represents a three-month delay from the previous go-live date of 4 June 2010. The market trial will now continue until 31 August 2010.
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		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/energy-event-details/sttm-to-start-on-1st-september-2010/</link>
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		<title>ETEF Roll-Off Dates Clarified</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NSW Treasurer has clarified the roll-off dates for the Electricity Tariff Equalisation Fund (ETEF) in an amendment to the payment rules. The start and end dates of the phase-out have not been revised again since the last announcement.  There will be reductions in the coverage of the regulated load by 20% each on 4 Jul [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/electricity/etef-roll-off-dates-clarified/</link>
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		<title>New Market Price Cap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NEM Market Price Cap (formerly known as Value of Lost Load, or VoLL) is to increase from the current $10,000/MWh to $12,500/MWh with effect from 1 July 2010. The new rule ammendment was passed in May 2009.
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		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/energy-event-details/new-market-price-cap/</link>
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		<title>July 2010 ETEF Rolloff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NSW Government&#8217;s Electricity Tariff Equalisation Fund (ETEF) will now continue until 30th June 2011. Originally it was to be abolished after June 2010, however the latest privatisation plan from the Government extends the date another year.
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		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/energy-event-details/june-2010-etef-final-roll-off/</link>
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		<title>ETEF Deferred in Privatisation Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of its latest electricity privatisation plan, the NSW Government has again extended the Electricity Tariff Equalisation Scheme (ETEF).
The latest plan has ETEF being phased out between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2011, with a quarterly 20% roll-off. The exact dates of the roll-offs have not been specified.
Most recently, ETEF was set to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/electricity/etef-deferred-in-privatisation-plan/</link>
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		<title>New Announcement on NSW Electricity Sale Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NSW Government has re-announced its electricity sale plans with some updates. While the &#8216;International Market Testing Update&#8217; planned for expressions of interest in July / August, the new plan now sets the date from late September until mid-November 2009.
The new document, &#8216;Delivering the Strategy: approach to transactions and market structure&#8217; details the updated plan including:

The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/electricity/new-announcement-on-nsw-electricity-sale-process/</link>
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		<title>Interim EITE Exemptions added to Energy Savings Scheme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy Minister Ian MacDonald has announced interim exemptions for emissions intensive, trade exposed (EITE) industries under the Energy savings Scheme (ESS). The Interim Exemptions Order, to be revoked on 31 December 2009, lists a number of NSW-based industries that qualify for the partial exemption of either 60% or 90% of total load. Retailers can deduct [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/carbon/interim-eite-exemptions-added-to-energy-savings-scheme/</link>
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		<title>ETEF Deferrals No Longer Surprise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was announced today that the NSW Treasurer (in consultation with the Minister for Energy) has cancelled the scheduled September 2009 and March 2010 Electricity Tariff Equalisation Fund (ETEF) roll-offs. ETEF will now remain fully in force until 30 June 2010. The announcement was made in a special supplement to the NSW Government Gazette for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/electricity/etef-deferrals-no-longer-surprise/</link>
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		<title>COAG Agrees on Energy Efficiency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Darwin yesterday, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed the National Partnership Agreement on Energy Efficiency. The package aims to deliver &#8216;a nationally-consistent and cooperative approach to energy efficiency&#8217; and includes:


Financial and other assistance to households to reduce energy use;
Assistance to business and industry to &#8216;pursue cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities&#8217;;
Energy efficiency standards for residential and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/carbon/coag-agrees-on-energy-efficiency/</link>
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		<title>COAG Approves Carbon Cost Pass-Through</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Darwin yesterday, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) signed the revised Australian Energy Market Agreement which allows carbon cost pass-through for CPRS and RET to regulated users.
The communiqué says:
&#8220;&#8230;where retail prices are regulated, energy costs associated with the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and the Renewable Energy Target shall be passed through to end-use consumers. These price [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tta.com.au/energybusiness/carbon/coag-approves-carbon-cost-pass-through/</link>
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