91BEService envelope agreement between AEMO and transmission pipeline service provider

91BE Service envelope agreement between AEMO and transmission pipeline service provider

91BE Service envelope agreement between AEMO and transmission pipeline service provider

(1) The service provider for the declared transmission system must have an agreement (a service envelope agreement) with AEMO for the control, operation, safety, security and reliability of the declared transmission system.

(2) Under the service envelope agreement, the service provider makes the declared transmission system available to AEMO (and, in doing so, provides a pipeline service).

(3) The service envelope agreement must—

(a) state the capacity of the declared transmission system to be available to AEMO (or how that capacity is to be calculated) at points of injection or withdrawal under the various operating conditions that are likely to prevail from time to time; and

(b) deal with any other matters required by the Rules.

(4) The AER may, on application by AEMO or a service provider for the declared transmission system, make a determination to resolve a dispute arising from an attempt to negotiate a service envelope agreement or an amendment to a service envelope agreement.

(5) The AER may only make a determination under this section if—

(a) the AER is satisfied that the applicant has made a reasonable, but unsuccessful, attempt to negotiate the agreement or amendment; and

(b) the AER has given AEMO and all service providers for the declared transmission system that are to be affected by the determination an opportunity to make representations about the terms of the proposed determination.

(6) A determination under this section may determine the terms and conditions of the service envelope agreement or the amendment.

(7) If the AER determines the terms and conditions of a service envelope agreement or an amendment to a service envelope agreement, a service envelope agreement is taken to arise, or the service envelope agreement is taken to be amended, in accordance with the AER’s determination.

(8) A determination under this section takes effect on a date specified in the determination.

(9) A determination under this section must be published on AEMO’s website.