Distributed Energy Resources to Compete with Large-Scale Generators and Storage Under AEMC Draft Rule Determination
On 25 July 2024, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) issued a draft determination and draft rule (the Draft Rule) which integrates price-responsive resources into the National Electricity Market (NEM). It does so by allowing aggregated distributed energy resources (DER) (also known as community energy resources) to be scheduled and dispatchable. DER is not currently […]
Five Surprising New Things About the Merger Control Reforms
The Government has released exposure draft legislation for its proposed merger control reforms, the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2024 (Exposure Draft). We have previously covered these reforms in our article Generational Reforms to Merger Control: What you Need to Know. Broadly, the Exposure Draft is consistent with the Government’s previous announcements, and sets out a […]
Taste of Australia – July 2024
Hamilton Locke’s Taste of Australia provides foreign investors and their advisers with a snapshot of the issues that have been front of mind for dealmakers in Australia during the last quarter. In this edition, we discuss: Opposition goes nuclear M&A and Capital Markets update Foreign investment update – you have been heard! Compulsory merger notification […]
