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1 MBThe Wholesale Electricity Market in Western Australia is established under the Electricity Industry (Wholesale Electricity Market) Regulations 2004 and is governed by the Wholesale Electricity Market Rules (WEM Rules).
These WEM Rules detail the roles and functions of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and other governance bodies, and guide the operation of the market including the trading and dispatch of energy, the Reserve Capacity Mechanism and settlement.
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| Wholesale Electricity Market Rules 29 June 2021 | 3 MB |
| Wholesale Electricity Market Rules 29 June 2021 | 1 MB |
Please note that the Energy Transformation Implementation Unit has developed a Consolidated ‘Companion’ version of the WEM Rules that incorporates the Amending Rules that have been made by the Minister for Energy to give effect to the Energy Transformation Strategy but have not yet commenced. See WEM Rules – Consolidated Companion Versions.
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| Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments No.1) Rules 2021 (Schedule A due to commence immediately after the commencement of: • the Amending Rules in Schedule B of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Governance) Rules 2021, that commence at 8:00 AM on 1 July 2021; and • the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020 specified in Part 2 of the commencement notice dated 25 January 2021, and Part 1 of the commencement notice dated 24 May 2021, that commence at 8:00 AM on 1 July 2021 Schedule B due to commence at 8:00 AM on 1 August 2021 Schedule C due to commence immediately after the commencement of: • the Amending Rules in the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Reserve Capacity Pricing Reforms) Rules 2019, that commence at 8:00 AM on 1 October 2021; and • the Amending Rules set out in Schedule C of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranche 1 Amendments) Rules 2020, that commence at 8:00 AM on 1 October 2021 Schedule D due to commence immediately after the commencement of the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020 specified in Part 4 of the commencement notice dated 24 May 2021, that commence at 8:00 AM on 1 March 2022 Provisions in Schedule E due to commence at the times specified by the Minister in notices published in the Gazette) |
10 MB |
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Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Governance) Rules 2021 |
235 kB |
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Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020 |
2 MB |
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Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranche 1 Amendments) Rules 2020 |
1 MB |
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Wholesale Electricity Market Rules – Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Reserve Capacity Pricing Reforms) Rules 2019 |
605 kB |
| Wholesale Electricity Market Rules – Amending Rules 2016 Schedule B Part 4 (due to commence at a time specified by the Minister in a notice published in the Gazette) |
567 kB |