Reserve Capacity timetable
The Reserve Capacity timetable shows the key dates in Year 1 of the relevant Reserve Capacity Cycle. This timetable is intended to help Market Participants keep track of important dates under the Reserve Capacity Mechanism (RCM).
2021 and 2022 Reserve Capacity timetables
In December 2020, the Minister for Energy amended the Wholesale Electricity Market Rules (WEM Rules) to defer key events for the 2021 and 2022 Reserve Capacity Cycles. These deferrals were made to provide sufficient time for AEMO and Market Participants to implement changes to the RCM, as published in the Wholesale Electricity Market Amendment (Tranches 2 and 3 Amendments) Rules 2020.
The document below contains the 2021 and 2022 Reserve Capacity timetables set in accordance with clauses 1.36A.2 and 1.36B.2 of the WEM Rules. In setting these timetables, AEMO has accounted for sufficient time to:
- Develop WEM Procedures.
- Implement system changes.
- Implement the Relevant Level Rule Change Proposal (RC_2019_03) for the 2021 Reserve Capacity Cycle.
2021 and 2022 Reserve Capacity timetables
2020 Reserve Capacity timetable
AEMO will advise Market Participants should any of the dates in the timetable change.