Submission to draft determination to AEMC on Better integrating gas and community sentiment into the ISP

The CEC supports the AEMC’s proposed changes to the NER to include new definitions that:

     - Cover gas development projections as an input, assumption or scenario in the development of an ISP with reference to the defined terms under the NGL; and

     - Expand the types of gas industry information publications that AEMO must have regard to in development and preparation of the ISP.

The CEC understands the AEMC’s draft position that the NER is sufficiently flexible to enable AEMO to consider a wide range of inputs to the ISP process, including community sentiment under existing joint planning provisions with TNSPs; however, this should be monitored to assure its inclusion in the development and preparation of the ISP.