The AER held consultation from 2 September to 18 September on a range of potential conditions for this waiver to manage the issues raised by stakeholders. The conditions, and associated benefits and risks, were explained in the accompanying consultation paper. 

These proposed conditions are subject to consultation feedback and may change. We are not seeking to impose all the conditions listed in the consultation paper, but are consulting on the suitability of these conditions to consider how best to support alternative renewable generation in these isolated networks. In determining the appropriateness of the waiver conditions in addressing the stakeholder concerns, we will also have regard to whether these conditions support a waiver duration of a longer or shorter period, if granted.

Interested parties were invited to make written submissions to the AER regarding our potential conditions by 18 September. We received the submissions below.