Under the National Electricity Rules, failing to maintain a compliance program consistent with the AEMC's Compliance Template isn't a paperwork problem — it's a Tier 1 civil penalty provision, the most serious category in the framework. For a corporation, that exposure runs up to $10 million. The fines the AER has levied over the last 5 years act as a reminder that the AER is prepared to use the full reach of that power when performance standards aren't met. Now the bar is mo

VeriConneX has just lodged a submission to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Reliability Panel's issues paper for the Template for Compliance Programs. https://www.aemc.gov.au/market-reviews-advice/compliance-template-review-2026 The current template was designed during a time when the generation mix looked very different. The Panel's issues paper recognises we're now connecting integrated resource systems (batteries), synchronous condensers, and registered lo

When a GPS breach becomes a reportable incident, the damage is already done—to your operations, your reputation, and potentially your bottom line. Traditional compliance approaches wait for problems to surface. Manual reviews happen weeks or months after events. By then, you're managing consequences, not preventing them. COMET transforms GPS compliance from reactive to proactive. Our platform continuously monitors your plant performance, identifying potential non-compliance b

Too many asset owners discover GPS non-compliance only when something goes badly wrong, or during AEMO audits. With AER enforcement as a 2024-25 priority and civil penalties reaching $10M, the regulator has been explicit: "reactive or ex-post assessments cannot be solely relied upon." Modern technologies now enable moving grid compliance from once every 24 months to once every 24 hours—at comparable or lower cost. The question isn't whether to implement robust compliance prog

“We have a testing regimen in place in line with our GCP – why do we need to monitor?” Because the AER says you have to. Under NER Clause S 5.2.5.13 , generating systems must maintain automatic voltage and reactive power control capabilities. Field testing validates compliance at a point in time but, when we’re using technologies which can have their performance changed through the click of a button, what is the plant doing the rest of the time? We see this all the time. Over