Notice of second stage consultation - NTESMO Communications Guideline, MSATS and B2B Procedures

Notice of second stage consultation

Date of notice - 25 May 2026

This Notice of the Second Stage of Rules Consultation informs all relevant parties that NTESMO is conducting a consultation on the Communications Guideline and Market Settlements and Transfer Solutions (MSATS) procedures.

Relevant parties include:

  • Northern Territory Electricity Market (NTEM) participants
  • NT Utilities Commission
  • NT Office of Sustainable Energy
  • Australian Electricity Market Operator (AEMO)
  • Persons who identify themselves to NT Electricity System Market Operator (NTESMO) as interested in the Communications Guideline.

The consultation is being conducted under clause S7A.1.3 of the Northern Territory National Electricity Rules (NT NER), in accordance with the Rules consultation requirements in NT NER clause 8.9.

Draft Report and Determination

NTESMO invites written submissions on the Draft Report and Determination.

The Communications Guideline Consultation Draft Report and Determination responds to the first stage consultation on the Communications Guideline issued on 17 March 2026.

Invitation to make submissions

Please identify any parts of your submission that you wish to remain confidential and explain why. NTESMO may still publish that information if it does not consider it to be confidential, but will consult with you before doing so.

Consulted Persons should note that material identified as confidential may be given less weight in the decision-making process than material which is published.

Closing date and time

Submissions in response to this notice should be sent by email to market.operator@powerwater.com.au, to reach NTESMO by 5pm Darwin time on Friday 26 June 2026.

All submissions must be forwarded in electronic format, both PDF and Word. Please send any queries about this consultation to the same email address.

Submissions received after the closing date and time will not be valid, and NTESMO is not obliged to consider them. Any late submissions should explain the reason for lateness as well as the detriment to you if NTESMO does not consider your submission.

Participant response template

Please use the NTESMO Participant Response template for your submission.

Publication

All submissions will be published on NTESMO’s website, other than confidential content.

Documents published for second stage consultation

Accessibility notice: Some consultation documents are technical regulatory documents and may include tracked changes, complex tables, diagrams or marked-up content. If you require assistance accessing this information or need an alternative format, please contact the Market Operator Team at market.operator@powerwater.com.au.

You can download individual second stage consultation documents below.

Download all consultation documents ZIP, 22.11 MB

Communications Guideline

MSATS procedures

Meter data file format specification

Business to Business guide and procedures

First stage consultation submissions

The following submissions were received during the first stage consultation.

More information

For further information relating to the first stage consultation, refer to NTESMO Communications Guideline, MSATS and B2B Procedures Notice of First Stage of Rules Consultation.