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      • What to expect from your electricity retailer
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      • What happens if the hydro lakes are low?
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      • What are smart meters?
      • Does my meter need to be recertified?
    • I want to make a complaint
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      • How do I switch electricity companies?
      • What happens if my retailer goes out of business?
      • Will I still get my local energy trust rebate if I switch electricity retailer?
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      • How do I generate my own electricity?
      • What do I need to know about solar panels?
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      • Is my electricity bill too high?
      • Why is my electricity bill higher in winter?
      • Is a spot price contract right for me?
      • Jargon Buster
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    • Retailer default customer support
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    • Why we work on developing the electricity market
      • Why we work on developing the electricity market
      • Transition to Low Emissions Energy System
    • Advisory and technical groups
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      • Innovation and Participation Advisory Group (IPAG)
      • Market Development Advisory Group (MDAG)
      • Security and Reliability Council (SRC)
      • Standing Data Formats Group (SDFG)
      • Settlement and Prudential Security Technical Group (SPSTG)
      • Switch Technical Group (STG)
      • Proposal to amend requirement for advisory group Chairs to be independent
      • Disestablished groups
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      • Pricing and cost allocation
      • Risk and risk management
      • Operational efficiencies
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      • Transmission agreements
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      • Part 3 of the Act and Part 6A and Schedule 6A.1 of the Code
      • Regulations
    • The Code
      • The Code
      • Documents incorporated into the Code by reference
      • Historical versions of the Code
      • Amendments
      • Code exemptions
      • How the Code maps to the Electricity Governance Rules
      • Approved Systems Document
      • 2.16 Notices
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      • What is an undesirable trading situation?
      • How to make a claim
      • UTS claims and decisions
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      • Chief Executive
      • Management team
      • Responsible Minister
    • What we do
      • What we do
      • Our role in the electricity industry
      • How we are funded
      • Vision, values, mission
      • Stakeholder engagement
      • Working with other agencies
      • History of government involvement in electricity
      • What's My Number
    • Strategic planning and reporting
      • Strategic planning and reporting
      • Strategy reset 2020
      • Statement of Intent
      • Statement of Performance Expectations
      • The Annual Corporate Plan
      • Annual Report 2021/22
      • Year in review
      • Foundation documents
      • Memoranda of understanding
    • Media & publications
      • Media & publications
      • COVID-19
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2014

In this section:

  • Wholesale market
  • Transmission
  • Distribution
  • Retail market
  • Industry participants
  • Market operation service providers
    • Clearing manager
    • FTR manager
    • Reconciliation manager
    • Registry manager
      • Registry manager monthly maintenance notes and process
        • 2023
        • 2022
        • 2021
        • 2020
        • 2019
        • 2018
        • 2017
        • 2016
        • 2015
        • 2014
        • 2013
        • 2012
        • 2011
        • 2010
        • 2009
      • Registry manager monthly reports
      • Registry manager service provider agreement variations
    • System operator
    • WITS manager
  • Consumer services

  • Download a ZIP file containing all documents

  • November 2014 Release notes for UAT 14.11

    Registry-Release-notes-Rel-14.11-UAT-.pdf (PDF, 100 KB)

    Last updated: 24 June 2015

  • October 2014 Release notes for production 14.10

    October-2014-Release-notes-for-production-14.10.pdf (PDF, 68 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • October 2014 Release notes for UAT 14.10

    October-2014-Release-notes-for-UAT-14.10.pdf (PDF, 68 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • September 2014 Release notes for production 14.09

    September-2014-Release-notes-for-production-14.08.pdf (PDF, 67 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • September 2014 Release notes for UAT 14.09

    September-2014-Release-notes-for-UAT-14.08.pdf (PDF, 67 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • August 2014 Release notes for Production 14.08

    August-2014-release-notes-for-production-14.08.pdf (PDF, 69 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • August 2014 Release notes for UAT 14.08

    August-2014-Release-notes-for-UAT-14.08.pdf (PDF, 69 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • July 2014 Release notes for Production 14.07

    July-2014-Release-notes-for-production-14.07.pdf (PDF, 256 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • June 2014 Release notes for Production 14.06

    June-2014-Release-notes-for-Production-14.06.pdf (PDF, 101 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • May 2014 release notes for Production 14.05

    May-2014-release-notes-for-Production.pdf (PDF, 70 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • May 2014 release notes for UAT 14.05

    May-2014-release-notes-for-UAT.pdf (PDF, 70 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • April 2014 release notes for Production 14.04

    Registry-Release-notes-Rel-14.04-PROD-.pdf (PDF, 72 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • April 2014 release notes for UAT 14.04

    April-2014-release-notes-for-UAT.pdf (PDF, 71 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • March 2014 release notes for Production 14.03

    March-2014-release-notes-for-Production.pdf (PDF, 63 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • March 2014 release notes for UAT 14.03

    March-2014-release-notes-for-UAT.pdf (PDF, 63 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

  • February 2014 - Release notes for Production 14.02

    February-2014-release-notes-for-production.pdf (PDF, 70 KB)

    Last updated: 18 August 2016

  • February - Release notes for UAT 14.02

    February-2014-release-notes-for-UAT.pdf (PDF, 70 KB)

    Last updated: 18 August 2016

  • January - Release notes for Production - 14.01

    January-2014-release-notes-for-Production.pdf (PDF, 71 KB)

    Last updated: 18 August 2016

  • January - Release notes for Production - 14.01.001

    Jan14-Production-14-01-001.pdf (PDF, 68 KB)

    Last updated: 18 August 2016

  • January 2014 Release notes for UAT 14.01

    January-2014-Release-notes-for-UAT.pdf (PDF, 64 KB)

    Last updated: 17 August 2016

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