Scheme participants have obligations

If you’re a scheme participant, you need to meet several obligations. Full details are in Compliance Guide - Scheme Participants. See below for a summary for some of these.

ESS obligations
  • Lodge an ESS Annual Statement in TESSA
  • Pay any applicable shortfall penalty
PDRS obligations
  • Notify us of non-market acquisitions or exempt electricity loads
  • Notify us of your Individual Liable Demand
  • Lodge a PDRS Annual Statement
  • Pay any applicable shortfall penalty
Audit obligations

You will need an audit if you:

  • intend to claim an exempt electricity load
  • have non-market acquisitions above the audit threshold.
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ESS Newsletter Issue 75 - October 2025
industry: ESS industry: PDRS industry: RFS

ESS Newsletter Issue 75 - October 2025

10 Nov 2025
Welcome to our October newsletterIn this edition, we cover our new compliance priorities for 2025-2026, our upcoming Stakeholder Forum and recap key…
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industry: RFS

RFS amendments introduced

29 Oct 2025
The NSW Government has introduced amendments to the RFS legislation in NSW Parliament. These amendments to the Electricity Supply Act 1995 and…
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industry: ESS industry: PDRS

New ESS and PDRS Rules commenced

12 Sep 2025
New Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) and Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) Rules were released on 29 August 2025. These new rules commence from 12…
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