Australian energy providers could coordinate under draft antitrust authorization
( May 19, 2025, 06:09 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Australian energy providers Energy Networks Australia, Synergy and others would be allowed to coordinate to enable the procurement and implementation of a national “public key infrastructure” service under a proposed authorization put forward today by the country’s competition watchdog. In a statement, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said the service would manage secure communications between consumer-energy resources and parties in the energy grid, including rooftop solar cells, batteries and electric vehicles. The regulator is open to comments until June 2. The ACCC's proposed authorization is attached; the watchdog's statement follows: ...
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