1 Introduction
1.1 Audience
AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator provides this information as a service targeting business analysts and IT staff in Registered Participant See Relevant Rules or Procedures companies.
The primary audiences are:
- Local Network Service Provider Energy Rules Terms(LNSP) – Recipients of Basic Power Quality Data (BPQD Basic Power Quality Data. A subset of power quality data consisting of voltage, current, and phase angle).
- Metering Coordinator Energy Rules Terms(MC Meter Coordinator; The Role Code used in MSATS for an MC is RP.) – Responsible for sending BPQD.
- Metering Data Provider Energy Rules Terms(MDP Meter Data Provider. An organisation which installs, commissions, gathers, and verifies data remotely from meters in the National Electricity Market (NEM).) – Send BPQD on behalf of the MC.
1.2 Objective
The IDX Industry Data Exchange – Basic Power Quality Data - July 2026 (Release) describes the projects planned by AEMO from a participant perspective and includes any system related changes for participants.
1.3 Status
Initial draft for review. The design is not ready for participants’ builds
Presents the IDX – Basic Power Quality Data - July 2026 evolving design.
Please send feedback to Contact Us. In the Details of your enquiry section, mention the EAS Knowledge Management team as the Resolver group.
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Version |
Status |
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1.04 |
The Power Quality Data API is available in pre-production. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details |
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1.03 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details |
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1.02 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details |
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1.01 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details |
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1.00 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details including authentication mechanisms and responses |
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0.06 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details including authentication mechanisms and responses |
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0.05 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details including authentication mechanisms and responses |
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0.04 |
The Power Quality Data API design is now available for participants’ builds. AEMO anticipates design updates to the Markets Portal interfaces, access information, and API specification details including authentication mechanisms and responses |
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0.03 |
In progress. The design is not ready for participants’ builds |
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0.02 |
In progress. The design is not ready for participants’ builds |
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0.01 |
Presents the IDX – Basic Power Quality Data - July 2026 evolving design. Please send feedback to Contact Us. In the Details of your enquiry section, mention the EAS Knowledge Management team as the Resolver group. |
1.4 Release dates
Scheduled for implementation in:
- Pre-production AEMO’s test system available to participants: Tuesday 26 May 2026 (TBC To be confirmed)
- Production AEMO’s live system: Monday 29 June 2026
1.5 Projects and enhancements
Changes and enhancements for this Release include:
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No. |
Functionality |
Change |
Affected interface |
Reference |
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1 |
IDX Web Applications |
New interfaces for managing Basic Power Quality Data (BPQD) and participant controls |
Markets Portal |
Markets Portal |
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2 |
PQD |
API for BPQD submission and retrieval |
API |
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3 |
WebSockets |
WebSockets for event notification and flow control events |
IDX |
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1.6 Rule and procedure changes
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Title |
Version |
Effective date |
|---|---|---|
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National Electricity Amendment (Accelerating smart meter deployment) Rule 2024 No. 20 |
2025/01 |
Final |
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1.41 |
1 July 2026 |
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1 |
1 July 2026 |
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Retail Electricity Market Procedures- Glossary and Framework |
4.4 |
1 December 2025 |
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7.9 |
1 July 2026 |
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7.9 |
1 July 2026 |
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4.0 |
1 July 2026 |
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B2B Procedure: Customer and Site Details Notification Process |
4.0 |
1 July 2026 |
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4.0 |
1 July 2026 |
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4.0 |
1 July 2026 |
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4.0 |
1 July 2026 |
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4.0 |
1 July 2026 |
1.7 Related technical specifications
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Title |
Description |
|---|---|
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Industry Data Exchange Platform core functionality |
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AEMO Gateway software release |
1.8 Related documents
These guides and resources are updated according to this technical specification and published for the pre-production Release Date.
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Title |
Description |
Status |
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Describes the technical standards, protocols, and payloads for data exchange on the Industry Data Exchange (IDX) platform |
Draft |
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Information about the PQD API, IDX APIs, and IDX web interfaces and managing Basic Power Quality Data (BPQD) |
In progress |
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AEMO API information |
In progress |
1.9 Approval to change
No approval or agreement to change required from participant change controllers.
1.10 Market systems user group meetings
The Market Systems User Group (MSUG Market Systems User Group) is an industry user group established to discuss NEM wholesale and retail IT systems releases. Its purpose is to facilitate the continuing improvement of AEMO's IT systems by seeking feedback and collaboration from participants.
MSUG meetings are open to all interested parties, with invitations sent to all included on the distribution list. If you have a technical question for a project and want to attend the MSUG ask your company’s support team to include your email address in their AEMO Help Desk Bulletin (CRM) distribution list.
1.11 Version numbers
Incremental version numbers such as 1.01, 2.01 and so on mean there is a minor change to the technical specification.
Major version numbers such as 1.00, 2.00 means there are substantial changes to the technical specification. Participants must carefully review these changes, detailed Page 1.
1.12 Changes in this version
This version has the following changes:
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Revises the pre-production base URL in the PQD API specification.
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Revises the pre-production release date.
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Adds BPQD flow control thresholds.