What MSATS is for

The physical production of electricity uses various technologies and is transported through high Voltage See National Electricity Rules Transmission Lines See National Electricity Rules to Distribution Networks See National Electricity Rules operating at low Voltage. Retail Customers receive the electricity at their required Voltage.

Generators See Relevant Rules or Procedures producing electricity in the NEM sell their output through the wholesale Spot Market See National Electricity Rules operated by AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator. Retailers, referred to as Market Customers, purchase electricity from the Spot Market to sell to Retail Customers.

Full retail contestability prevails throughout the NEM, meaning any Retail Customer The person consuming the electricity at the connection point, see B2B Procedures: Service Order Process. can purchase electricity from a Retailer See Relevant Rules or Procedures of their choice. To support this, processes and systems facilitate an orderly transfer of Retail Customer from one Retailer to another ensuring payment streams are not disrupted. This is the function of the NEM retail market.

MSATS Market Settlement and Transfer Solutions. The procedures published by AEMO under clause 7.2.8 of the National Electricity Rules, which include those governing the recording of financial responsibility for energy flows at a connection point, the transfer of that responsibility between market participants, and the recording of energy flows at a connection point. is an IT system operated by AEMO to fulfil its obligations under the NER National Electricity Rules. The rules made under the National Electricity Law (NEL). They govern the day-to-day operations of the National Electricity Market (NEM) and provide the framework for network regulation..

For details regarding the registration process and access to AEMO's web portals, see the Information Systems.

The functionality available within MSATS includes participant administration and the following four areas of functionality:

• Consumer An end use customer of energy. Administration and Transfer Future Transfer Submission Solution (CATS Customer Administration and Transfer Solution. A set of procedures, principles and obligations made under the National Electricity Rules as part of Market Settlement and Transfer Solutions (MSATS), and applicable to NMI (National Metering Identifier) small and large classifications.) includes the Participant Life Cycle, CATS, and NMI Standing Data See National Electricitiy Rules Management.
• Wholesale, Interconnector See Relevant Rules or Procedures, Generator and Sample (WIGS) contains the principles that govern the transfer of consumer Settlements See Relevant Rules or Procedures, the registration of Metering installation, and management of Standing Data for NMIs that are classified as wholesale, interconnector, generator, or sample.
• Metering Data Management System (MDM Meter Data Management system includes the Profile Preparation Service, Basic Meter Profiling, and Data Aggregation.), includes the Profile Preparation Service, Basic Meter A device complying with Australian Standards, containing a measurement element(s) and a record of the accumulated quantity of the electricity flowing through the power conductor. Also known as an accumulation meter. Profiling and Data Aggregation An aggregation implies there are at least two or more classified NMIs in the dispatchable unit for central dispatch..
• Business As defined in the NERL. to Business System (B2B Business-to-Business. Generic term used to refer to defined business-to-business interactions between participants; excludes interactions between a participant and market systems such as MSATS.), includes the B2B e-Hub An electronic information exchange platform facilitating B2B Communications. and the B2B Responder Using the Responder, participants with appropriate access rights can specify the standard transactions they would like to receive. Participants can also search and track the flow of messages between the Responder and themselves. used for B2B technical testing and accreditation.