Settlements Direct

Settlements See Relevant Rules or Procedures Direct provides participants with access to information, including settlement statements published by AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator.

The primary delivery for your NEM and SRA statements is the EMMS file server—retrieving information from Settlements Direct is an additional resource for your convenience.

Registered participants can use the Settlements Direct menus to perform the following tasks:

• Access key information published by AEMO.
• Replace already subscribed to Data Subscription A web application in the Markets Portal used to subscribe to Data Interchange files and to obtain the latest MMS Data Model. These files are typically csv files containing public data and participant’s private data. AEMO recommends participant use of the Data Interchange suite of products, supplied by AEMO, to automate receiving and storage of the files to their systems. AEMO provides working sample software for FTP access (Participant Batcher) to MarketNet and working sample software for Data Interchange. reports, relating to Data Interchange A set of cooperating applications used to replicate data between AEMO's energy market systems and a participant's DBMS conforming to the MMS Data Model., on the EMMS Electricity Market Management System (formerly MMS); software, hardware, network and related processes. Participant File Server The publishing point from AEMO systems to participant systems. Each participant is allocated an account and access to private and public areas. Participants are responsible for interfacing with the participant file server..
• Subscribe to automatically receive information.
• Automatically notify subscribed contacts when information is available.
• View a history of previously delivered information.
• Access settlement calendars and timetables on AEMO's website.

File Encryption Information

• Files containing private data are compressed and encrypted using 256-bit AES Advanced Encryption Standard encryption. You need a compression utility like WinZip ® or 7-Zip A compressed file, with the zip extension. A zip file usually contains one file with a filename extension of XML or csv. ® to decompress the file.
• Private data is always encrypted for participants with a data sharing agreement.
• Participants without a data sharing agreement can accept a waiver on the Subscription interface, allowing private data delivered by unencrypted e-mail. However, AEMO strongly recommends participants always receive private data in an encrypted e-mail.
• Confidential data must be treated in accordance with Clause 8.6 of 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..

Categories and types

Information in Settlements Direct is grouped into categories and types. You can filter the information using the category and type drop-down lists and grids. Below is an example of the categories and types you may see in the Subscription interface.