Secondary Settlement Points and the NMI Service Provider: What you need to know (and when).
December 18, 2025
Secondary Settlement Points (SSPs) under the AEMC’s Unlocking CER benefits through flexible trading rule change are one of the most consequential market design updates since the National Electricity Market’s (NEM) smart metering reforms. Paired with the introduction of the NMI Service Provider (NMISP) role, SSPs create a standardised way to separately identify and settle flexible resources—batteries, EV chargers, controllable loads—behind a customer’s primary connection point. This article explores the value, operational implications, commercial opportunities, and implementation timeline for SSPs and the NMISP, with a focus on the practical implications industry may take note of in the next 12–18 months.
