About the Markets Portals

The Markets Portals are the access point for AEMO Australian Energy Market Operator’s retail and wholesale web-based applications, providing a secure interface for authorised users to interact. The Markets Portals are the most cost effective option, suitable for use by small operators, in place of setting up Data Interchange (DI) Data Interchange or MSATS Participant Batcher An application providing an interface for batch transactions (files). software.

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Why use the Markets Portals

The Markets Portals cut participants' cost and client side footprint by:

• Reducing the requirement for participants to maintain an IT infrastructure at their site.
• Allowing participant business user access 24 hours a day, 7 days per week for 365 days per year—wherever a connection to MarketNet AEMO's private VPN for Registered Participants. A network of more than 300 registered participants in the National Electricity Market, including market generators, transmission network service providers, distribution network service providers, and market customers. is available.
• Being fully maintained and supported by AEMO.
• Being available to all participants at no additional cost.
• Providing a secure web interface with user access rights managed by participants.
• Allowing the use of multiple participant IDs using the set participant function, see User Rights Management (URM).
• Being easy to learn with guides available for each web application—requiring less staff training.
• Providing a consistent look and feel across each web application.