In 2024–25, RepuTex was named the “Default Prescribed Unit Price” (DPUP) market data provider by the Australian Government, with our transaction data used to set the standard price for prescribed carbon units under the Safeguard Mechanism.
The Default Prescribed Unit Price (DPUP) is a reference price set by the Australian Government to provide a standard basis for calculating and reporting annual compliance costs under the Safeguard Mechanism.
The DPUP is an estimate of the average price of prescribed carbon units (ACCUs and SMCs) within a financial year, calculated as “an average of all prescribed carbon unit trades” (spot), weighted by volume.
In 2024-25, RepuTex was named as the market data provider for the DPUP, compiling transaction data to support the calculation the default price. Market data consisted of:
- Compilation of spot transactions for ACCUs and SMCs over the year (excluding the month of publication).
- Filtering of market data in line with our IOSCO-aligned processes, for example, exclusion of transactions between related parties, anomalous broker trades, duplicate broker trades, and so on.
The Safeguard Mechanism default prescribed unit price for FY 2024-25 is $36.05.
Over 2025-26, year-to-date interim estimates of the default prescribed unit price will be published by the Department on a quarterly basis (supported by RepuTex market data).
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The RepuTex Team
Australian Energy Markets
