On 30 April 2015 the Victorian electricity distribution network service providers (DNSPs) AusNet Services, CitiPower, Jemena, Powercor and United Energy submitted their regulatory proposals and supporting information to the AER. The proposals cover the regulatory control period 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020 and include information on the DNSPs’ proposed capital and operating expenditures for that period.

The confidentiality template includes an approximate indication of the proportion and comparative proportion of material in AusNet Services' regulatory proposal for 2016-20 and Regulatory Information Notice (RIN) response that is subject to a claim of confidentiality compared to that which is not.

The AER has published its proposed negotiated distribution service criteria (NDSC) to apply to CitiPower, Powercor, Jemena, AusNet Services and United Energy for the 2016-20 regulatory control period. The negotiating criteria set out the principles that distribution network service providers must adhere to in negotiating terms and conditions for negotiated distribution services.

Submissions on AusNet Services' regulatory proposal closed on 13 July 2015.

On 10 June 2015 the AER released an Issues paper on AusNet Services' regulatory proposals. The paper sets out our initial impressions of the distributors' proposals, including what we think will be some of the key issues for our assessment. We hope this paper is helpful for readers to form their own views on the distributors' proposals. The issues paper signals the commencement of a comprehensive consultation process.

We have also released a Consumer guide to the Victorian electricity distribution pricing review 2016–20. This guide is intended to give stakeholders a better understanding of our process for reviewing electricity distribution proposals.

On 30 June 2015 the AER released an addendum to the Issues paper to explain in more detail the differences between the Victorian businesses return on debt proposals that were not identified in the original version of the Issues paper.

On 22 June 2015, the AER held a public forum in Melbourne on the revenue proposals submitted by the Victorian electricity distribution network service providers including AusNet Services. A large number of stakeholders attended the forum.

The presentations from the Consumer Challenge Panel are the independent views of CCP members and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AER.

On 30 July 2015 the AER held a demand management workshop.

At the workshop both the AER and the Victorian electricity distributors made presentations.

On Wednesday 15 July 2015 the AER held a demand forecast workshop. AEMO and the Victorian distribution businesses presented information on demand forecasts to inform the preliminary decisions for the 2016–20 regulatory control period.