On 31 January 2025, Powercor submitted its regulatory proposal for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031.
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Regulatory proposal
Powercor Regulatory Proposal 2026-31 - Part B - Explanatory Statement - Jan2025
Powercor Tariff Structure Statement 2026-31 - Compliance Document - Jan2025
Powercor Tariff Structure Statement 2026-31 - Explanatory Statement - Jan2025
Confidentiality claims
Models
PAL MOD 4.17 - Minimise risk from 22kV conductor (bushfire) - Jan2025
Supporting information - Attachments
PAL ATT 1.02 – Averaging periods for returns on equity and debt – Jan2025
PAL ATT 2.01 – Customer electrification forecasting methodology – Jan2025
PAL ATT 2.03 – Blunomy – Detailed demand forecasting methodology – Jan2025
PAL ATT 2.04 – Zepben – Detailed customer electrification forecasting methodology – Jan2025
PAL ATT 3.09 - GHD - Bushfire Risk Model Framework Standard Findings Report - Jan2023
PAL ATT 4.02 - Melbourne University - EDPR defect forecasting methodology - Aug2024
PAL ATT 9.03 – Powercor revised regulatory proposal 2021-26 – Dec2020
PAL ATT 9.11 – Acceptance letter Powercor Bushfire Mitigation Plan version 10.2 – Oct2023
PAL ATT 12.03 - Blunomy - Smart meters replacement benchmark study - Jan2025
PAL ATT SE.02 - Forethought - Foresighting Forum 2020 Solving for a Better Energy Future - Feb2020
PAL ATT SE.03 - Quantum - Customer Experience Monitor – Wave 1 2021 - May2021
PAL ATT SE.04 - NTF - Customer Valuation Of Service Improvements - Dec2021
PAL ATT SE.06 - Forethought - Flexible Service Offer Optimisation - Immerse Phase - Apr2022
PAL ATT SE.07 - Forethought - Flexible Service Offer Optimisation - Research Report - Aug2022
PAL ATT SE.08 - Forethought - Broad and Wide Stakeholder Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) - Dec2022
PAL ATT SE.09 - Forethought - Broad and Wide Stakeholder Engagement Youth Customer Summary Report - Dec2022
PAL ATT SE.14 - RPS - Framework and approach workshop - report 1 - Jun2023
PAL ATT SE.15 - RPS - Framework and approach workshop - report 2 - Aug2023
PAL ATT SE.16 - db infrastructure - Victorian Electricity Distributors Tariff Structure Statement - workshop 1 - Sep2023
PAL ATT SE.17 - db infrastructure - Victorian Electricity Distributors Tariff Structure Statement - workshop 2 - Dec2023
PAL ATT SE.18 - db infrastructure - Victorian Electricity Distributors Tariff Structure Statement - workshop 3 - Apr2024
PAL ATT SE.22 - Forethought - Engagement Program with Customers Experiencing Vulnerable Circumstances - Feb2024
PAL ATT SE.23 - Consultation paper on integrating storage into our networks - Feb2024
PAL ATT SE.24 - DNSPS - Victorian Electricity Networks Small Business Network Pricing - Jun2024
PAL ATT SE.25 - Forethought - Test and Validate Commercial & Industrial Customers Report - Oct2024
PAL ATT SE.26 - Forethought - Test and Validate Quantitative report - Nov2024
PAL ATT SE.27 - Forethought - Residential and SMB Additional customer profiling and energy consumption behaviors - Jan2025
PAL ATT SE.28 - Forethought - Test and Validate Roundtables - Nov2024
PAL ATT SE.29 - Forethought - 2026-2031 Regulatory Reset Engagement Synthesis - Dec2024
PAL ATT SE.31 - nation partners - Climate Change and Network Resilience Commitments - Dec2021
PAL ATT SE.32 - Forethought - Community Roundtables Resilience - Oct2022
PAL ATT SE.33 - Engagement Strategy, 2026-2031 Regulatory Reset Process (CPPC) - Jul2023
PAL ATT SE.34 - Nation partners - Resilient Network Investment Framework - Jan2024
PAL ATT SE.35 - Forethought - Resilience - Community Workshops - May2024
PAL ATT SE.36 - Public Lighting consultation paper - Powercor - Jul2024
PAL ATT SE.37 - Forethought - Trade-off evaluations report (PC) - Jul2024
PAL ATT SE.38 - Forethought - Rural and Regional Summit deep and narrow engagement - Aug2023
PAL ATT SE.39 - Forethought - Rural and Regional Summit test and validate engagement - Oct2024
PAL ATT SE.41 - Forethought - Broad and Wide Stakeholder Engagement - Powercor - Dec2022
Supporting information - Business cases
PAL BUS 3.04 – Northern feeder thermal augmentation program – Jan2025
Regulatory information notice
PAL RIN 03 - Workbook 3 - Efficiency Benefit Sharing Scheme - Jan2025
PAL RIN 04 - Workbook 4 - Capital Expenditure Sharing Scheme - Jan2025
PAL RIN 22 - Supply of aerial services deed of variation Beon to PAL - Jan2023
PAL RIN 24 - Vegetation management services agreement Civil Locale to PAL - Sep2023
PAL RIN 26 - Aircraft lease agreement deed of variation PAL to Beon - Jan2023
PAL RIN 30 - Governance, forecasting and deliverability overview - Jan2025
Proposed negotiated distribution service criteria
Expenditure forecasting methodology
On 28 June 2024, Powercor notified the AER of its proposed approach to forecasting expenditure for the 2026–31 period.
Submissions
Interested stakeholders are also invited to make submissions on this proposal by 14 May 2025.
Submissions can be sent to vic2026aer [dot] gov [dot] au (vic2026[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au).
Alternatively, submissions can be sent to:
Dr Kris Funston
Executive General Manager
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 1313
Canberra ACT 2601
Submissions should be in Microsoft Word or another text readable document format.
We prefer that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. We will treat submissions as public documents unless otherwise requested. For more information see the ACCC/AER Information policy.