Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

We are undertaking a consultative process for amending the Capital Expenditure Incentive Guideline.

On 12 November 2024, the AER published a final determination on the 2024 cost threshold review for regulatory investment tests and annual price reports.

On 21 November 2024, we completed a review of the Cost Benefit Analysis guidelines and Regulatory Investment Test application guidelines and instruments.

Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guideline describe the process, techniques and associated data requirements for our approach to setting efficient expenditure

We have updated the Better Resets Handbook to accommodate the addition of the emissions reduction objective to the existing National Energy Objectives.

AER updated its capital expenditure incentives guideline and efficiency benefit sharing scheme to accommodate the amended National Energy Objectives.

On 6 October 2023, the AER published final amendments to the Cost Benefit Analysis guidelines and the Regulatory Investment Test (RIT) application guidelines.

The Contribution determination guideline (the Guideline) addresses cost recovery under the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.

On 29 July 2022, the NSW Office of Energy and Climate Change (OECC) lodged an application for the AER to consider whether the scheme established under section 58(6) of the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020 (NSW) and clause 37 of the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Regulation 2021 is a jurisdictional scheme.

On 11 November 2021, the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) lodged an application for the AER to consider whether the scheme established under section 58(1) of the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act (NSW) 2020 (the Act) is a jurisdictional scheme.