Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

We examine the relative efficiency of the distribution and transmission electricity network service providers in 2024.

The intent of the annual updates is to provide stakeholders with information on rate of return data changes since the publication of the most recent Instrument.

The AER is undertaking a Review of the AER exemptions framework for embedded networks.

We examine the relative efficiency of the distribution and transmission electricity network service providers in 2023.

The AER's final guidance note on how we will address material impacts on the benchmarking results of differences in electricity DNSP's capitalisation process

The AER has been consulting on its approach to incentivising and measuring export service performance.

The Rate of Return Instrument (the Instrument) sets out the approach by which we will estimate the rate of return, and comprises the return on debt and the return on equity, as well as the value of imputation credits. We publish a new Instrument every 4 years that will bind all regulatory determinations in the subsequent 4 years.

We examine the relative efficiency of the distribution and transmission electricity network service providers in 2022.

The AER governs who can on-sell energy without becoming an authorised retailer, and the conditions exempt sellers have to comply with, via its Retail Exempt Selling Guideline.

We examine the relative efficiency of the distribution and transmission electricity network service providers in 2021.