Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

AER updated its Industry Practice Application Note – Asset Replacement Planning to accommodate the amended National Energy Objectives.

The Ring-fencing guideline (electricity transmission) 2023 ensures the Guideline remains fit for purpose in a changing regulatory landscape and electricity mark

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.

The Ring-fencing guideline (electricity distribution) 2022 ensures the Guideline remains fit for purpose in a changing regulatory landscape and electricity mark

Rebidding and Technical Parameters Guidelines

AusNet Services has conducted trial of the New Reg Process in the development of its regulatory proposal for the 2021–25 period.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has developed guidelines to make the integrated system plan (ISP) actionable

Retailer reliability obligation - Opt-in guideline

Energy Made Easy is the Australian government’s primary tool to provide reliable and trusted information on a range of comparable energy offers to customers.

The default market offer (DMO) came into effect on 1 July 2019. The DMO is a new rule that limits the price that retailers can charge electricity customers on default contracts, known as standing offer contracts. The AER’s role is to determine the maximum price that a retailer can charge a standing offer customer each year.