Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

The AER has reviewed and refined its incentive schemes and guidelines that apply to regulated electricity and gas networks.

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.

A review into the annual pricing process for electricity DNSPs to seek consistency, efficiencies, and better stakeholder interaction.

Our strategy seeks to tackle the enduring issues that prevent consumers experiencing vulnerability from getting what they need from Australia’s energy system.

On 18 March 2021, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) made a final rule requiring us to publish a Better bills guideline (the Guideline) by 1 April 2

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.

CECV

The Export Tariff Guidelines provide information and guidance to distributors and other stakeholders about how distributors propose and justify two-way pricing