The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its draft decisions on the access arrangement proposals submitted for APT Allgas’s and Envestra Limited’s Queensland gas networks for the period 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2016.
The AER has not accepted the access arrangement proposals. The draft decisions require APT Allgas and Envestra to revise their access arrangement proposals. APT Allgas and Envestra have until 23 March 2011 to submit revised proposals to the AER.
The AER’s media releases for Envestra and APT Allgas provides further information regarding the impact on network charges. This can be found on the AER’s website.
Submissions
Interested parties are invited to provide written submissions on the AER’s draft decisions and the revised proposals by 5 pm on 21 April 2011.
Submissions may be sent electronically to qldsagas
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (qldsagas[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au). Alternatively, submissions can be mailed to:
General Manager
Network Regulation Branch
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 3131
CANBERRA ACT 2601
The AER may, but need not, consider a submission it receives after the consultation period has ended.
Relevant information including the AER’s draft decisions can be found on the AER’s website.
Public forum on the access arrangement draft decision
The AER is holding a public forum on the draft decisions for APT Allgas and Envestra. The details are as follows:
Date:
1 March 2011
Time:
11 am to 2 pm
Venue:
Mercure Hotel, 85-87 North Quay, Brisbane
Attached to this notice is a registration form. If you would like to attend the forum, please send a completed registration form to the AER via email to qldsagasaer [dot] gov [dot] au (qldsagas[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au). The closing date for registration is Friday 25 February 2011.