The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has received revenue proposals from Powerlink and TasNetworks.
Powerlink’s proposal is for its Queensland electricity transmission network for the five year period commencing on 1 July 2017. The proposal sets out the revenue Powerlink proposes to collect from Queensland electricity consumers through transmission charges from 2017 to 2022.
TasNetworks’ proposal is for its Tasmanian electricity distribution network for the two year period commencing on 1 July 2017. The proposal sets out the revenue TasNetworks proposes to collect from Tasmanian electricity consumers through distribution charges from 2017 to 2019.
The AER is satisfied that the Powerlink and TasNetworks proposals comply with the requirements of the National Electricity Rules and Law. The proposals have been published on the AER’s website.
Invitation for submissions
Interested parties are invited to make submissions on the regulatory proposals by the close of business on 28 April 2016.
The AER prefers that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. The AER will treat submissions as public documents unless otherwise requested. Parties wishing to submit confidential information are requested to:
- clearly identify the information that is the subject of the confidentiality claim
- provide a non-confidential version of the submission in a form suitable for publication.
All non-confidential submissions will be placed on the AER’s website. For further information regarding the AER’s use and disclosure of information provided to it, see the ACCC/AER Information Policy.
Public forum
We are holding public forums on these regulatory proposals. The Powerlink public forum will be held in Brisbane on 15 March 2016. The TasNetworks public forum will be held in Hobart on 17 March 2016. We intend to publish an issues paper on these regulatory proposals prior to the public forums. The issues papers and public forum agendas will be available on our website prior to the public forums.
Interested parties who wish to attend these public forums are encouraged to register by 8 March 2016 by email to:
- Powerlink: Powerlink2016
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (Powerlink2016[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) - TasNetworks: TASelectricity2017aer [dot] gov [dot] au (TASelectricity2017[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au)
Forum details
Powerlink - Brisbane
Location: AER office, Level 24/400 George Street, Brisbane, 4000.
Date: 15 March 2015
Time: Registration from 10.00 am. Public forum to commence at 10.30 am and conclude by 12.30 pm.
Telephone: (07) 3835 4666
TasNetworks - Hobart
Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000.
Date: 17 March 2015
Time: Registration from 10.00 am. Public forum to commence at 10.30 am and conclude by 2.00 pm.
Telephone: (03) 6215 9333