On 11 October the AER released its draft Connection charge guideline (Guideline) for electricity customers and accompanying explanatory note seeking stakeholder comment in light of changes made to the National Electricity Rules in August 2021. The changes to the Rules require the AER to describe the circumstances (or how to determine the circumstances) under which a distributor may offer a static zero limit to a micro embedded generator seeking to connect to the network.
Invitation for submissions
We invite energy consumers and other interested parties to make submissions on the draft Guideline and accompanying explanatory note by close of business, Monday, 21 November 2022.
Submissions should be emailed to ConnectionChargeGuidelineReview
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (ConnectionChargeGuidelineReview[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au)
Alternatively, you may mail submissions to:
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 3131
Canberra, ACT, 2601
We prefer that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. We will treat submissions as public documents unless otherwise requested. 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.
We request parties wishing to submit confidential information:
- 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.