The AER today released for consultation proposed amendments to its service target performance incentive scheme to apply to electricity distribution networks.
The amendments are designed to address certain issues in version 1.0 of the scheme that the AER has become aware of since its release in June 2008. The AER has also proposed several other amendments to provider greater clarity on how the scheme operates. The amended scheme and an explanatory statement detailing the amendments will be available on the AER's website.
Interested parties may lodge submissions in response to the proposed amendments. Submissions must be sent to the AER by 19 March 2009. Submissions can be sent electronically to: aerinquiry
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (aerinquiry[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au).
Alternatively, submissions can be mailed to:
Mr Chris Pattas
General Manager
Network Regulation South
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 520
Melbourne VIC 3001
The AER prefers that all submissions are publicly available. This is to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. Accordingly, submissions will be treated 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; and
- provide a non-confidential version of the submission.
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, October 2008 available on the AER's website.