We invite stakeholders, in particular, those who attended our Demand Management Options Day Workshop to attend a discussion on the direction of our proposed Draft Demand Management Incentive Scheme and Innovation Allowance Mechanism.
This Scheme Direction Forum will be held via videoconference at the ACCC/AER offices in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart on 29 June 2017.
At this Forum, we will present and explain an outline of our proposed draft Scheme and provide stakeholders an opportunity to comment and seek clarification. We want to test the framework we are proposing for the Scheme with stakeholders before we develop the detailed text of the draft Scheme.
The objective of the Scheme is to encourage electricity distribution businesses to undertake efficient expenditure on non-network options relating to demand management. The objective of the separate Allowance Mechanism is to fund distribution businesses for research and development in demand management projects that have the potential to reduce long term network costs.
These mechanisms will complement our ongoing work that targets efficient outcomes and more consumer choice, recognising changes taking place in the electricity industry. This includes work on tariff reform, metering contestability, a national ring-fencing guideline, and a rule change to strengthen the transparency and efficiency of replacement expenditure.
Register to attend
We ask anyone wishing to attend the videoconference to formally register by emailing DM
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (DM[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) before close of business on Friday 23 June 2017.
Spaces are limited so we request notification of cancellations and that no more than two representatives per organisation attend.
Video conference details
Date: 29 June 2017 Start: 10:30 am End: 1:30 pm
Locations:
Adelaide office: Level 2, 19 Grenfell Street
Brisbane office: Level 24, 400 George Street
Canberra office: 23 Marcus Clarke Street
Darwin office: Level 8 National Mutual Centre, 9-11 Cavenagh Street
Hobart office: Level 2, 70 Collins Street
Melbourne office: Level 35, The Tower, 360 Elizabeth Street
Sydney office: Level 20, 175 Pitt Street
Project information
More information on this project’s indicative timeline and past Discussion Papers, Presentations and Submissions are available at our demand management project page.