Public forum on improving AER guidance for applying regulatory investment tests

We invite stakeholders with an interest in electricity network investment to attend our public forum on improving our guidance for applying regulatory investment tests (RITs).

The RITs are cost–benefit analyses that network businesses perform and consult on before making major investments in their networks. When undertaking RITs, network businesses must consider what options are out there, including non-network options, before identifying the best way to address needs on their networks. We currently have separate RITs for transmission and distribution networks – the ‘RIT-T’ and ‘RIT-D’. Each RIT has its own application guidelines in order to guide businesses on how to apply the RITs consistently and transparently.We are currently reviewing this guidance.

Our public forum is an important part of this review. The forum provides an opportunity for different stakeholders to work together in providing input to help us improve our RIT application guidelines.

We will hold the public forum, hosted by AER Board member Jim Cox, in Sydney on 14 March 2018. Stakeholders will complete a short survey upon registration. We will use the aggregated survey results to better tailor the focus of the public forum to areas that stakeholders value the most.

To get the most out of the forum, we recommend participants familiarise themselves with our Issues Paper beforehand.

Complete Pre-workshop survey