On 4 June 2010 the AER made its draft determinations on the regulatory proposals submitted by the Victorian electricity distributors, Citipower, Jemena, Powercor, SP AusNet and United Energy. The determinations cover the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 and set the revenues that the Victorian electricity distributors are able to recover for the provision of electricity distribution services. The Victorian electricity distributors had until 21 July 2010 to submit revised regulatory proposals to the AER.
On 20 July 2010 the AER received revised regulatory proposals from Jemena and SP AusNet. Revised regulatory proposals were received from Citipower, Powercor and United Energy on 21 July 2010.
The Victorian electricity distributors' revised regulatory proposals and the AER's draft determinations are available on the AER's website.
A timetable for the completion of the AER's determination process is set out below:
| Determination process | Date |
| Submissions on draft determinations and revised regulatory proposals close | 19 August 2010 |
| AER final decision and determinations released | 31 October 2010 |
Invitation for submissions
Interested parties are invited to make written submissions on the Victorian electricity distributors' revised regulatory proposals and the AER's draft determination. Submissions close on 19 August 2010.
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 PattasGeneral Manager
Network Regulation South
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 520
Melbourne VIC 3000
The AER prefers that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. Submissions will therefore be treated as public documents unless otherwise requested. Parties wishing to submit confidential information are requested to:
- clearly identify the information that is subject of the confidentiality claim
- provide a non-confidential version of the submission, in addition to a confidential one.
All non-confidential submissions will be placed on the AER's website. The AER does not generally accept blanket claims for confidentiality over the entirety of the information provided and such claims should not be made unless all information is truly regarded as confidential. The identified information should genuinely be of a confidential nature and not otherwise publicly available. In addition to this, parties must identify the specific documents or relevant parts of those documents which contain confidential information. The AER does not accept documents or parts of documents which are redacted or 'blacked-out'.
For further information regarding the AER's use and disclosure of information see the ACCC/AER Information Policy, October 2008. A free electronic copy is available at the ACCC website.