7 March 2013
Category analysis workstream - Replacement and demand driven augmentation (Transmission)
This workshop discussed definitions for replacement and augmentations expenditure, and sub-categories of expenditure, as well as appropriate measures of volume of activity undertaken for these categories. This workshop also discussed the impact of other exogenous variables on the expenditure recorded against replacements and augmentations, relative materiality of particular exogenous variables, and methods for defining and measuring material exogenous variables.
AER expenditure workshop no. 3 slides - TNSP replacement and augmentation capex - 7 March 2013 ( PPTX 2.2 MB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 3 meeting summary - TNSP replacement and augmentation capex - 7 March 2013 ( DOCX 288.93 KB | PDF 363.42 KB )
8 March 2013
Category analysis workstream - Replacement and demand driven augmentation (Distribution)
This workshop discussed definitions for replacement and augmentations expenditure, and sub-categories of expenditure, as well as appropriate measures of volume of activity undertaken for these categories. This workshop also discussed the impact of other exogenous variables on the expenditure recorded against replacements and augmentations, relative materiality of particular exogenous variables, and methods for defining and measuring material exogenous variables.
AER expenditure workshop no. 4 slides - DNSP replacement and augmentation capex - 8 March 2013 ( PPTX 2.21 MB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 4 meeting summary - DNSP replacement and augmentation capex - 8 March 2013 ( DOCX 289.77 KB | PDF 377.31 KB )
13 March 2013
Economic benchmarking techniques workstream - Network outputs (Distribution)
To provide some background and context concerning outputs and environmental factors of DNSPs our consultant, Economic Insights, prepared a briefing note.
Economic Insights - AER DNSP Outputs workshop briefing notes - 20 February 2013 ( DOC 302 KB | PDF 202.5 KB )
The topic for discussion in this workshop was the outputs and environmental variables (that affect a network’s ability to convert inputs into outputs) of electricity distribution network service providers.
AER expenditure workshop no. 5 slides - DNSP outputs & operating environment factors - 13 March 2013 ( PPTX 323.92 KB )
Economic Insights expenditure workshop no. 5 slides - DNSP operating environment factors - 13 March 2013 ( PPTX 161.93 KB )
Economic Insights expenditure workshop no. 5 slides - DNSP outputs - 13 March 2013 ( PPTX 175.92 KB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 5 meeting summary - DNSP outputs & operating environment factors - 13 March 2013 ( DOCX 297.94 KB | PDF 379.35 KB )
14 March 2013
Economic benchmarking techniques workstream - Network outputs (Transmission)
To provide some background and context concerning outputs and environmental factors of TNSPs our consultant, Economic Insights, prepared a briefing note.
Economic Insights - AER TNSP Outputs workshop briefing notes - 21 February 2013 ( DOC 266.5 KB | PDF 232.18 KB )
The topic for discussion in this workshop was the outputs and environmental variables (that affect a network’s ability to convert inputs into outputs) of electricity transmission network service providers (TNSPs).
AER expenditure workshop no. 6 slides - TNSP outputs & operating environment factors - 14 March 2013 ( PPTX 333.32 KB )
Economic Insights expenditure workshop no. 6 slides - TNSP operating environment factors - 14 March 2013 ( PPTX 162.06 KB )
Economic Insights expenditure workshop no. 6 slides - TNSP outputs - 14 March 2013 ( PPTX 176.1 KB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 6 meeting summary - TNSP outputs & operating environment factors - 14 March 2013 ( DOCX 291.77 KB | PDF 456.13 KB )
19 March 2013
Category analysis workstream - Connections and customer driven works (Transmission)
The topic for discussion in this workshop was customer driven connections and other customer driven works for transmission network service providers (TNSPs).
AER expenditure workshop no. 7 slides - Connections & customer driven frameworks for TNSPs - 19 March 2013 ( PPTX 273.5 KB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 7 meeting summary - Connections & customer driven frameworks for TNSPs - 19 March 2013 ( DOCX 291.3 KB | PDF 238.96 KB )
20 March 2013
Economic benchmarking techniques workstream - Network inputs
To provide some context on how inputs can be measured for the purposes of economic benchmarking our consultant Economic Insights prepared a briefing note.
Economic Insights - AER NSP Inputs workshop briefing notes - 27 February 2013 ( DOC 317 KB | PDF 195.79 KB )
The topic for discussion in this workshop was the inputs of electricity network service providers (NSPs). This workshop considered how these inputs should be measured for the purposes of economic benchmarking.
AER expenditure workshop no. 8 slides - Network inputs - 20 March 2013 ( PPTX 210.6 KB )
Economic Insights expenditure workshop no. 8 slides - Network inputs - 20 March 2013 ( PPTX 210.54 KB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 8 meeting summary - network inputs - 20 March 2013 ( DOCX 292.69 KB | PDF 420.89 KB )
Category analysis workstream - Connections and customer driven works (Distribution)
The topic for discussion in this workshop was customer driven connections and other customer driven works for distribution network service providers (DNSPs).
AER expenditure workshop no. 9 slides - Connections & customer driven works for DNSPs - 20 March 2013 ( PPTX 276.51 KB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 9 meeting summary - Connections & customer driven works for DNSPs - 20 March 2013 ( DOCX 292.54 KB | PDF 242.44 KB )
27 March 2013
Category analysis workstream - Repex model, auges model, demand forecasting (Transmission and Distribution)
This workshop covered details of the AER’s replacement and augmentation expenditure models (repex and augex models) as discussed in general terms at its working group meetings on 7 and 8 March. This workshop also covered issues around the preparation and use of demand forecasts as a key input to the AER’s assessment of capital expenditure allowances, including as inputs to the augex model.
AER Augex tool tutorial - 27 March 2013 ( PPTX 401.36 KB )
AER Augex demo - 27 March 2013 ( XLSM 674.7 KB )
AER Repex tool tutorial - 27 March 2013 ( PPTX 218.39 KB )
AER Repex demo - 27 March 2013 ( XLS 5.59 MB )
AER expenditure workshop no. 10 meeting summary - repex model, augex model, and demand forecasting - 27 March 2013 ( DOCX 297.12 KB | PDF 264.18 KB )
The AER's repex and augex strawman proposal (as discussed at this workshop) is linked below. Submissions on this proposal closed on 22 April 2013.
AER expenditure workshop no. 10 repex & augex strawman proposal - 27 March 2013 ( DOCX 51.06 KB )
The AER received three submissions on its repex and augex strawman proposal.
ENA - Submission on the AER's proposed asset categories for repex and augex models - 26 April 2013 ( PDF 177.66 KB )
Grid Australia - Submission on the AER's proposed asset categories for repex and augex models - 26 April 2013 ( PDF 287.74 KB )
Jemena - Submission on the AER's proposed asset categories for repex and augex models - 22 April 2013 ( PDF 84.4 KB )