On 10 December 2012 the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) released its issues paper for consultation on Better Regulation reform program in 2013.
Today the AER has released the issues paper on rate of return guidelines for consultation as a part of the Better Regulation reform program 2013.
The rate of return guidelines will set out how we intend to apply the new rules framework to set rates of return for network business that meet the long term interest of consumers. This will involve setting out high level regulatory principles that will guide our assessment of methodologies, data sources and models to determine returns on equity and debt that make up the overall rate of return.
Invitation for submissions
Interested parties are invited to make written submissions to the AER regarding this paper by the close of business, 15 February 2013. Submissions should be sent electronically to: rateofreturn
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (rateofreturn[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au). Alternatively, submissions can be sent to:
General Manager – Network Regulation Branch
Australian Energy Regulator
GPO Box 3131
Canberra ACT 2601
The AER prefers that all submissions be sent in an electronic format in Microsoft Word or other text readable document form and publicly available, to facilitate an informed, transparent and robust consultation process. Accordingly, submissions will be treated as public documents and posted on the AER's website, unless prior arrangements are made with the AER to treat the submission, or portions of it, as confidential. Those 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
Rate of return guidelines workshop
The AER will host a workshop on the rate of return guidelines prior to closing date of submissions. The exact date of the workshop and the instructions for registration will be notified on the AER website in late January 2013.
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