On 31 March 2022, Essential Energy submitted to the AER an annual pricing proposal for its New South Wales distribution network for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
On 29 April 2022, Essential Energy submitted to the AER revised pricing proposal documents in response to AER queries to correct for errors.
On 29 April 2022, the AER approved Essential Energy's pricing proposal for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. This was after assessing the pricing proposal as compliant with the National Electricity Rules and the AER's final decision on Essential Energy's 2019–24 regulatory determination.
Essential Energy also submitted further documents on 3 May 2022, relating only to editorial corrections.