The Victorian electricity distribution network service providers (DNSPs) CitiPower, Jemena, Powercor, SP AusNet and United Energy submitted their regulatory proposals together with supporting information to the AER. The proposals cover the 2011 to 2015 regulatory period and include information on the Victorian DNSP proposed capital and operating expenditure for that period.

The AER has published its proposed negotiated distribution service criteria (NDSC) to apply to CitiPower, Powercor, Jemena, SP AusNet and United Energy for the 2011 - 2015 regulatory period. The negotiating criteria set out the principles that distribution network service providers must adhere to in negotiating terms and conditions for negotiated distribution services.

The AER hosted a public forum in Melbourne on 17 December 2009 in which the Victorian electricity distribution businesses were able to publicly present their regulatory proposals as part of the AER's regulatory determination process to set electricity distribution prices in Victoria for the 2011-15 period.

The forum provided each of the distribution businesses - Jemena, SP AusNet, Citipower, Powercor and United Energy - with an opportunity to explain their service and expenditure proposals for the 2011-15 period.

Interested parties attending the forum had the opportunity to comment and to raise questions with representatives of the distribution businesses and the AER.