Email
costpassthroughs@aer.gov.au
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Ausgrid – Cost pass through application – EBM
Ausgrid submitted an application seeking to recover costs relating to the NSW Emergency Backstop Mechanism Order.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
AusNet Services’ cost pass through application – January 2026 bushfires
AusNet submitted a cost pass through application to recover costs incurred due to the January 2026 bushfires in Victoria.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
ElectraNet cost pass through application – October 2024 Storm
ElectraNet submitted a cost pass through application to recover costs incurred due to the 17 October 2024 storm event in South Australia.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Endeavour Energy – Cost pass through application – EBM
Endeavour Energy submitted an application seeking to recover costs relating to the NSW Emergency Backstop Mechanism.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Essential Energy cost pass through application – 2025 North Coast Weather Event
Essential Energy submitted a cost pass through application to recover costs incurred due to the 2025 North Coast Weather Event in NSW.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Essential Energy – Cost pass through application – EBM
Essential Energy submitted an application seeking to recover costs relating to the NSW Emergency Backstop Mechanism.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Powerlink cost pass through application – SoCI Act reforms
On 30 September 2025, Powerlink submitted a cost pass through application seeking to recover the costs it had incurred as a result of the SoCI Act reforms.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Transgrid - Network support pass through 2025-26
Transgrid submitted a cost pass through application to recover network support costs incurred in 2025-26.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Have your say on ElectraNet’s cost pass through application
ElectraNet’s pass through application relates to costs incurred due to the 17 October 2024 storm. We welcome submissions by 12 November 2026.
Type
Communications
Have your say on Transgrid’s cost pass through application
Transgrid’s pass through application relates to network support costs incurred in 2025-26. We welcome submissions by 12 November 2026.
Type
Communications
Have your say on Essential Energy's cost pass through application
Essential Energy’s pass through application relates to costs incurred due to the 2025 North Coast Weather Event. We welcome submissions by 29 October 2026.
Type
Communications
AER makes determination on Powerlink SoCI cost pass through application
We have published our determination on Powerlink’s pass through application for costs incurred due to physical security obligations under the SoCI Act reforms.
Type
Communications
Ausgrid’s distribution cost pass through application – January 2025 storm
The AER has made a determination on Ausgrid's cost pass through application to recover costs incurred due to a severe storm event January 2025
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
AusNet Services – Cost pass through application – Phasor Measurement Unit
The AER has assessed AusNet’s Phasor Measurement Unit pass through application and approved a positive pass through amount is $0.03m (nominal, smoothed).
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
ElectraNet – Network support pass through 2024-25
The AER assessed ElectraNet’s application in accordance with clause 6A.7.2(i) of the NER. The approved negative pass through amount is $1.9 million ($Dec 2026).
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Energex - Cost pass through application – Tropical Cyclone Alfred
Energex submitted a cost pass through application to recover costs incurred due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred in March 2025.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Evoenergy - Cost pass through application - Flexible trading arrangements rule change
Evoenergy's application is to recover costs incurred due to the flexible trading arrangements rule change.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Jemena – Cost pass through applications – MITE, ASMD, VEBM2
Jemena submitted applications to recover costs incurred due to various regulatory and service standard change events.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Powerlink - Network support pass through 2024-25
The AER has determined Powerlink's 2024-25 positive network support cost pass through should be reflected in Powerlink's maximum allowed revenue for 2026-27
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current
Roma to Brisbane Pipeline – Cost Pass Through – 2025-26 Tax Change Event
The AER has made a decision on APA’s Roma to Brisbane Pipeline tax change event cost pass through related to the 2025-26 National Energy Market Regulation fee.
Type
Cost pass throughs
Status
Current