AusNet Services - 2020-21 Storms disaster event cost pass through - Cover letter - November 2021

On 22 November 2021, AusNet Services submitted an application to the AER under clause 6.6.1 of the National Electricity Rules for a positive pass through of costs related to the 2020-21 Storms in Victoria. AusNet Services’ application proposes to recover $36.2 million from electricity users through an increase in distribution prices in each of the remaining four years of the current regulatory control period, that is, from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2026.