AusNet Services Distribution – 2020 Bushfires Event Pass Through Application – May 2020

On 27 May 2020, AusNet Services submitted an application under clause 6.6.1 of the National Electricity Rules to the AER for a positive pass–through of costs related to the 2019-20 bushfires. Its application proposes to recover $14.71 million (positive pass–through) from electricity users through an increase in distribution prices in 2021.