Regulatory investment test - draft amendments for SAPS rule change - May 2022

On 24 February 2022, the Australian Energy Market Commission published new rules allowing distributors to provide SAPS to existing customers, and to offer to connect new customers to existing distributor-operated SAPS (also called regulated SAPS) where it is more economically efficient than connection to the interconnected national electricity system.

Ahead of the implementation of the rule change on 1 August 2022, we are required to review, and where necessary amend and publish relevant guidelines. This included our Regulatory Investment Test for Distribution (RIT-D) and its associated application guidelines. This is to ensure that our guidelines are consistent with the national arrangements for regulated SAPS, before the rule change takes effect.

We have completed this review and propose to amend and publish six documents. We have attached these documents below, with draft amendments marked up.

On 24 February 2022, the Australian Energy Market Commission published new rules allowing distributors to provide SAPS to existing customers, and to offer to connect new customers to existing distributor-operated SAPS (also called regulated SAPS) where it is more economically efficient than connection to the interconnected national electricity system.

Ahead of the implementation of the rule change on 1 August 2022, we are required to review, and where necessary amend and publish relevant guidelines. This is to ensure that our guidelines are consistent with the national arrangements for regulated SAPS, before the rule change takes effect.

We have completed this review and propose to amend and publish six documents. We have attached these documents below, with draft amendments marked up.