On 24 October 2025, Energex submitted a cost pass through application seeking to recover costs it has incurred as a result of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which impacted its distribution network across South East Queensland. The cyclone resulted in power outages affecting approximately 500,000 customers.
Energex has proposed to recover incremental revenue of $59.6 million ($nominal, smoothed) across 2026-27 and 2027-28.
On 30 April 2026, the AER published its determination approving a positive pass through of $66.1 million to be recovered across the 2026-27 and 2027-28 regulatory years.
Details of the AER’s assessment against the relevant factors in the NER are set out in our decision document.