Owner
New South Wales Government
Operator
Essential Energy
Covered by regulation
Yes
Source
State of the Energy Market 2014
Current regulatory period: 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015*
On 1 March 2011, Country Energy (Networks) was rebranded to Essential Energy as part of the NSW Government reform.
| Customer numbers |
Line length (km) |
Maximum demand 2012-13 (MW) |
Asset base June 2013 ($million) |
| 844 244 |
191 107 |
2 294 |
6 518 |
*One year transitional arrangements are in place in NSW and the ACT.
Decisions
Essential Energy's Legacy Meter Replacement Plan sets out the planned replacement program for the legacy meters in its network.
Type
Legacy Meter Replacement Plans
Essential Energy has submitted an application for a waiver of clause 4.2 of the Ring-fencing Guideline (Electricity distribution).
Reports
The AER has approved Essential Energy’s CSIS transitional arrangement for the 2025-29 regulatory period.
Our second annual report analysing distribution network performance in providing services to customers who export electricity back into the grid.
The AER publishes non-confidential annual information responses received from regulated businesses to support effective and transparent regulatory process.
Our network performance reports presents our latest electricity and gas networks performance within regulatory frameworks.
Annual report analysing distributor performance in providing services to customers who export electricity back into the grid.
Distribution performance data 2006-2018