On 14 March 2025,  Ergon Energy Network submitted a waiver application from clause 4.2.3 of the Ring-fencing Guideline (electricity distribution), which would allow Ergon Energy Network to continue to use similar naming and branding to Ergon Energy Queensland Pty Ltd (known as Ergon Energy Retail). 

Ergon Energy Network currently holds a waiver for this purpose, however the waiver expires on 30 June 2025.  As such, Ergon Energy Network has applied for a renewal of their existing waiver until 2035.

We invite stakeholders to provide written submissions on this waiver application.

Interested parties are invited to make written submissions to the AER regarding this waiver application by close of business, 13 June 2025.

Submissions should be sent electronically to AERringfencingaer [dot] gov [dot] au (AERringfencing[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au)
Alternatively, submissions can be mailed to:

Ms Stephanie Jolly 

Executive General Manager, Consumer, Policy and Markets Division 

Australian Energy Regulator 

GPO Box 520 Melbourne VIC 3001

The AER prefers that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. Submissions will be treated as public documents unless otherwise requested. Parties wishing to submit confidential information are requested to:

• clearly identify the information that is the subject of the confidentiality claim; and
• provide a non-confidential version of the submission in a form suitable for publication.

All non-confidential submissions will be placed on the AER's website at www.aer.gov.au. For further information regarding the AER's use and disclosure of information provided to it, see the ACCC/AER Information Policy, June 2014 available on the AER's website.

Enquiries about this paper, or about lodging submissions, should be directed to the Policy branch of the AER on 1300 585 165 or AERringfencingaer [dot] gov [dot] au (AERringfencing[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au)