On 1 December 2025, AusNet Services submitted its revised regulatory proposal for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031.
Revised proposal
ASD - AusNet - EDPR Revised Proposal 2026 - 31 - December 2025
ASD - AUSNET - EDPR RRP Cover letter to AER Chair - December 2025
ASD - Certification of the Reasonableness of Key Assumptions - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - EDPR 2026-31 Document register - December 2025
Regulatory models
ASD - AusNet - Community batteries forecast - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - CESS Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - Depreciation Tracking Model – December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution – EBSS Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - Labour Price Growth Forecast - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - Marginal cost of reinforcement Unit rates – December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution – Opex Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - PTRM Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - Rate of Return Build Up - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - RFM Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - SCS capex forecast for insurance - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution – SCS Capex Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet Distribution - SCS capitalised overheads analysis (2022-26) - December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Capex and Opex Model – December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Charges - December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Current period revenue forecast - December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Depreciation Tracking Model – December 2025
ASD – AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Pricing Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 – ACS - Metering PTRM Model – December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 – ACS - Metering RFM – December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Public Lighting DNSP Inputs - New and Replacement Volumes - December 2025
ASD – AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Public Lighting Inputs Model – December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Public Lighting Model – December 2025
ASD - Business supply projects (1014) - December 2025
ASD - Complex residential supply (1018) - December 2025
ASD - Connections Capex Forecast Model (2026-31) - December 2025
Supporting models
AusNet has provided a large number of supporting models as part of its proposal. As a result, we have published the following Zipped folders alongside individual files:
- Supporting models - Demand 1 - 5
- Supporting models - Augex 1 - 28
To see AusNet's full document register, refer to ASD - AusNet - EDPR 2026-31 Document register - December 2025
AER – Standardised ANS model - Revised Proposal - AusNet Services distribution determination 2026-31 - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - CER Enablement Economic Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Demand Driven Augex LV Network & Flexible Services Economic Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Charges - December 2025
ASD – AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Metering Pricing Model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - South Morang training facility - economic model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet EDPR 2026-31 - ACS - Public Lighting DNSP Inputs - New and Replacement Volumes -December 2025
Supporting models - Augex 24
Supporting documents
AusNet has provided a large number of supporting documents as part of its proposal. As a result, we have published the following Zipped folders alongside individual files:
- Supporting documents - Augmentation
- Supporting documents - Repex 1
- Supporting documents - Repex 2
To see AusNet's full document register, refer to ASD - AusNet - EDPR 2026-31 Document register - December 2025
ASD - Oxford Economics Australia - Data Centre Forecast - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Resilience (network hardening and hazard trees) Explanation Document - December 2025
ASD - Summary of Council responses_Public lighting - December 2025
Tariff structure statements
ASD - AusNet - ACS Indicative pricing schedule - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Distribution indicative tariffs model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - LRMC and avoidable cost model - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - SCS Indicative pricing schedule - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - TSS Appendix E - Schedule of tariff structures and charging parameters - December 2025
ASD - Revised Tariff Structure Statement Compliance Document - December 2025
ASD - Revised Tariff Structure Statement Explanatory Document - December 2025
Appendices
ASD - Appendix 3A - AusNet Battery Uptake and Impact Forecasting Report - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - AER EMCa Issues Register - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Connection Policy Change Marked - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Negotiating Framework - December 2025
ASD - Ausnet - Project Cost Estimating Methodology - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Revised Proposal RIN Supporting Information - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Service Classification - December 2025
ASD – Deloitte Access Economics – Labour price growth forecast - December 2025
ASD - Oxford Economics Australia - Labour escalation report - December 2025
ASD - Public Lighting Forum Meeting Minutes - December 2025
ASD - AusNet - Capex Project Supporting Document Map - December 2025
Confidentiality template
ASD - AusNet EDPR Revised Proposal Confidentiality template - December 2025
Submissions
We invite energy consumers and other interested parties to make submissions on the AER's Draft Decision and AusNet Services' Revised Proposal by Monday, 19 January 2026.
Submissions should be emailed to: vic2026
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (vic2026[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au)
We prefer that all submissions be publicly available to facilitate an informed and transparent consultative process. We will treat submissions as public documents unless otherwise requested. All non-confidential submissions will be placed on the AER's website. For further information regarding the AER's use and disclosure of information provided to it, see the ACCC/AER Information Policy.
We request parties wishing to submit confidential information:
- clearly identify the information that is the subject of the confidentiality claim
- provide a non-confidential version of the submission in a form suitable for publication.