Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

We are undertaking a consultative process for amending the Capital Expenditure Incentive Guideline.

The Ring-fencing guideline (electricity transmission) 2023 ensures the Guideline remains fit for purpose in a changing regulatory landscape and electricity mark

The Rate of Return Instrument (the Instrument) sets out the approach by which we will estimate the rate of return, and comprises the return on debt and the return on equity, as well as the value of imputation credits. We publish a new Instrument every 4 years that will bind all regulatory determinations in the subsequent 4 years.

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has developed guidelines to make the integrated system plan (ISP) actionable

The AER has conducted a review of facility operator compliance with the rules relating to standard Operational Transportation Service Agreements (OTSAs).

The rate of return annual updates provide stakeholders with rate of return data, particularly time series market data showing changes since the 2018 Instrument.

Proposed transmission pricing methodology guidelines and information templates following AEMC's rule change on interconnector costs

The Rate of Return Instrument specifies how the AER will determine the allowed rate of return on capital invested in regulated electricity and gas networks.