Guidelines, schemes, models and reviews

The AER's final guidance note on how we will address material impacts on the benchmarking results of differences in electricity DNSP's capitalisation process

Our guideline explains the Transmission Efficiency Test and how we determine revenue for network operators authorised to carry out non-contestable projects.

The AER has reviewed and refined its incentive schemes and guidelines that apply to regulated electricity and gas networks.

The AER has been consulting on its approach to incentivising and measuring export service performance.

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.

A review into the annual pricing process for electricity DNSPs to seek consistency, efficiencies, and better stakeholder interaction.

Connection charge guidelines

We examine the relative efficiency of the distribution and transmission electricity network service providers in 2022.

Our strategy seeks to tackle the enduring issues that prevent consumers experiencing vulnerability from getting what they need from Australia’s energy system.