Today we have released our consultation paper on network performance reporting for electricity and gas network service providers (NSPs) we regulate.
In this consultation paper we ask a series of questions to stakeholders on the effectiveness, relevance and value of our current network performance reporting processes and outputs. In addition, we are seeking stakeholder views on our objectives and priorities for network performance reporting.
This feedback will be used to determine whether our current objectives, priorities and processes for network performance reporting are fit-for-purpose, if the format is effective and if the outputs provide information that is relevant and useful for stakeholders.
After considering this feedback, we will publish our decision, including a final set of objectives and priorities for our electricity and gas network performance reporting from 2026.
We currently expect to publish our decision in December 2025.
Have your say
Interested parties are invited to make submissions via email to networkperformancereporting
aer [dot] gov [dot] au (networkperformancereporting[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) by close of business 31 October 2025.
More information about the submission process can be found here.
Enquiries about this consultation paper or about lodging submissions, should be directed to networkperformancereportingaer [dot] gov [dot] au (networkperformancereporting[at]aer[dot]gov[dot]au) with the subject line ‘Network performance reporting process consultation'.
Background
Our network performance reporting analyses the key outcomes and trends in the operational and financial performance of the 25 network service providers regulated by the AER under the National Electricity Objective and National Gas Objective.
The main output of this reporting is our annual electricity and gas network performance reports, the accompanying operational and financial performance datasets, and the infographic which summarises the key information to stakeholders.
In addition to this report, in 2023 we commenced our annual Export services network performance report. This report, and the accompanying dataset and infographics, analyse the performance of electricity distribution networks in providing services for embedded generators, such as residential solar and batteries, to export into their networks.