AER - AusNet Services distribution determination - 2019 return on debt update - PTRM - March 2018

In line with our final decision on AusNet Services’ electricity distribution network, we have updated AusNet Services’ return on debt for 2019 under NER cl  6.5.2(l).

As a result of this update, the return on debt for 2019 is 5.30 per cent. This results in an X-factor for 2019 of –2.11 per cent. Holding other things constant, a positive X-factor implies a real revenue decrease and a negative X-factor implies a real revenue increase.

The revised PTRM shows the updated X-factor.