Overview

Final decision

On 30 April 2015, we released our final decision on Ausgrid's distribution determination for the 2014-19 regulatory control period.

We also released a Fact Sheet to accompany and summarise our final decision. The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to make our decision accessible to a wide ranging consumer audience.

AER - Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Fact sheet - April 2015 View details

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AER - Rate of return - Fact sheet - April 2015 View details

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AER - Benchmarking Fact sheet - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Overview - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 1 - Annual revenue requirement - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 2 - Regulatory asset base - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 3 - Rate of Return - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 4 - Value of imputation credits - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 5 - Regulatory depreciation - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 6 - Capital expenditure - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 7 – Operating expenditure - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 8 - Corporate income tax - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 9 - Efficiency benefit sharing scheme - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 10 - Capital expenditure sharing scheme - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 11 - Service target performance incentive scheme - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 12 - Demand management incentive scheme - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 13 - Classification of services - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 14 – Control mechanism - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 15 – Pass through events - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 17 - Negotiated services framework and criteria - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 16 – Alternative control services - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 18 - Connection policy - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 19 – Pricing methodology - April 2015 View details

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AER - Final Decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Attachment 20 - Analysis of financial viability - April 2015 View details

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Models

The AER must publish certain models with its final decision for Ausgrid.

AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Capex model - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Capex real labour and materials adjustment - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Meter Pricing Model - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Metering PTRM - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Operating Environment Factors summary - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Opex base year adjustment - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Opex model - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - PTRM - Distribution

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - PTRM - Transmission

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Public Lighting PTRM - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Public Lighting Roll forward model 2010 to 2014 - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Repex model (calibrated lives - forecast unit costs) - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - RFM - Distribution

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - RFM - Transmission

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Risk free rate model - April 2015

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AER Final decision Ausgrid distribution determination - Ausgrid 2015 - Ten year inflation forecasts - April 2015

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Economic Insights - AER Calculations - April 2015

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Consultant reports

The AER commissioned a range of reports from consultants.

Oakley Greenwood - Peer review of the NSW willingness to pay research View details

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Chairmont - Final report - Cost of debt transitional analysis - April 2015 - PUBLIC VERSION

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Chairmont Consulting
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Deloitte Access Economics - Forecast growth in labour costs in NEM regions of Australia - 23 February 2015

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Deloitte Access Economics (DAE)
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Marsden Jacob Associates - Report on Alternative control services - October 2014

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Marsden Jacob Associates
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Economic Insights - Response to consultants reports on AER economic benchmarking - April 2015

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Economic Insights Pty Ltd
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EMCa - Report to AER on sparse rural network cost relationships - April 2015

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EMCa
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Handley - Further advice on return on equity - April 2015

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John C Handley
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Handley - Further advice on the value of imputation credits - 16 April 2015

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John C Handley
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Lally - Final report - Review of submissions on the cost of debt - 21 April 2015

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Dr Martin Lally
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Partington - Report to the AER Return on equity (updated) - April 2015

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Graham Partington
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RSM Bird Cameron - Independent review of the AER's internal cash flow analysis of insolvency risk for NSW electricity service providers - April 2015

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RSM Bird Cameron
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EMCa - Final Report - Response to Ausgrid revised proposal

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EMCa
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Deloitte Access Economics - NSW DNSP labour analysis - Final addendum to 2014 report (redacted) - 28 April 2015

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Deloitte Access Economics (DAE)
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Project administration

On 20 May 2015, the AER wrote to the NSW and ACT network businesses setting out how it proposes to correct a small number of administrative errors in its 30 April determinations. This is to ensure that the associated legal documents accurately reflect its decisions.

AER letter to Ausgrid about correcting errors in distribution determination - 20 May 2015

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Tariff structure statement

On 28 February 2017, we released our final decision on Ausgrid's 2017-19 Tariff Structure Statement proposal. The approved tariff structures were in place for the period 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2019. A history of the consultation process is archived online by the National Library of Australia.

AER - Final decision - NSW distribution businesses - Tariff Structure Statement 2017-19 - February 2017 View details

NSW final decision - Consolidated version (D2016-00169120).DOCX
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Ausgrid - Revised Tariff Structure Statement Final - February 2017

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