Final decision

On 30 April 2024, we released our final decision on Essential Energy's electricity distribution determination for the 2024-29 regulatory control period. 

Our final decision is set out in the Overview and accompanying attachments. As a number of issues were settled at the draft decision stage or required only minor updates, we have not prepared all attachments.

In these circumstances our draft decision reasons form part of this final decision.

On 20 June 2024, we published an updated version of Final Decision Attachment 16 - Alternative Control Services to correct for transcription errors in public lighting services price lists. 

AER - Final Decision - Overview - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 1 - Annual revenue requirement - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 2 - Regulatory asset base - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 4 - Regulatory depreciation - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 7 - Corporate tax income - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 13 - Classification of services - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 14 - Control mechanisms - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 16 - Alternative control services - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - June 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 18 - Connection policy - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 19 - Tariff structure statement - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment 20 - Metering services - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision Attachment A - Contingent project - Essential Energy - 2024–29 Distribution revenue proposal - April 2024

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Tariff Structure Statement and Explanatory Statements

Distributors in NSW are the first to introduce export reward tariffs in their 2024-29 TSSs. The Export reward tariffs and you (factsheet) has been created to read alongside our TSS decisions.

Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Revised Tariff Structure Statement - April 2024 - Clean

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Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Revised Tariff Structure Statement - April 2024 - Marked Up

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Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Revised Tariff Structure Explanatory Statement - April 2024 - Clean

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Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Revised Tariff Structure Explanatory Statement - April 2024 - Marked Up

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Models

The following models relate to Essential Energy's final decision.

AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - Opex model - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - EBSS model - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - CESS Model - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - PTRM - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - RFM - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - Depreciation Tracking Module - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - Public Lighting Model - April 2024

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy 2024-29 10.02 Ancillary Network Services (ANS) Standardised Model - April 24

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AER - Final decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024-29 - STPIS model - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Metering RFM - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Metering RFM depreciation tracking module - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Metering expenditure model - April 2024

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AER - Final Decision - Essential Energy distribution determination 2024–29 - Metering PTRM - April 2024

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Consultant reports

We commissioned the following report, which we took into account when making our final decision for Essential Energy.

AER - Final Decision - Essential Energy 2024-29 - KPMG - Wage price index forecasts - April 2024

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