AER - Ring-fencing consultation paper - Essential Energy EV charging infrastructure

We are seeking stakeholder views on the opportunities and risks of a DNSP owning and leasing EV charging infrastructure in regional NSW.

Consultation is open from 3 June 2026 to 14 July 2026.

To support consultation, we have released an accompanying consultation paper outlining these issues and our questions for stakeholder feedback. We encourage stakeholders to provide written submissions and to participate in the stakeholder workshop being held as part of this consultation. 

The stakeholder workshop is scheduled for the following time:

• Tuesday 23 June 2026 11am-12pm AEST'

Registration for workshops are now open here.