On 24 May 2017 the Federal Court upheld the AER’s appeal in relation to the Tribunal’s decision on the cost of corporate income tax but upheld the Australian Competition Tribunal’s...
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The AER has published the approved 2017–18 pricing proposals for electricity distribution network operators Energex and Ergon Energy in Queensland, Endeavour Energy and Essential Energy in New South Wales and...
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The AER has published their annual benchmarking report that examines the relative efficiency and productivity of the transmission electricity network service providers....
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The release date for the AER’s draft decision on proposed revisions to the Roma to Brisbane Pipeline (RBP) gas transmission access arrangement has been revised to June 2017....
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On 4 May 2017 the AER published an open letter to all stakeholders outlining its approach to the setting of 1 July 2017 gas distribution reference tariffs for the NSW...
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On 20 June 2017 the Commission made a draft rule requiring generators and network businesses to provide the AEMO, with more detailed models of generation systems and other equipment. It is...
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The Commission and the Climate Change Authority released a new report on solutions for affordable, secure and lower emissions energy on 2 June 2017....
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A move to five minute settlement would align the physical electricity system that currently matches demand and supply every five minutes with the price signal provided by the spot market...
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The AER monitors and reports on events and causes that result in the wholesale spot price of electricity exceeding $5000 per megawatt hour and frequency control ancillary services (FCAS) prices...
Read MoreConsumer advocates welcome the move to a one-stop shop external dispute resolution (EDR) scheme for all disputes in the financial system....
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