Submission to the AER’s stand-alone power systems guidelines Alternative formats available on request to PIAC - Contact PIAC
EWCAP provided feedback on the AER’s proposed changes to six documents following the AEMC’s National Electricity Amendment (Regulated stand-alone power systems) Rule 2022
- Regulatory Investment Test for Distribution Application Guidelines
- Connection Charge Guidelines
- Distribution Service Classification Guidelines
- Distribution Reliability Measures Guidelines
- Regulatory Investment Test for Distribution
- Expenditure Forecast Assessment Guideline
Drawing on extensive involvement and expertise in SAPS related reforms, EWCAP proposed a change to the RIT-D threshold to reflect the potential for one or more SAPS to be more cost effective than some investments below the current $6M threshold, and made additional suggestions regarding the calculation of market benefits and reliability outcomes and clarification of language regarding definitions and exclusions.