Consultation submissions

Consultation submissions and documents

ACT 1 to 8 of 2015 – Electricity Gas Reviews

Doc Ref No.

Title of document

Related topic in current matters

Author/

Speaker

Date of document

Provided to AER previously?

Details (if provided to AER):

Copy attached to submission to Tribunal?

EUAA.01

EUAA Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal - August 20 (pdf - 290 kb)

AER return on capital allowances

The actual profitability of NSW Distributors

AER Return on Equity Determination (MRP, equity beta, return on debt)

Opex allowances (benchmark comparison point, OEFs)

Capex allowances

Expectations of the Tribunal

EUAA

20/08/2015

No

Tribunal submission

Yes

EUAA.02

EUAA Submission on AER's Draft Revenue Decisions and the NSW Distributors Revised Revenue Proposals (pdf - 1.5 mb)

Return on capital

Capital expenditure/capital efficiency

Load forecasting

Reliability

Operating expenditure/operational efficiency

Productivity

Incentive schemes

Critique of the NSW Distributors claims regarding safety and reliability impacts

EUAA

13/02/2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• EUAA

• Formal submission on the AER's draft decisions and the NSW distributors revised revenue proposals

• Publicly available and provided to the AER at: https://www.aer.gov.au/node/11483

Provided to Tribunal (Hugh Grant submission)

EUAA.03

AER Consumer Challenge Panel Submission on the AER's Draft Determinations and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Consumer engagement

AER Consumer Challenge Panel

16/02/2015

Yes

• 16 February 2015

• AER CCP

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node/11483

No

EUAA.04

PIAC submission on AER's Draft Revenue Decisions and the NSW Distributors Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Incentive schemes

PIAC

13/02/2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• PIAC

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue Proposals

No

EUAA.05

Energy Markets reform Forum (EMRF) Submission on the AER Draft Decision and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Incentive schemes

EMRF

16/02/2015

Yes

• 16 February 2015

• EMRF

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.06

AGL Submission on the NSW Distribution Network Determinations 2014-19: AER Draft Decisions and Revised Regulatory Proposals

Return on capital

Operational efficiency

Capital efficiency

Operating expenditure

Capital expenditure

AGL

13/02/2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• AGL

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.07

Origin Energy submission to the AER on Draft Determinations for NSW Electricity Distributors

Return on capital

Operating expenditure

Capital expenditure

Origin Energy

13/02/2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• Origin Energy

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No.

EUAA.08

Ethnic Communities Council of NSW submission on the NSW Distribution Networks Revised Regulatory Proposals

Rate of return

Consumer engagement and consultation

Demand Management Incentive Schemes

Ethnic Communities Council of NSW

11/02/2015

Yes

• 11 February 2015

• Ethnic Communities Council of NSW

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.09

Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) Submission – "AER Determination of likely to cost consumers billions, exacerbate carbon emissions and hinder new economy"

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Demand Management

Institute for Sustainable Futures

13/02/2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF)

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.10

EnerNOC submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Network's Revised Regulatory Proposals

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Demand Management

Non-network solutions

EnerNOC

13/02/2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• EnerNOC

• Formal submission on the AER's Draft Decisions and the NSW Distributor's Revised Revenue proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.11

AER Consumer Challenge Panel (CCP) Presentation to the AER Public Forum on the NSW Distributor's Draft Determinations

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Consumer engagement

AER CCP

08/12/2014

Yes

• 8 December 2014

• CCP

• Formal Presentation on the AER's Draft Decisions for the NSW Distributors

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.12

EUAA Submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expentiure/capital efficiency

Load forecasting

Reliability

Operating expenditure/operational efficiency

Productivity

Incentive schemes

EUAA

08/08/2014

Yes

• 8 August 2014

• EUAA

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.13

AER Consumer Challenge Panel submission to AER: "Responding to the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals"

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Consumer engagement

AER CCP

12/08/2014

Yes

• 12 August 2014

• CCP

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.14

PIAC Submission on the NSW Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Capital expenditure

Incentive schemes

PIAC

08/08/2014

Yes

• 8 August 2014

• PIAC

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.15

Energy Markets Reform Forum (EMRF) Submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Incentive schemes

EMRF

08/08/2014

Yes

• 8 August 2014

• EMRF

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.16

AGL Submission on the NSW Distribution Networks Regulatory Proposals

Return on capital

Operational efficiency

Capital efficiency

Operating expenditure

Capital expenditure

AGL

13/08/2014

Yes

• 13 August 2014

• AGL

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.17

Origin Energy submission on the NSW Distribution Networks Regulatory Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Origin Energy

13/08/2014

Yes

• 13 August 2014

• Origin Energy

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.18

Ethnic Communities Council of NSW submission on the NSW Distribution Networks' Revised Regulatory Proposals

Rate of return

Consumer engagement and consultation

Demand Management Incentive Schemes

Ethnic Communities of NSW

13/08/2014

Yes

• 13 August 2014

• Ethnic Communities Council of NSW

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.19

EnerNOC Submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Demand Management

Non-network solutions

EnerNOC

13/08/2014

Yes

• 13 August 2014

• EnerNOC

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.20

Total Environment Centre submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Demand Management

TEC

12/08/2014

Yes

• 13 August 2014

• TEC

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.21

Uniting Care Australian Submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Vulnerable consumers

Uniting Care Australia

03/09/2014

Yes

• 3 September 2014

• Ethnic Communities Council of NSW

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.22

NSW Council of Social Service submission on NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Price increases

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Consumer engagement

NSWCOSS

07/08/2014

Yes

• 7 August 2014

• NSWCOSS

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

https://www.aer.gov.au/node11483

No

EUAA.23

AER Consumer Challenge Panel Presentation to the AER Public Forum on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

Return on capital

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Consumer engagement

AER Consumer Challenge Panel

10/07/2014

Yes

• 10 July 2014

• AER CCP

• Formal submission on the NSW Distributor's Revenue Proposals

No document or link provided

No

EUAA.24

"Privatise to reduce power of unions" – Vince Graham, CEO of Networks NSW

Poor productivity of GOC Networks

Inflexible workforce practices

Labour inefficiencies

Vince Graham, CEO Networks NSW

October 2014

 

• October 2014

• Networks NSW

• Article in The Australian

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/
business/powering-australia/
privatise-to-reduce-power-of
-unions-says-vince-graham/
story-fnnnpqpy-1227029986981

 

 

No

EUAA.25

EUAA Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Performance and Management of Electricity Network Companies (pdf - 898 kb)

Recent regulatory rule changes

The need to optimise the networks' Regulatory Asset Bases

AER approach to determining WACC allowances

The propose/respond revenue determination process

Benchmarking

Network pricing

Regulatory rule change process

Limited Merits Review Regime (appeals process)

 

EUAA

18/12/2015

No

• 18 December 2014

• EUAA

• Formal submission to the Senate Enquiry into the Performance and Management of Electricity Network Companies

http://www.aph.gov.au/
Parliamentary_Business/
Committees/Senate/
Environment_and_
Communications/
Electricity_and_AER/Submissions

Yes

EUAA.26

EUAA Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Performance and Management of Electricity Network Companies – provision of evidence requested by Senator Singh during the Public Hearing (pdf - 345 kb)

Growth in the RABs of Australia's networks

RAB/Peak Demand trends

Load capex/load growth trends

The Government-Owned networks' Systemic over-estimation of load growth

Evidence of a flawed asset valuation methodology

 

EUAA

11/03/2015

 

• 11 March 2015

• EUAA

• Formal submission to the Senate Enquiry into the Performance and Management of Electricity Network Companies

 

Yes

EUAA.27

"Independent regulation of government-own monopolies: an oxymoron?"

Return on capital

Price increases

Capital expenditure

Operating expenditure

Benchmarking

CME

July 2014

 

• July 2014

• CME

• Research paper

No link or reference to document and no information on whether the EUAA shared it with the AER

No

EUAA.28

"Power privatisation is bad for the NSW budget bottom line"

Return on capital

Profitability

Bob Walker, Emeritus Professor,University of Sydney

19/03/2015

 

• 19 March 2015

• University of Sydney

• Article in 'The Conversation"
https://theconversation.com/
power-privatisation-is-bad-
for-the-nsw-budget-bottom-line-38659

No

EUAA.29

"Estimating Beta: An Update"

Return on capital

Equity beta

Professor Olan Henry

April 2014

 

• April 2014

• Professor Olan Henry

• Expert advice to the AER

http://www.aer.gov.au/sites/default/
files/D14%2052760%20%20
Estimating%20Beta_%20An%20
update%20Olan%20T%20Henry%20
April%202014.pdf

 

No

EUAA.30

Submission by Hugh Grant to Australian Competition Tribunal (pdf - 148 kb)

Interpretation of the long term interest of consumers

AER Return on Capital Allowances

AER's consideration of relevant information

NSW Distributor's Actual Profitability

AER Return on Equity Determination, including Market Risk Premium, Equity Beta

AER Return on Debt Determination

EUAA overall perspective on Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) determination

AER operating expenditure allowances

AER determination of base year efficient operating expenditure levels

AER Draft Decision with respect to benchmark comparison points

AER Draft Decision with respect to Operating Environment Factor (OEF) Adjustments

AER's Final Decision regarding the revised benchmark comparison point

AER's Final Decision regarding OEF Adjustments

EUAA position on AER Opex Determinations

Expectations of the Australian Competition Tribunal

Hugh Grant

6 August 2015

No

 

Yes

SACOSS.01

Submission to Tribunal: Community Consultation ACT 1-8 of 2015 (pdf - 235 kb)

Rate of return

Market Risk Premium

Equity Beta

Jo De Silva, SACOSS

12/08/2015

No

• Submission to Tribunal for Consultation

Yes

SACOSS.02

Independent Estimate of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for SA Power Networks 2015 to 20: January 2015 (pdf - 601 kb)

Market Risk Premium

Equity Beta

South Australian Centre for Economic Studies/Ms Jo De Silva

January 2015

Yes

• Provided by SACOSS to the AER before the final NSW/ACT decision as part of a larger SACOSS submission on the SA Power Networks Distribution Determination. It was provided to the AER on 30 January 2015. Provided by AER to tribunal as part of Review Related Matter.

Yes

SACOSS.03

South Australian Centre for Economic Studies Updated WACC Report (pdf - 184 kb)

Market Risk Premium

Equity Beta

South Australian Centre for Economic Studies/Ms Jo De Silva

Nd

Answered yes

• Provided to Tribunal during consultation

• No detail on whether updated report was provided to AER prior to the decision being made

Yes

SACOSS.04

How Ausnet met Singapore Power for JV (pdf - 481 kb)

Return on Equity

The Australian/Ms Jo De Silva

27 July 2015

Yes

• Provided to Tribunal during consultation

• No detail on whether updated report was provided to AER prior to the decision being made

Yes

MCKELL.01

Submission to the AER: Response to Ausgrid Draft Determination  (pdf - 738 kb)

AER Benchmarking

Feasibility of cost reductions

Non-price impacts of AER Draft Determination

Cost of safety

Costing reliability

Emerging external factors with the potential to increase demand

Economic costs

Other costs

Issues of fair process and consultation

Social considerations

The McKell Institute/Thomas Devlin

February 2015

Yes

No details provided by McKell Institute

Yes

OBS.01

Submission to the ACT Consumer Consultation on Energy Network Pricing  (pdf - 233 kb)

Consumer Impacts of high power prices

One Big Switch

6 August 2015

No

 

Yes

OBS.02

Carbon Market Economics: "Electricity prices in Australia: an international comparison" (pdf - 576 kb)

International energy pricing

Bruce Mountain

March 2012

Unknown

 

Yes

OBS.03

Supporting documentation: Wording of One Big Switch consumer surveys  (pdf - 212 kb)

Consumer impacts of high power prices

One Big Switch

May-July 2015

No

 

Yes

EMS.01

Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal  (pdf - 360 kb)

Concerns regarding the validity of benchmarking

Concerns regarding a back-dated cut in revenue – preference for efficiencies to be found over the regulatory control period

Impact of last determination

Recognition of current inefficiencies (reference to Essential)

Service and reliability as paramount

Level of cuts and backdating of reductions in revenue

Benefit of price stability

Reactionary responses by DNSP management

Staff morale impacts

Other issues (government ownership, private contractors, unions)

Detailed response on issues with benchmarking methodology

P Halyburton

19 August 2015

No

 

Yes

MEU.01

Major Energy Users Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal (pdf - 89 kb)

The long term interest of consumers

AER Guidelines

Benchmarking operating expenditure

Return on equity

Return on debt

Capital expenditure allowance for Jemena Gas Networks

Major Energy Users

20 August 2015

No

 

Yes

MEU.02

Ausgrid RIN Data

AER benchmarking methodology

Ausgrid

2015

Yes

• 2014

• Ausgrid

• RIN (Regulatory Information Notice) data

http://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/Copy%20of%20
D14%2068862%20%20Ausgrid%20
2006-13%20-20Economic%20
Benchmarking%20RIN%20-
%20templates%20Consolidated%20
-%2029%20April%20
2014%20-%20PUBLIC.xlsx

In link

MEU.03

Endeavour RIN Data

AER Benchmarking Methodology

Endeavour

2014

Yes

• 2014

• Endeavour Energy

• RIN (Regulatory Information Notice) data

http://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/Attachment%203%20- %20
End%20 Energy%20economic%20
benchmarking%20data%20
templates%20%20Consolidated%20
Information%20300115%20addendum.xlsx

 

In link

MEU.04

Essential RIN Data

AER Benchmarking Methodology

Essential

2014

Yes

• 2014

• Essential Energy

• RIN (Regulatory Information Notice) data

http://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/Essential%20Energy%20
EB%20RIN%202014%20%E2%
80%93%20Consolidated%20
Information%20%2829.04%29.XLSX

 

In link

MEU.05

AFP news report

Return on equity

Australian Financial Review

2015

Yes

• 2014

• AFR

http://www.afr.com/p/national/
nsw_network_boss_vince_
graham_backs_
1uhTeV4vy09nHmXjPtIeMJ

In link

MEU.06

Bloomberg News Report

Return on equity

Bloomberg

2014

No

• 2014

• Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/
news/articles/2014-05-30/
li-ka-shing-s-cheung-kong-to-
buy-envestra-in-a-2-4-billion-deal

In link

MEU.07

AGN revenue reset proposal

Return on equity

Australian Gas Networks

2015

No

• 2015

• AGN

• Regulatory Reset Proposal

http://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/Australian%20Gas%20
Networks%20-%20Access%20
arrangement%20Information%20-%20
July%202015.pdf

In link

MEU.08

Ausgrid 2008/9 Annual Report

Return on debt

Ausgrid

2008/9

Yes

• 2014

• Ausgrid

• Annual Report

http://www.ausgrid.com.au/~/
media/Files/About%20Us/Annual%20
reports/0809annunalreportall.pdf

In link

MEU.09

Ausgrid 2010/11 Annual Report

Return on debt

Ausgrid

2010/11

No

• 2014

• Ausgrid

• Annual Report

http://www.ausgrid.com.au/~
/media/Files/About%20Us/Annual%20
reports/Ausgrid_Annual_Report_2011.pdf

In link

MEU.10

AER Final Regulatory Decision

Return on debt

AER

2010

No

• 2010

• AER

• Revised final regulatory decision

http://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/AER%20statement%20
on%20updates%20for%20NSW%20
DNSPs%20distribution%20
determination_1.pdf

In link

UCA.01

Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal (pdf - 145 kb)

Uniting Care Australia's involvement in energy network regulation

The nature of electricity

The long-term interests of consumers

Inefficient market – disconnections, households under energy stress, customers in hardship growing, solar PV installation, fall in energy consumption

Relevance of lower and modest income consumers

Consumer engagement

 

Mark Henley

August 2015

No

 

Yes

BRIG.01

Submission Re: Consumer Consultation ACT Sydney, 6 August 2015 (pdf - 190 kb)

Price as a key consideration for irrigators

Impact of decision by ACT will impact on Queensland (BRIG in Ergon's distribution area)

Irrigator's choosing not to irrigate because of prices

Concerns regarding regulatory framework (income regardless of consumption)

No appetite for smart grids with Networks

Dale Holliss

7 August 2015

No

 

Yes

BRIG.02

Canegrowers document (1) (pdf - 1.4 mb)

Farm input prices

Demand forecasting

Ron Mullins

September 2013

Yes

• September 2013

• Rob Mullins (enquiry@canegrowers.com.au)

• Submission to AER Better Regulation program

Yes

BRIG.03

Canegrowers document (2) (pdf - 333 kb)

Demand forecasting

Paul Schembri

30 January 2015

Yes

• 30 January 2015

• Paul Schembri (enquiry@canegrowers.com.au)

• Submission to the AER Ergon Energy and Energex – Network Distribution resets 2015-20

Yes

BRIG.04

Canegrowers document (3) (pdf - 326 kb)

WACC

Demand forecasting

Dan Galligan

3 July 2015

Yes

• 3 July 2015

• Dan Galligan (enquiry@canegrowers.com.au)

• Submission to AER Draft Determination Ergon Energy and Energex – Network Distribution Resets 2015-20

Yes

ECC.01

Ethnic Communities Council of NSW submission to Australian Competition Tribunal (pdf - 111 kb)

Additional responses to Mansfield J's question during Iain Mansfield's oral submission on 6 August 2015:

Access to consultation processes and opportunities for contribution by CALD communities

Disengagement from the NEM is not in the long-term interests of consumers

Lack of access to information about hardship programs and community assistance

Mary Karras

20 August 2015

No

 

Yes

ECC.02

Cultural Connections – Engagement CALC energy consumers (pdf - 2.2 mb)

CALD engagement guidelines

Iain Maitland

June 2015

No

 

Yes

ECC.03

Experiences of energy consumption for CALD communities highlights  (pdf - 929 kb)

CALD energy research

Iain Maitland

March 2012

No

 

Yes

ECC.04

Business Energy Smart Tips – overview  (pdf - 862 kb)

CALD SME energy project

Iain Maitland

July 2015

No

 

Yes

ECC.05

Submission to AER NSW Networks Reset 2015  (pdf - 136 kb)

AER Determination

Iain Maitland

12 February 2015

Yes

• 12 February 2015

• Iain Maitland (energy2@eccnsw.org.au)

• AER Draft decision and NSW Networks revised proposals

Yes

ECC.06

Submission to AER Jemena Gas Determination 2015 (pdf - 170 kb)

AER Determination

Iain Maitland

26 March 2015

Yes

• 26 March 2015

• Iain Maitland (energy2@eccnsw.org.au)

• AER Draft decision and Jemena's revised proposal

Yes

CM.01

Life Support and Supply Disruptions: It is not about the power outages, it is about the outage of manpower  (pdf - 31 kb)

Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal Community Consultation Process

Difficulties faced regarding a lack of supply as a dialysis patient

Concerns about how the AER considered life-support patients when making its decision

Cindy Martin

6 August 2015

No

 

Yes

ATA.01

Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal by Alternative Technology Association  (pdf - 522 kb)

Model to understand changes in residential gas demand in Victoria, NSW, ACT and SA)

Details of modelling by ATA

Connecting more customers to a demand base that is rapidly declining is not in the long-term interests of consumers

Craig Memery

20 August 2015

No

 

Yes

ATA.02

Are we still cooking with gas?  (pdf - 2.1 mb)

Gas network expansion and capital expenditure

Craig Memery

November 2014

Yes

• AER may have been aware of report after public release in November 2014

• ATA does not assert it was formally submitted to the AER as part of the JGN determination

• AER would have been aware of report in early 2015 as it was referenced in consultants reports for AGN and ActewAGL's access arrangement proposals.

• Formally submitted to the AER in August 2015.

• Mr Frazer Hill at JGN was provided a draft of the report in October 2014 and the final in November 2014

• JGN are known to have reviewed the report in detail at that time, and provided productive feedback in the drafting of the report.

Yes

CA.01

Cotton Australia and NSW Irrigator's Council submission to Australian Competition Tribunal  (pdf - 339 kb)

Supportive of AER decision.

Essential Energy as inefficient and reductions will not reduce the network being safe or reliable.

Innovation in the agricultural sector (strong cotton yields for 2014/15)

Difficult to engage with Essential Energy and find solutions in the long-term interests of members.

Calculation of Gamma

AER did give SFG Study appropriate weight

Issue is the parameters for the modelling (SL CAPM) rather than the use of model itself

Issues with consultation processes

Felicity Muller

20 August 2015

No

 

Yes

CA.02

Response to Australian Competition Tribunal: research and development investments and partnerships with OEH regarding irrigator's going 'off grid' (pdf - 345 kb)

Additional submission given additional questions asked by the Tribunal of Ms Felicity Muller during her oral submission.

Energy efficiency audits and irrigator's going off grid

 

Felicity Muller

20 August 2015

No

 

Yes

CA.03

Cotton Australia submission to Essential Energy regulatory proposal  (pdf - 252 kb)

Lack of demand management solutions

Irrigators moving off grid or away from water efficient practice to reduce costs

Concerns regarding tariffs

L Ross

10 July 2014

Yes

• 10 July 2014

• L Ross (leahr@cotton.org.au)

• Submission to Essential Energy regulatory proposal

https://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/Cotton%20Australia%20
-%20Submission%20on%20
DNSPs%20regulatory%20
proposals%20-%2010%20
July%202014.pdf

 

Yes

CA.04

Cotton Australian submission to Essential Energy draft decision and revised regulatory proposal (pdf - 723 kb)

Support for the AER decision, including benchmarking

Consultation of larger energy users including irrigators

Inefficiencies in opex/capex

Lack of network innovation

RAB/WACC

Tariffs

Felicity Muller

13 February 2015

Yes

• 13 February 2015

• Felicity Muller (felicity@cotton.org.au)

• Essential Energy draft decision and revised regulatory proposal

https://www.aer.gov.au/sites/
default/files/Cotton%20Australia%20
-%20Submission%20on%20
Essential%20Energy%20draft%20
decision%20-%2013%20
February%202015.doc

 

Yes

CA.05

Cotton Australia submission to the Senate inquiry into performance and management of electricity network companies (pdf - 1.5 mb)

Imbalance of the propose-respond model

Efficiency benefits and demand management arrangements

WACC/RAB

Resourcing of the AER

M Murray

21 November 2014

No

 

Yes

CA.06

NSW Irrigators' Council submission to Senate inquiry into performance and management of electricity network companies  (pdf - 234 kb)

Irrigators moving off-grid – switching to more water inefficient practices

WACC/RAB

Imbalance of propose – respond model

Tariff structure

Stephanie Schulte

21 November 2014

No

 

Yes

CA.07

Cotton Australia submission to the Review of Governance Arrangements (pdf - 930 kb)

Lack of leadership from COAG Energy Council

Lack of innovation by the networks

Propose-respond model

Felicity Muller

7 May 2015

No

 

Yes

CA.08

NSWIC submission to the Review of Governance Arrangements (pdf - 442 kb)

Lack of consumer consultation and complexity of the NEM

Propose-respond model

RAB/WACC

Determination timeframe

Stephanie Schulte

6 May 2015

No

 

Yes

CA.09

NSWIC/CA electricity pricing pilot – progress update 1 (pdf - 300 kb)

Usage and costs by irrigators

Stephanie Schulte
L Ross

2 June 2013

 No

 

Yes

CA.10

NSWIC/CA electricity pricing pilot – progress update 2 (pdf - 307 kb)

Usage and costs by irrigators

Stephanie Schulte
L Ross

20 November 2013

 No

 

Yes

CA.11

Cotton Australian submission to distribution network pricing arrangements (pdf - 481 kb)

Movement away from water efficient practices

Flexibility of tariff arrangements

EBSS

M Murray

16 October 2014

No

 

Yes

CA.12

NSWIC submission to distribution network pricing arrangements (pdf - 236 kb)

Consideration of the limited ability for irrigators to change energy use profile

Greater consultation

AEMC to consider financial viability of changes for regional consumers

Stephanie Schulte

14 October 2015

No

 

Yes

COTA.01

Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal by Council on the Ageing (pdf - 329 kb)

Concerns regarding how Tribunal decision could impact other NEM regions

Difficulties seniors face in paying for their electricity bills

COTA survey of older Australians

Ian Yates AM

21 August 2015

No

 

Yes

COTA.02

Cost of living pains surge for Australian households by Choice (pdf - 556 kb)

Electricity affordability

https://www.choice.com.au/about-us/media-releases/2015/july/choice-consumer-pulse-report

Tom Godfrey

30 July 2015

No

 

In link

COTA.03

State of the Energy Market Report 2014 (pdf - 5.5 mb)

Disconnections

AER

December 2014

No

 

No

ECA.01

Submission to the Australian Competition Tribunal – electricity and gas proceedings (pdf - 621 kb)

Supporting comments made in oral submission on 6 August 2015

Energy Minister's views on needing to review Limited Merits Review regime

Falling consumption (demand context) in the NEM

Consumer outcome indicators from AER State of the Energy Market Report

Meaning of the long-term interests of consumers

Community consultation documents as additional information sought in determining 'materially preferable decision'

Revenue and Pricing Principles – underutilisation of the network as an indicator of consumer price sensitivity

The meaning of 'materially preferable decision'

 

Rosemary Sinclair

20 August 2015

No

 

Yes (includes appendices mentioned in separate rows below)

ECA.02

National Electricity Law Part 3 Div 1s16(1)(d), Part 6 Div 3A – 71), 71R (pdf - 710 kb)

National Electricity Law (AER)

South Australian Parliament

30 January 2015

No

 

Yes (same document as submission)

ECA.03

National Electricity Law Amendments (pdf - 2.6 mb)

Revenue and pricing principles

Hansard p. 963 – 969

27 September 2007

No

 

Yes (same document as submission)

ECA.04

National Electricity Law Amendments (2)  (pdf - 1.5 mb)

Limited Merits Review

Hansard p. 7171-7178

26 September 2007

No

 

Yes (same document as submission)

ECA.05

AER State of the Market Report 2014 (pdf - 5 mb)

Reliability

AER

December 2014

No

 

Yes (same document as submission)

ECA.06

Statement of Policy Intent (pdf - 124 kb)

Long term interests of consumers

SCER

December 2012

No

 

Yes (same document as submission)

ECA.07

NSW Parliamentary Briefing Paper (pdf - 1.6 mb)

Electricity demand in NSW

NSW Parliamentary Research Service, Andrew Haylen, p. 44

August 2014

No

 

Yes

FUC.01

Fifty Up Club    Submission to Australian Competition Tribunal (pdf - 64 kb)

Electricity    prices

Christopher Zinn,    Fifty Up Club

6 August 2015

No

 

Handed up to    Tribunal in hard copy at Consultation

FUC.02

Survey #1 by    Fifty Up Club (pdf - 169 kb)

Electricity    prices survey

Fifty Up Club

N.D.

No

 

Handed up to    Tribunal in hard copy at Consultation

FUC.03

Survey #2 by    Fifty Up Club (pdf - 335 kb)

Electricity    prices survey

Fifty Up Club

N.D.

No

 

Handed up to    Tribunal in hard copy at Consultation