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Essential Energy has submitted its 2024-29 Revised Regulatory Proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), following a three-year program of customer and stakeholder engagement.

The Revised Proposal outlines how Essential Energy will operate and maintain NSW’s largest electricity distribution network from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2029 and includes plans to tackle key customer and stakeholder concerns, including realising the benefits of the energy transition and increasing community and network resilience.

Essential Energy engaged over 400 people in a multi-phased program of customer and stakeholder engagement, which commenced in July 2021.

From 1 July 2024 key investments include:

  • $314 million in community and network resilience to weather extremes, including strategic deployment of fireproof (composite) power poles, microgrids and stand-alone power systems.
  • $171 million in new technologies to support customers to access more renewable energy and increasing electrification such as increase uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), solar and batteries.

2024-29 Revised Regulatory Proposal

2024-29 Revised Regulatory Proposal Overview

2024-29 Revised Tariff Structure Statement

2024-29 Revised Tariff Structure Explanatory Statement

The AER welcomes submissions from interested parties on any part of the Proposal. For information on providing submissions, read the Essential Energy – Determination 2024-29 page on the AER website.

You can make a submission to the AER by 19 January 2024.

The AER will deliver a final Determination by 30 April 2024, with changes to network charges taking effect from 1 July 2024.

For further information, or to make a submission about our 2024-29 Regulatory Proposal, please visit the Determination page on the AER website.

Essential Energy has submitted its 2024-29 Revised Regulatory Proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), following a three-year program of customer and stakeholder engagement.

The Revised Proposal outlines how Essential Energy will operate and maintain NSW’s largest electricity distribution network from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2029 and includes plans to tackle key customer and stakeholder concerns, including realising the benefits of the energy transition and increasing community and network resilience.

Essential Energy engaged over 400 people in a multi-phased program of customer and stakeholder engagement, which commenced in July 2021.

From 1 July 2024 key investments include:

  • $314 million in community and network resilience to weather extremes, including strategic deployment of fireproof (composite) power poles, microgrids and stand-alone power systems.
  • $171 million in new technologies to support customers to access more renewable energy and increasing electrification such as increase uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), solar and batteries.

2024-29 Revised Regulatory Proposal

2024-29 Revised Regulatory Proposal Overview

2024-29 Revised Tariff Structure Statement

2024-29 Revised Tariff Structure Explanatory Statement

The AER welcomes submissions from interested parties on any part of the Proposal. For information on providing submissions, read the Essential Energy – Determination 2024-29 page on the AER website.

You can make a submission to the AER by 19 January 2024.

The AER will deliver a final Determination by 30 April 2024, with changes to network charges taking effect from 1 July 2024.

For further information, or to make a submission about our 2024-29 Regulatory Proposal, please visit the Determination page on the AER website.

Page published: 01 Dec 2023, 10:24 AM